WROK (AM)
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| City | Rockford, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | North Central Illinois |
| Branding | News Talk 1440 WROK |
| Slogan | "The Talk Everyone's Talking About" |
| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| First air date | 1923 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 270 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | ROcKford |
| Affiliations | Fox News |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Rockford License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKGL, WXXQ, WZOK |
| Webcast | WROK Live Feed |
| Website | www |
WROK (1440 AM) is an American News/Talk radio station in Rockford, Illinois. It is owned by Townsquare Media. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve Winnebago County, Illinois.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WROK, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. The transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013.
The station features America in the Morning with John Trout (Tuesday to Saturday 4:00 to 5:00 am), followed by Riley O'Neil for the morning drive-time broadcast (Monday to Friday 5:00 to 9:00 am and Saturday 6:00 to 7:00 am). The morning news is anchored by Dave Alpert.
The Michael Koolidge Show (http://www.koolidge.com) airs after Riley O'Neil's morning show (Monday to Friday 9:00 to 11:00 am, with a one-hour "best of" program every Sunday 6:00 to 7:00 pm). The Rush Limbaugh Show is broadcast (11:00 am to 2:00 pm, The Rush Limbaugh Week in Review airs every Saturday 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm) followed by The Sean Hannity Show (2:00 to 5:00 pm, The Sean Hannity Weekend airs every Saturday 3:00 to 6:00 pm).
The Mark Levin Show airs live (5:00 to 8:00 pm), followed by The Larry Elder Show (Monday to Friday 8:00 to 11:00 pm and Saturday 6:00 to 9:00 pm) until The Dave Ramsey Show (11:00 pm to 12:00 midnight and Sunday 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm). Red Eye Radio is broadcast overnight (Tuesday to Friday and Sunday 12:00 midnight to 4:00 am and Saturday and Monday 12:00 midnight to 5:00 am).
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