WRKT
WRKT is a rock music formatted radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. It plays classic rock and new rock songs plus an array of sports. Notable on air personalities past and present include Kris Earl Phillips, Steve Bohen, Paul Spinley, Kevin August, Dave Sharp, Amy St. John, Ronnie "Ron Klinester" Kline, Mark O'Brien, Nat Massing, Mojo McKay and Allan "AC" Carpenter, Woody, Chris Rodler, and "Stat Boy".
Launched on June 22, 1989 at noon, WRKT operated as "Rocket 101" at for 28 years before moving up the dial to on October 20, 2017 at noon EDT. The last song on "Rocket 101" was "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, while the first song on "Rocket 105" was "For Those About to Rock " by AC/DC. The 100.9 frequency was to be reallocated to Westfield, New York and sold at auction. Rick Rambaldo, owner of WEHP, won the bid but was late in getting his down payment sent to the FCC, leading to his bid being rejected. The bid will again go up for auction in April 2020. If Rambaldo again wins the auction, he has an agreement to restore the oldies format that had previously been on AM 1530 until 2017. Rambaldo sold WEHP in 2019.
On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would transfer WRKT along with its sister stations to iHeartMedia in exchange for WFRE and WFMD in the Frederick, Maryland market from the Aloha Station Trust.The sale closed on May 21, 2019.
