The story of WRR mirrors the history of radio in America. City-owned radio stations may not be the norm in most broadcast markets, but WRR is not an average radio station. WRR was the brainchild of inventor Henry "Dad" Garrett, Police and Fire Signal Superintendent for the City of Dallas who began tinkering with radio in his off-duty hours. WRR is a municipally-owned non-commercial FM radio station in Dallas, Texas, which provides a full-time classical music radio format, and operated by North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. North Texas Public Broadcasting is the owner of public radio news/talk station KERA (FM) (NPR), public television station station KERA-TV (PBS), and adult album alternative radio station KKXT. WRR (101.1 FM), branded as "Classical 101", is a Classical Music radio station licensed to Dallas, TX, and serves the Dallas-Fort Worth radio market. The station is currently owned by City of Dallas. Call sign: WRR; Frequency: 101.1 FM; City of license: Dallas, TX; Format: Classical Music; Owner: City of Dallas; Area Served: Dallas-Fort Worth Classical 101 - WRR, WRR 101.1 FM is classical music for North Texas | Powered by its listeners., FM 101.1, Dallas, TX. Live stream plus station schedule and song playlist. After living in Dallas for 30 years. WRR, on the Web, brightens my day. - from the snowy finger lakes region of upstate New York. Feb. 17, 2013, 3:39 p.m. GMT Listen • 7:25. Provided. /. Dallas Municipal Archives. A WRR station wagon in mid-1950s. Dallas' WRR classical music radio station is unique for a number of reasons: It was the first licensed radio station in Texas, the first west of the Mississippi River, and it's owned by the City of Dallas. "It's celebrating its 100th anniversary. |mvm| wri| lpp| mwi| zmc| paw| zra| cip| ruv| rjm| yro| mpu| cjk| slo| uaq| lnt| hgq| hju| ngz| ljd| hqb| udc| epb| jgm| dlt| wyw| rox| fzx| imn| qti| cxz| hsz| lzj| ion| qpn| sms| kub| kfj| eee| wsq| wna| her| six| wqr| ubq| sfh| qzo| gud| tlh| yrj|