WRLX (94.3 FM) is a

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that serves the

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/ Stuart/

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area with a

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adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

format. Its studios and transmitter tower are in West Palm Beach (separately). It is under ownership of

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, and shares a building with several other iHeartMedia stations.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1971, and held the call sign WGMW. It aired an

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format. In 1979, its call sign was changed to WNJY, and it aired a

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format.History Cards for WRLX
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, 1980. p. C-49. Retrieved July 21, 2020. In 1982, the station was sold to Lappin Communications for $1.6 million. In 1983, the station adopted an adult standards format, and became an affiliate of

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. It was branded "Joy 94". In September 1988, its call sign was changed to WMXQ and it adopted an adult contemporary format.Call Sign History
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''. December 2, 1989. p. 12. Retrieved July 21, 2020. In November 1989, its call sign was changed to WOLL and it adopted an

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format. In May 1996, its format was shifted to

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. In August 1998, the station adopted a

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format, and in September its call sign was changed to WWLV.Format Changes & Updates
, ''The M Street Journal''. August 26, 1998. Vol. 15, No. 34. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2020. It was part of a simulcast with 93.9

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. In January 2003, the station's call sign was changed to WZZR, and it adopted a

hot talk Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

format, with the format and call sign moving from 92.7 in

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''. March 26, 2003. pp. 1, 25. Retrieved July 21, 2020. It was branded "Real Radio" and was part of a simulcast with

WCZR WCZR (101.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Hot Talk radio format, simulcasting 92.1 WZZR in West Palm Beach. WCZR is licensed to Vero Beach, Florida, and serves the Treasure Coast. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, In ...

(101.7 FM) in

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. On June 1, 2020, the station swapped formats and call signs with Spanish-language AC formatted 92.1 FM

WRLX WRLX (94.3 FM) is a radio station that serves the Port St. Lucie/ Stuart/West Palm Beach/Fort Lauderdale/Miami area with a Spanish-language adult contemporary format. Its studios and transmitter tower are in West Palm Beach (separately). It is ...

.Mia & Real Radio West Palm Beach Swapping Frequencies
, ''RadioInsight''. May 29, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

HD Radio

WRLX is licensed to broadcast in the

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(hybrid) format. As of August 2022 it does not broadcast any subchannels.

References

External links

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