WXRK (92.3 MHz), known on-air as "92.3 Now FM", is a radio station in New York City. Owned by CBS Radio, WXRK broadcasts a rhythmic-leaning Top 40 (CHR) format. The station is notable for being the flagship station of The Howard Stern Show from November 1985 to December 2005, and more recently, Opie and Anthony. WXRK's main competition is WHTZ "Z100" which plays similar music with a less rhythmic lean.
The station, first known as WMCA-FM, went on...
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WXRK (92.3 MHz), known on-air as "92.3 Now FM", is a radio station in New York City. Owned by CBS Radio, WXRK broadcasts a rhythmic-leaning Top 40 (CHR) format. The station is notable for being the flagship station of The Howard Stern Show from November 1985 to December 2005, and more recently, Opie and Anthony. WXRK's main competition is WHTZ "Z100" which plays similar music with a less rhythmic lean.
The station, first known as WMCA-FM, went on the air on December 25, 1948. It was co-owned with WMCA radio (570 AM) by former New York state senator Nathan Straus. FM radio was not a successful venture for Straus, and he sought to either sell it or close the station down altogether.
In late 1950 Straus sold the station to the owners of WHOM radio (1480 AM, now WZRC), and WHOM-FM appeared on February 26, 1951, featuring a variety of formats, including ethnic, background music, classical, Spanish, and easy listening.
Following the sale of the WHOM stations to SJR Communications in 1975,...
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