WRKH

WRKH

Mobile, Alabama United States
Broadcast area	Mobile, Alabama Pensacola, Florida
Frequency	96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	96.1 The Rocket
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Subchannels	HD2: 99.5 Kiss FM (Top 40 (CHR)) HD3: Radio by Grace (Christian radio)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WKSJ-FM, WMXC, WNTM, WRGV, WTKX-FM
History
First air date	1964 (1964)
Former call signs	WLPR (1964–1987) WAVH (1987–1994) WMYC (1994–1996)
Call sign meaning	"Rocket Hits"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53142
Class	C
ERP	73,000 watts 77,000 watts (w/beam tilt)
HAAT	535 meters (1,755 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30.689083°N 87.830278°W / 30.689083; -87.830278
Translators	HD2: 99.5 W258AY (Mobile) HD3: 101.1 W266CM (Mobile)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio) Listen live (via iHeartRadio) (HD2) Listen live (HD3)
Website	961therocket.iheart.com 995kissfm.iheart.com (HD2) radiobygrace.com (HD3)

WRKH (96.1 FM) is the call sign for the Mobile, Alabama classic rock formatted radio station known as "96.1 The Rocket". The station is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia. Its studios are located inside the building of unrelated television station WKRG-TV on Broadcast Drive in Mobile, and the transmitter is near Spanish Fort, Alabama.

Programming

The station is primarily classic rock. Since 2002, the station has competed with WZNF, a Gulfport, Mississippi, classic rock station. That station's signal can reach Mobile, WRKH's primary listening area. WRKH also broadcasts the syndicated John Boy and Billy Big Show on Monday-Saturday mornings, and Chip Nelson on afternoons. Starting with the 2016 season, as part of an agreement with iHeartMedia and the University of South Alabama, coverage of USA Jaguars football moved from WMXC to WRKH.

HD Radio

On June 29, 2026, WRKH-HD2 flipped from "Sports Talk 99.5" to Contemporary hit radio as "99.5 Kiss FM, Mobile's Hit Music Station." The station features "The Alabama Show" in mornings, based out of 103.7 The Q (WQEN) in Birmingham, Alabama.

Translators

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info	Notes
W258AY	99.5 FM	Mobile, Alabama	150854	250	148 m (486 ft)	D	30°44′6.7″N 88°7′16″W	LMS	Relays HD2
W266CM	101.1 FM	Mobile, Alabama	150912	250	101 m (331 ft)	D	30°43′34.7″N 88°9′6″W	LMS	Relays HD3

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 53142 (WRKH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WRKH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 150854 (W258AY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W258AY at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 150912 (W266CM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W266CM at FCCdata.org