WRKH

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WRKH
City of license Mobile, Alabama
Branding 96.1 The Rocket
Slogan "The Gulf Coast's Home of Classic Rock"
Frequency 96.1 MHz (Also on HD Radio)
Format Classic Rock
ERP 73,000 Watts
HAAT 535 meters
Class C
Facility ID 53142
Callsign meaning RocKet Hits
Owner Clear Channel Communications
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.961therocket.com

WRKH (96.1 FM) is the call sign for the Mobile, Alabama classic rock formatted radio station known as "96.1 The Rocket". The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

[edit] Programming

The station is primarily classic rock. Bands that are frequently played include AC/DC, Boston, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doors, and The Rolling Stones. The station also broadcasts the syndicated John Boy and Billy Big Show on Monda-Saturday mornings, followed (usually) by Jen Wylde, Chip Nelson, Big Rig, and Ash Tray. On Sundays, they broadcast psychedelic rock.

[edit] Trivia

On their website, the albums on each side, from top left, are: Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic, Eagles' Hotel California, Guns N' Roses' Appetite For Destruction, Led Zeppelin's first album, Metallica's Metallica, Nirvana's Nevermind, Boston's first album, The Beatles' Abbey Road, Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, Pearl Jam's Ten, and Van Halen's 1984.

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