WXRI
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official website |
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.[1][2]
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[edit]
In Spring 1997, WXRI signed on in East Bend, playing such artists as The Perrys and The Gaithers.[3]
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.[4][5]
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]
- ^ "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
- WXRI in the FCC FM station database
- WXRI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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