WURX (95.7 FM, "95.7 The Rock") is a radio station licensed to Oregon, Illinois, covering Northern Illinois, including Rockford, Dixon, and Freeport.(1).JPG WSEY Coverage Area, NRG Media. Retrieved July 21, 2018. WURX currently airs a classic rock format and is owned by Shaw Media.
History
The station began broadcasting December 27, 1999, airing Christmas music, beginning its oldies format in January 2000."Format Changes & Updates", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 17 No. 1. January 5, 2000. p. 2. Retrieved July 21, 2018. The station's format would later shift to classic hits. Two decades later in February 2020, WSEY changed its format and branding as Sky 95.7 broadcasting an adult contemporary format. WSEY has recently applied for the call letters WURX, to be effective on July 1, 2025.
On July 1, 2025, WURX changed their format from adult contemporary to classic rock, branded as "95.7 The Rock".WSEY Flips to Classic Rock Radioinsight - July 2, 2025
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References
External links WURX website