In November 1948, WGWR-FM signed on in Asheboro as the sister FM to WKXR. Prior to 1984, the station played country music with the WCSE callsign. On April 4, 1984, the callsign was changed to WRLT, with a soft adult contemporary format. The station's callsign was changed to WKRR on October 11, 1985. FM pioneer James Dick bought the station and made his son, Allen, station manager. Under Allen's watch, it became one of the highest-rated stations in the Triad, allowing Allen to inherit the company after his father retired in 1992. Originally album oriented rock formatted, WKRR evolved to classic rock in the early 1990s. WKRR aired John Boy and Billy for three years ending January 1, 1999. The current morning show, Two Guys Named Chris, signed on January 4, 1999, and consists of Chris Kelly, Chris Demm, Biggie and Dave Aiken. Kelly started in radio as a teenager on WKXR in Asheboro, and previously worked at WKZL. Demm did the news on WKRR during John Boy and Billy and also worked with Brad Krantz on WKRR. The show at that time was number one in Greensboro with men ages 25–54. Dick Broadcasting sold off almost all of its stations to Cumulus Media in 2000, but retained WKRR and WKZL. However, years later, the licensee name still reads "Dick Broadcasting Company of Tennessee." Other personalities can be heard throughout the day on "Rock 92". Following up the Two Guys Named Chris show from 11 AM until 3 PM is the Midday Show hosted by Chase Myers and Afternoon Drive from 3 PM to 7 PM hosted by "Weather" Dave Aiken. The overnights and early weekend hours are done by Jeff Corbett. Weekends include Drew Hayworth, Joe Davis, and Holly Williams, who is currently the only female personality on “Rock 92" and is often featured on the "2 Guys Named Chris Show." WKRR is the Triad's affiliate for the Carolina Panthersradio network.
Signal note
WKRR is short-spaced to WXLK "K92" as they both operate on 92.3 MHz and the cities they are licensed to serve are only 108 miles apart. The minimum distance between a Class C0 FM radio station and a Class C FM radio station operating on the same frequency according to current FCC rules is 175 miles. WKRR uses a directional antenna to reduce its signal toward the north, in the direction of WXLK. Even with this restriction, WKRR provides at least grade B coverage as far west as Charlotte, as far east as Raleigh and Fort Bragg, as far south as Rockingham and as far north as the Virginia border.
