 Notable on air personalities past and present include Kris Earl Phillips (the original Program Director and architect of the format), 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 (and rebranding as "Rocket 105") 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 (We Salute You)" by AC/DC.