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WWJM

Coordinates:39°46′37.00″N82°9′54.00″W/ 39.7769444°N 82.1650000°W/39.7769444; -82.1650000
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39°46′37.00″N82°9′54.00″W/ 39.7769444°N 82.1650000°W/39.7769444; -82.1650000

WWJM
Broadcast areaZanesville, Ohio
Frequency105.9MHz
Branding105.9 and 94.5 The Mix
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
AffiliationsABC Radio,Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerPerry County Broadcasting Co.
History
First air date
May 1, 1978
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52322
ClassA
ERP1,700watts
HAAT191 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°46′37.00″N82°9′54.00″W/ 39.7769444°N 82.1650000°W/39.7769444; -82.1650000
Repeater(s)94.5 W233AK (Zanesville)
Links
Public license information
Websitewwjm.com
WWJM on a SPARCHD RadiowithRDS.

WWJM(105.9FM) is aradio stationcurrently owned by Perry County Broadcasting Co.[2][3]It broadcasts ahot adult contemporaryformat, featuring a number ofsyndicatedfemale-oriented lifestyletalkshows.

Licensed toNew Lexington, Ohio,WWJM, like many stations in the region, also targets listeners in the nearbyZanesville, Ohioarea. It maintains an FM translator, W233AK (94.5 FM), in Zanesville itself.

Though WWJM's overall music format is considered Hot Adult Contemporary, the station carries a weekday schedule of lifestyle-oriented talk shows syndicated byDial Global.The shows, produced byWLNKinCharlotte, North Carolina,includeBob and SheriandMatt and Ramona.

History

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WWJM signed on the air May 1, 1978. Programming was AC/country from sign on (6am) until 3pm when the music became "Top 40". In 1979 The country Music was dumped and top 40 was played until 9pm.the late evening music was "AOR". Joe Hill AKA "David Barnes" was program director at that time. Joe was PM drive host at KFLR in Phoenix, Arizona in 2002.

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WWJM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"WWJM Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
  3. ^"WWJM Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
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