WXRI (91.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Positive Alternative Radio and features programming from Salem Communications.[2][3]
| Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
| Branding | Joy FM Real Music |
| Programming | |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Affiliations | Salem Communications |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Positive Alternative Radio |
| WJYJ, WTTX-FM, WTJY | |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53100 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 66.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°8′6.00″N 80°30′14.00″W / 36.1350000°N 80.5038889°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official website |
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, Roanoke/Lynchburg, the Tri-Cities, Southside Virginia, Harrisonburg/Staunton. The full-power satellites include WTJY 89.5 FM in Asheboro, North Carolina, WJYJ 88.1 FM in Hickory, North Carolina, WTTX-FM in Appomattox, Virginia, WRFE in Chesterfield, South Carolina and WODY in Martinsville, Virginia. Collectively, these stations are known as "Joy FM. Real Music. Real Life."
History
editIn Spring 1997, WXRI signed on in East Bend, playing such artists as The Perrys and The Gaithers.[4]
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.[5][6]
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
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXRI (Joy FM)". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WXRI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WXRI Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Todd Lotz, "Where to Find the Best in Christian Music," Greensboro News & Record, January 15, 1998.
- ^ "Business Milestones," Winston-Salem Journal, June 7, 1999.
- ^ "Business Milestones," Winston-Salem Journal, June 5, 2000.
External links
edit- Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 53100 (WXRI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXRI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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