WJBC-FM
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| Broadcast area | Bloomington-Normal |
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| Frequency | 93.7MHz |
| Branding | 93.7 Nash Icon |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBNQ,WBWN,WJBC (AM),WJEZ | |
| History | |
First air date | July 1969(as WPOK-FM at 103.1)[1] |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 103.1 MHz (1969–1990s) |
Call signmeaning | fromWJBC (AM) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37818 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 12,000watts |
| HAAT | 144 meters (472 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′27.1″N88°37′40.2″W/ 40.757528°N 88.627833°W(NAD83) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 937nashicon.com |
WJBC-FM(93.7MHz) is acommercialFM radiostationlicensedtoPontiac, Illinois,in theBloomington-Normalradio market.It is owned byCumulus Mediaand broadcasts acountryradio format,calling itself "93.7Nash Icon."Thetransmitteris on County Road 3200 North inWeston, Illinois.[3]
History[edit]
The stationsigned onthe air in July 1969 as WPOK-FM. It had 3,000wattsand broadcast on 103.1 MHz. WPOK-FMsimulcastitssister stationWPOK (1090 AM),now off the air.[4]
WPOK-FM changed itscall signto WJEZ in November 1984.[5]The AM station went off the air in 1998.[6]
WJEZ was a modern country station by 1989,[1]and received authorization to move from 103.1 MHz to 93.7 MHz in the early 1990s.[7]
In 2003, the WJEZ callsign was moved to sister station 98.9 atDwight, Illinois;that station still remainsWJEZas of 2010[update].Replaing WJEZ on 93.7 was WTRX-FM, aclassic rockstation with the nickname "Thunder 93.7 WTRX". It later became "WTRX, The Oldies Channel", from the name of theWestwood One's music network format it used; the music network was purchased byDial Globaland WTRX-FM began using Dial Global'sKool Goldformat, except during mornings.[citation needed]
In 2010, the station changed its call sign to WJBC-FM and begansimulcastingthetalk radioformat on sister stationWJBC (1230 AM)in Bloomington. On August 15, 2014, at 3pm, WJBC-FM split from the simulcast and became one of the first stations to flip to the new "Nash Icon"country network as93.7 Nash Icon.
References[edit]
- ^abBroadcasting/Cable Yearbook(1989 ed.). p. B-96.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WJBC-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator.com/WJBC-FM
- ^Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook(1975 ed.). p. C-60.
- ^FCC callsign history. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^1080WPOK (AM)at Pontiac was FCCfacility ID37822; seeApplication Search Results.Its license was surrendered on March 24, 1998, and deleted on June 18, 1998, per FCC file numberBR-19960724YV.
- ^Federal Communications CommissionfileBPH-19920421IF.Retrieved September 23, 2010.
External links[edit]
- WJBCin theFCCFM station database
- WJBCinNielsen Audio's FM station database