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WIRK (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Indiantown, Florida, the station serves the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Ft. Pierce-Stuart area. The station is owned by Palm Beach Broadcasting, LLC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WIRK Facility Record )〕 The station has broadcast a country format since September 9, 1973, originally on 107.9 FM. Its studios are in West Palm Beach and its antenna is located on the west side of Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Florida. ==History== 103.1 FM used to be WPBZ, which got its callsign because it was an affiliate of the "Z Rock" radio network. It became "103.1 The Buzz" on July 3, 1995. On December 5, 2011, at 3 PM, after playing Midnight Oil's "Beds are Burning", WPBZ changed its format to adult top 40, branded as "Now 103.1". The "Buzz" active rock format moved to the HD2 subchannel, replacing the alternative-formatted "Buzz Lite".〔http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/54644/wpbz-gets-into-the-now/#.Tt1dIJiqC70〕 It was the second hot AC station under CBS Radio using the "Now FM" branding, the first being on Sacramento, California's KZZO. It was reported as a CHR by CBS Radio, but due to most of the rap being on sister rhythmic contemporary station WMBX, it continued to be a hot AC. On April 10, 2012, CBS Radio announced that it was selling WPBZ and its sister stations to Palm Beach Broadcasting for $50 million, pending U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval.〔("CBS Sells West Palm Beach Cluster" )〕 On June 1, 2012, the country radio station WIRK relocated to the 103.1 frequency, replacing the ill-fated hot adult contemporary format. The last song on "Now" was "Beds Are Burning", which was also the last song it played as The Buzz. WEAT, originally at 104.3, replaced WIRK at 107.9. When it was still on 107.9, WIRK programmed an automated format known as "Olde Gold" prior to the switch to country. In the opening days of the new format, the station was visited by country stars that included Archie Campbell (an actor who played the barber on ''Hee Haw'') and by Red Sovine shortly before his death. WIRK-FM's original 1973 lineup was Barry Grant, mornings; Randy Marsh, middays; Dave Roberts (program director) Afternoons; "Country" Gene Evans 6pm -1am. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WIRK」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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