WXRI (91.3
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
Southern Gospel format. Licensed to
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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, United States, the station serves the
Piedmont Triad
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area. The station is currently owned by Positive Alternative Radio and features programming from
Salem Communications
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.
It is the flagship station of a network of full-power stations and translators, spilling into parts of six radio markets in four states—the Triad,
Charlotte
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,
Roanoke/
Lynchburg, the
Tri-Cities,
Southside Virginia
Southside, or Southside Virginia, has traditionally referred to the portion of the state south of the James River, the geographic feature from which the term derives its name. This was the first area to be developed in the colonial period.
Duri ...
,
Harrisonburg/
Staunton. The full-power satellites include
WTJY 89.5 FM in
Asheboro, North Carolina,
WJYJ 88.1 FM in
Hickory, North Carolina
Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. The city lies in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the time of the 2020 census, Hickory's population was 43,490. Hickor ...
,
WTTX-FM in
Appomattox, Virginia,
WRFE in
Chesterfield, South Carolina
Chesterfield is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chesterfield County. At the time of the 2010 census, Chesterfield was the least populous of all o ...
and
WODY in
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,485. A community of both Southside and Southwest Virginia, it is the county seat of Henry County, althou ...
. Collectively, these stations are known as "Joy FM. Real Music. Real Life."
History
In Spring 1997, WXRI signed on in
East Bend, playing such artists as
The Perrys and
The Gaithers.
In 1999 and 2000, Joy FM of Winston-Salem, also heard on WPIR in 1999 and WTJY by 2000, was named National Southern Gospel Station of the Year by the
Southern Gospel Music Association
The Southern Gospel Music Association (''SGMA'') is a non-profit corporation formed as an association of southern gospel music singers, songwriters, fans, and industry workers. Membership is acquired and maintained through payment of annual dues. T ...
.
["Business Milestones," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', June 5, 2000.]
In 2010, The Gospel Music Association presented Joy FM with Radio Station of the Year at the Dove Awards, held at the
Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.
References
External links
Official Website*
XRI
1997 establishments in North Carolina
Radio stations established in 1997
Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States
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