WRKT

WRKT

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City of license	North East, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Erie, Pennsylvania Jamestown, New York Ashtabula, Ohio
Branding	Rocket 101
Slogan	"The Rock Station"
Frequency	100.9 MHz
Format	Mainstream Rock
ERP	4,200 watts
HAAT	243 meters
Class	B1
Facility ID	55063
Owner	Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	rocket101.com

WRKT (100.9 FM) is a rock music formatted radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. They play classic rock and new rock songs plus an array of local and regional sports. Notable on air personalities past and present include Kris Earl Phillips (the original Program Director and architect of the format), Steve Bohen, Paul Spinley, Kevin August, Dave Sharp, Amy St. John, Ron "Klinester" Kline, Mark O'brien, Nat Massing, Mojo McKay, Allan Carpenter, Woody, Chris Rodler, and "Stat Boy". Launched on June 22, 1989 at 12 noon, WRKT (Rocket 101) is now over 20 years old.

Interference

As one travels east on U.S. Route 6 into the city of Warren, a Christian radio station on 100.7 FM (a WCTL repeater) starts to interfere with Rocket 101's signal.

History of the WRKT callsign

WRKT was at one time assigned to an AM station in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Call sign stood for "ROCKET 1300." The station served the Kennedy Space Center area (Titusville) to Melbourne. The station also simulcasted WRKT-FM at 104.1, which has since moved to Orlando. At the time of the simulcast in the mid-70's the station was a Top 40 station that dominated the market.

External links

• WRKT official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WRKT
• Radio-Locator information on WRKT
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRKT