WKXR

12/25/2024

WKXR wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas!! Thanks for listening!

12/10/2024

TONIGHT at 7:05 PM, join Scotty Faglier, with guest Jaylin Brower, for Sports Talk Live at the Flying Pig in downtown Asheboro.

Then it's local high school basketball every night for the rest of the week!

Tuesday, 12/10 - 7:30 PM
Randleman HS at Asheboro HS (boys)
Commentators: Steve Morgan and Scotty Faglier

Wednesday, 12/11 - 6:00 PM (girls)
Lexington HS at Eastern Randolph HS
with boys' game immediately following at 7:30PM
Commentators: Scotty Faglier and Justin Flinchum

Thursday, 12/12 - 7:30 PM
Southwestern Randolph HS at Trinity HS (boys)
Commentators: Scotty Faglier and Sean McGuffin

Friday, 12/13 - 6:00 PM
Uwharrie Charter Academy at Providence Grove HS (girls)
with boys' game immediately following at 7:30 PM
Commentators: Scotty Faglier and Sean McGuffin

Thanks for listening to WKXR Sports on 1260 AM, 94.9 FM, local Spectrum CH 8, and streaming on wkxr.com and other online sites!

12/02/2024

Great basketball lineup this week on WKXR! You can hear the shows and games on 94.9 FM, 1260 AM, Spectrum CH8, and steaming on WKXR.com and other online sites!

Tonight, 12/2, at 7:05 pm, Sports Talk Live, with Scotty Faglier and Sean McGuffin, will be at The Flying Pig in downtown Asheboro. Our guest is Seth Baxter, Southwest Randolph's football coach and girl's basketball coach.

Tuesday, 12/3 - 7:30 pm
Southern Alamance High School at Asheboro High School (boys)
with Scotty Faglier and Steve Morgan

Wednesday, 12/4 - 6:00 pm
Uwharrie Charter High School at Asheboro High Schools (girls)
then the boys' game immediately follows at 7:30 pm
with Scotty Faglier and Steve Morgan

Thursday, 12/5 - 7:30 pm
Southern Guilford High School at Randleman High School (boys)
with Scotty Faglier and Sean McGuffin

Friday, 12/6 - 6:00 pm
Southwestern Randolph High School at Asheboro High School (girls) then the boys' game immediately follows at 7:30 pm
with Scotty Faglier, Sean McGuffin, and Justin Flinchum

Thanks for listening!

11/21/2024

The WKXR NOVEMBER DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CONTEST is wrapping up tomorrow!!! 15 days of prizes and chances to win money! Listen during the 6AM hour to find out the final prize! Then, in the 7AM hour, when you hear the sound bite "Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas", be caller number 5 at 336-625-1260. Tell Mike the complete prize list and the sponsor of each prize (from day 1) and you'll win the total prize list for the contest! If you win, you'll automatically be qualified for a chance at the share of $1260.00 to be given away on Monday, November 25. Participants must be at least 18 years old.....only one winner per household. So tune into WKXR....94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum CH 8, or streaming at wkxr.com and other online sites! Good luck!

11/21/2024

Our 2024 November Days of Christmas contest has been very successful this year! We have one more day remaining and the prize is a great one! Tune in at 6AM and listen for the final prize announcement. Then, after 7AM, listen for Santa and be the 5th caller with the correct list of previous items.

Also, congratulations to the following winners who now have a chance to win cash next week!

Day 5 - Rebecca Ester
Day 6 - Doris Allred
Day 7 - Randy Freeman
Day 8 - Grover Damron
Day 9 - Jeanettia Morris
Day 10 - Shannon Ruth
Day 11 - Jeannette Sikes
Day 12 - Terri Delvecchio
Day 13 - Lora Harris
Day 14 - Dot River

Thanks for listening!

11/15/2024

At 5:05 PM, today, November 15, 2024, WKXR will be airing, in its entirety, the closing ceremony for the 2024 Field of Honor which originally occurred on Veteran's Day, Monday, November 11, 2024. Join us for this special event on 94.9 FM, 1260 AM, Spectrum CH 8, and streaming on wkxr.com and other online sites. Thanks for listening!

11/11/2024

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Mike will be honoring Veteran's Day tomorrow by taking the day off and helping with the Asheboro Veteran's Day parade. Therefore, the November Days of Christmas contest will be delayed a day and we will have "Two For Tuesday" prizes!! We will give away the Day 6 prize between 6-7AM and the Day 7 prize between 7-8AM. So listen early and often and be the 5th caller to win!

Also, the Mid-Morning Coffee Break will not air on Monday. Regular programming will return on Tuesday!

Thanks for listening and, for those who served our great nation, WKXR salutes and thanks you!

11/08/2024

Congratulations to Tony York, our Day 4 winner during the November Days of Christmas!!

Listen during the 6AM hour each weekday to find out the daily prize! Then, in the 7AM hour, when you hear the sound bite "Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas", be caller number 5 at 336-625-1260. Tell us the complete prize list and the sponsor of each prize (from day 1) and you'll win the total prize list for that day! If you win, you'll automatically be qualified for a chance at the share of $1260.00 to be given away on Monday, November 25. And there's a TWIST this year!! The sooner you win the daily prize(s); the more chances you have to win a share of the money! For example, if you win on Day 1, you take home one prize but have 15 chances to win some money! On Day 2, you will win 2 prizes and have 14 chances to win some money. Day 3....3 prizes and 13 money chances....and so on! Participants must be at least 18 years old.....only one winner per household. So tune into WKXR....94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum CH 8, or streaming at wkxr.com and other online sites! Good luck!

11/07/2024

Congratulations to Donna Anderson, winner of Day 3 in the 2024 November Days of Christmas contest!

Listen during the 6AM hour each weekday to find out the daily prize! Then, in the 7AM hour, when you hear the sound bite "Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas", be caller number 5 at 336-625-1260. Tell us the complete prize list and the sponsor of each prize (from day 1) and you'll win the total prize list for that day! If you win, you'll automatically be qualified for a chance at the share of $1260.00 to be given away on Monday, November 25. And there's a TWIST this year!! The sooner you win the daily prize(s); the more chances you have to win a share of the money! For example, if you win on Day 1, you take home one prize but have 15 chances to win some money! On Day 2, you will win 2 prizes and have 14 chances to win some money. Day 3....3 prizes and 13 money chances....and so on! Participants must be at least 18 years old.....only one winner per household. So tune into WKXR....94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum CH 8, or streaming at wkxr.com and other online sites! Good luck!

11/07/2024

Congratulations to Virginia Davis, winner of Day 2 of the 2024 November Days of Christmas contest!

Listen during the 6AM hour each weekday to find out the daily prize! Then, in the 7AM hour, when you hear the sound bite "Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas", be caller number 5 at 336-625-1260. Tell Mike the complete prize list and the sponsor of each prize (from day 1) and you'll win the total prize list for that day! If you win, you'll automatically be qualified for a chance at the share of $1260.00 to be given away on Monday, November 25. And there's a TWIST this year!! The sooner you win the daily prize(s); the more chances you have to win a share of the money! For example, if you win on Day 1, you take home one prize but have 15 chances to win some money! On Day 2, you will win 2 prizes and have 14 chances to win some money. Day 3....3 prizes and 13 money chances....and so on! Participants must be at least 18 years old.....only one winner per household. So tune into WKXR....94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum CH 8, or streaming at wkxr.com and other online sites! Good luck!

11/04/2024

Congratulations to Jerilynn Sandley, our first winner in the 2024 November Days of Christmas contest!

Listen during the 6AM hour each weekday to find out the daily prize! Then, in the 7AM hour, when you hear the sound bite "Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas", be caller number 5 at 336-625-1260. Tell us the complete prize list and the sponsor of each prize (from day 1) and you'll win the total prize list for that day! If you win, you'll automatically be qualified for a chance at the share of $1260.00 to be given away on Monday, November 25. And there's a TWIST this year!! The sooner you win the daily prize(s); the more chances you have to win a share of the money! For example, if you win on Day 1, you take home one prize but have 15 chances to win some money! On Day 2, you will win 2 prizes and have 14 chances to win some money. Day 3....3 prizes and 13 money chances....and so on! Participants must be at least 18 years old.....only one winner per household. So tune into WKXR....94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum CH 8, or streaming at wkxr.com and other online sites! Good luck!

11/04/2024

At 6:15 PM tonight (Monday), please enjoy another episode of Rhinoleap Productions' Crash Radio with three guests: Michael Parris, Story Charlamange, and River & Rail. Tune in on 94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum CH 8, or streaming on wkxr.com and other online sites. Thanks for listening!

11/03/2024

**CONTEST ALERT**
The WKXR NOVEMBER DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CONTEST is back by popular demand!!! 15 days of prizes and chances to win money! Beginning tomorrow morning, Monday, November 4, 2024, listen during the 6AM hour each weekday to find out the daily prize! Then, in the 7AM hour, when you hear the sound bite "Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas", be caller number 5 at 336-625-1260. Tell us the complete prize list and the sponsor of each prize (from day 1) and you'll win the total prize list for that day! If you win, you'll automatically be qualified for a chance at the share of $1260.00 to be given away on Monday, November 25. And there's a TWIST this year!! The sooner you win the daily prize(s); the more chances you have to win a share of the money! For example, if you win on Day 1, you take home one prize but have 15 chances to win some money! On Day 2, you will win 2 prizes and have 14 chances to win some money. Day 3....3 prizes and 13 money chances....and so on! Participants must be at least 18 years old.....only one winner per household. So tune into WKXR....94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum CH 8, or streaming at wkxr.com and other online sites! Good luck!

11/03/2024

Yep! 👍 WKXR (originally WGWR) has been part of this great city and county since 1947!

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10/26/2024

Happening now! High school volleyball! WKXR Sports is at Uwharrie Charter Academy as they host Cornerstone Charter Academy for the 3rd round of the state playoffs. Join Scotty Faglier and Justin Flinchum for all the action on 94.9 FM, 1260 AM, local Spectrum Ch 8, and streaming on wkxr.com and other online sites. Thanks for listening!!

94.9 FM Classic Country has been committed to serving Asheboro and Randolph County since 1947. Featuring local news and information in the hourly news from The North Carolina News Network with an emphasis on news from North Carolina and how national events effect our state.

10/16/2024

Field of Honor will be taking place November 9-11 at the South Asheboro Middle School ball field. We are in need of volunteers to help with setup, takedown, and directing of the event. Register to volunteer at www.asheborofieldofhonor.com/volunteer

10/11/2024

Just a reminder that WKXR Sports is on the road tonight as Asheboro High School takes on Central Davidson High School! Join us for the Coaches Show at 7:05 PM following by kickoff at 7:30 PM. Scotty Faglier and Sean McGuffin will bring you all the action on 94.9 FM, 1260 AM, Spectrum CH 8, and streaming on wkxr.com and most other online sites. Thanks for listening!!