WROX (AM)

WROX

Clarksdale, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Coahoma County, Mississippi
Frequency	1450 kHz
Programming
Format	The Best 70's, 80's, 90's to Current!
Affiliations	Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Terry Ballard (WROX, LLC)
History
First air date	June 5, 1944
Call sign meaning	sounds like "rocks"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11611
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	34°12′40″N 90°34′42″W / 34.21111°N 90.57833°W / 34.21111; -90.57833
Translator(s)	97.5 W248CL (Clarksdale)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WROX Online
WROX Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Original WROX building at 257 Delta Avenue in Clarksdale
Location	257 Delta Ave., Clarksdale, Mississippi
Coordinates	34°12′5″N 90°34′29″W / 34.20139°N 90.57472°W / 34.20139; -90.57472
NRHP reference No.	02000854[2]
Added to NRHP	August 9, 2002

WROX (1450 kHz) is an oldies AM radio station in Clarksdale, Mississippi. It is a class C station operating with 1,000 watts. The WROX studio and business office is located at 628 DeSoto Avenue, one block from the famous 'Crossroads' in Clarksdale. WROX had the first black radio announcer in Mississippi, Early Wright, also known as "The Soul Man" and "Brother Early Wright."

Wright hosted a show on WROX for over 50 years.^[3] Notable blues musicians who hosted programs or performed on air at WROX include Ike Turner, Robert Nighthawk, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Raymond Hill, and Doctor Ross.^[4]