WIRK
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WIRK-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a Country music
format. Licensed to West Palm Beach, Florida
, USA, the station serves the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Ft. Pierce-Stuart area. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio
and features programing from CNN Radio. The station has broadcast a country format since September 9, 1973.
Previous to the Country format, WIRK programmed an automated format known as “Olde Gold.” In the opening days of the format, the station was visited by Country stars that included Archie Campbell, and actor who played the barber on “Hee Haw.”
WIRK hosts the best free concerts in downtown West Palm Beach, FL. They host them at Cityplace in front of the fountain. They had Joe Nichols and Craig Morgan last year just to name a couple. They also host all of the great country concerts at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL. Somehow or another WIRK is always able to bring the really big country stars to Cruzan Amphitheatre and sometimes year after year.
Here are just some of the events WIRK hosts at Cruzan Amphitheatre: Rib Round Up, Country Throwdown, Toby Keith, Sugarland, Brad Paisley, and Kenny Chesney.
Their morning crew consists of: Jeff Elliott, Sandra Foxx, Bill Adams, and Tiny. If you ever listen to them they like being sarcastic and having their listeners "P1's" say that "I never listen to Jeff Elliott in the morning".
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. Licensed to West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
, USA, the station serves the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Ft. Pierce-Stuart area. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
and features programing from CNN Radio. The station has broadcast a country format since September 9, 1973.
Previous to the Country format, WIRK programmed an automated format known as “Olde Gold.” In the opening days of the format, the station was visited by Country stars that included Archie Campbell, and actor who played the barber on “Hee Haw.”
WIRK hosts the best free concerts in downtown West Palm Beach, FL. They host them at Cityplace in front of the fountain. They had Joe Nichols and Craig Morgan last year just to name a couple. They also host all of the great country concerts at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL. Somehow or another WIRK is always able to bring the really big country stars to Cruzan Amphitheatre and sometimes year after year.
Here are just some of the events WIRK hosts at Cruzan Amphitheatre: Rib Round Up, Country Throwdown, Toby Keith, Sugarland, Brad Paisley, and Kenny Chesney.
Their morning crew consists of: Jeff Elliott, Sandra Foxx, Bill Adams, and Tiny. If you ever listen to them they like being sarcastic and having their listeners "P1's" say that "I never listen to Jeff Elliott in the morning".