- Station name Station name
- WXRX "The X 104.9" Belvidere, IL
- Description Description
- Originally created by a company called "Radio Works" run by David McAley and Robert Rhea Jr., it is now owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting. WXRX started as a classic rock station. WXRX broadcasts two channels in the HD format.
- Launch date Launch date
- 27 February 1971
- Owner Owner
- Mid-West Family Broadcasting
- Contact Contact
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WXRX "The X 104.9" Belvidere, IL
United States
Format
64kbps • AAC
WXRX (104.9 FM, commonly known as "The X") is a radio station. Licensed to Belvidere, Illinois, the station serves the Rockford, Illinois area.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wxrx.com |
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Primary frequency
104.9 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
42.3225278, -88.954
Coverage area
Rockford, Illinois
Owner / network
Mid-West Family Broadcasting
First air date
27 February 1971
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| Station ID | 43523 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Illinois |
| Branding | 104.9 The X |
| Owner | Mid-West Family Broadcasting |
| Broadcast area | Rockford, Illinois |
| Launched | 27 February 1971 |
| Website | wxrx.com |
| Primary frequency | 104.9 MHz |
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| Last check | 4 hours ago |
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| Stream host | 26383.live.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 26383.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 1082 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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About station About WXRX "The X 104.9" Belvidere, IL
WXRX (104.9 FM, commonly known as "The X") is a radio station. Licensed to Belvidere, Illinois, the station serves the Rockford, Illinois area.
Originally created by a company called "Radio Works" run by David McAley and Robert Rhea Jr., it is now owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting. WXRX started as a classic rock station. WXRX broadcasts two channels in the HD format. Popular disc jockeys that have worked for WXRX include Jonathon Brandmeier, Tim Crull, Cheryl Jackson as K.C. Meadows, Sky Drysdale, Alan Cox, Jamie Markley, Mark Zander Jim Stone, as Mark Edwards, Lori Hastings, and Pete McMurray. In the 1992 motion picture Batman Returns, WXRX is a fictional television station in Gotham City.
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