WJBE-FM
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| Broadcast area | WalkerandWinstoncounties |
| Frequency | 88.5MHz |
| Branding | "Country Legends 88.5 FM" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Big South Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
| WJLX | |
| History | |
First air date | April 18, 2008 |
Former call signs | WJBE (2007–2013)[1] |
Call signmeaning | Jacob Brett Elmore, the son of owner Brett Elmore, born a week before the station signed on[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 172997 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 500watts |
| HAAT | 61 meters (200 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°57′51″N87°12′34″W/ 33.96417°N 87.20944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | [{{{url}}} Listen live] |
| Website | countrylegends885 |
WJBE-FM(88.5FM) is an Americanradio stationlicensed to serve thecommunityofFive Points, Alabama.The station'sbroadcast licenseis held by Big South Community Broadcasting, Inc. Launched in 2008 under the "WJBE"call sign,WJBE-FM serves Alabama'sWalkerandWinstonCounties. This station is unrelated to theKnoxville-basedWJBE(1430AM) owned by entertainerJames Brownfrom 1968 through 1979.
History
[edit]Early days
[edit]This station received its originalconstruction permitfrom theFederal Communications Commissionon December 20,2007.[4]The new station was assigned the call letters WJBE by the FCC on December 27, 2007.[1]WJBE received itslicense to coverfrom the FCC on June 5, 2008.[5]The station changed its call sign to the current WJBE-FM on June 28, 2013.[1]
On the air
[edit]WJBE originally broadcast acountry musicformat branded as "Country Legends 88.5".[6]Notable local programs includedThe Wal-Win Wake-up Showwith Brett Elmore & Barry Patilla on weekday mornings andThe Woody Wilson Showon weekday mid-days.[7]
In addition to its music programming, the station broadcast local news and weather, regional sports, plusCNN Radioat the top of every hour. Each weekday morning, WJBE aired atradioprogram called "Swap Shop".[8]WJBE also aired select localhigh school footballgames and thecollege basketballgames of both Bevill State Community College and Walker College. The station was also the home of the 2009Alabama Broadcasters Association's Small Market Sportscaster of the Year, Brett Elmore.[9]
The format later shifted tomodern rockunder the branding "88.5 The Planet" but with largely the same airstaff.
Falling silent
[edit]WJBE fell temporarilysilenton January 10, 2014, for technical reasons.[10]In their January 15, 2014, filing with the FCC, the station asserted "technical problems with the audio end of the transmitter" requiring that the transmitter be "sent back to the factory for repairs" and requestedspecial temporary authorityto remain silent until the transmitter can be repaired and reinstalled.[11]WJBE is still listed with the FCC as "silent" (out of business) on the FCC listing of defunct FM broadcast stations.[12]
Sometime in late 2013 or early 2014, the station had returned to the "Country Legends 88.5" oprogramming. As of September 22, 2014, WJBE-FM returned to the air.
References
[edit]- ^abc"Call Sign History (172997)".CDBS Public Access Database.FCC Media Bureau. June 28, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on October 29, 2013.RetrievedOctober 28,2013.
- ^"Now broadcasting".Daily Mountain Eagle.April 17, 2008.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WJBE-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Application Search Details (BNPED-20071015AER)".FCC Media Bureau. December 20, 2007.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.RetrievedMay 25,2013.
- ^"Application Search Details (BLED-20080507ACH)".FCC Media Bureau. June 5, 2008.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.RetrievedMay 25,2013.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron. Archived fromthe originalon March 1, 2010.
- ^"Jocks".Country Legends 88.5.Archivedfrom the original on November 11, 2009.RetrievedJuly 18,2009.
- ^"Swap Shop".Country Legends 88.5.Archivedfrom the original on November 11, 2009.RetrievedJuly 18,2009.
- ^Phillips, James (March 31, 2009). "Jasper radio personality wins prestigious broadcast award".Daily Mountain Eagle.
The Alabama Broadcasters Association (ABA) presented its Best in Broadcasting Awards Saturday night in Birmingham, and Jasper's Brett Elmore was one of those honored at the event. Elmore, general manager for WJBE 88.5 FM and WJLX 1240 AM, brought home the award for Best Small Market Sportscaster.
- ^"Three FMs Ask FCC For Silent STAs".All Access. January 17, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on January 16, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 28,2014.
- ^"Application Search Details (BLSTA-20140114AGE)".FCC Media Bureau. January 15, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on February 2, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 31,2014.
- ^"FM silent stations, silent over 2 months".FCC Media Bureau. August 13, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon August 13, 2014.RetrievedAugust 13,2014.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 172997 (WJBE-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WJBE-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database