WJJO
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| City of license | Watertown, Wisconsin |
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| Broadcast area | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Branding | 94-1 JJO |
| Slogan | Madison's Solid Rock |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz FM |
| First air date | 1961 (at 104.7 MHz) |
| Format | 94.1-1 Active Rock 94.1-2 Active Rock |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73142 |
| Former callsigns | WTTN-FM (1961-1982) WMLW (1982-1989) WTFX (1989-1991) |
| Owner | Mid-West Family Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WHIT, WJQM, WLMV, WMGN, WTDY, WTDY-FM, WWQM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WJJO.com |
WJJO (94-1 JJO) is a radio station broadcasting at 94.1 FM in Madison, Wisconsin. (licensed to Watertown, Wisconsin). It describes itself as having an "active rock" format, targeting adults 18 to 49. WJJO is considered one of the hardest active rock radio stations in the country, and was voted #1 Rock Station in the country by the music industry in 2006 and 2007. The station is owned by Mid-West Management, Inc.
Its morning show was hosted by Johnny Danger and Greg Bair for many years. On December 22, 2006 Greg Bair left to host mornings on Mid-West's WHLK "The Lake." On Monday, November 3, 2008, Greg Bair returned to WJJO to co-host the morning show. Previous morning show hosts include Sue Peterson, Mark Elliot, and "Crash and Burns".
WJJO began broadcasting in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1961 at 104.7 MHz as WTTN-FM, moving to 94.1 in the early 1970s to allow WTKM in Hartford, Wisconsin to apply for a FM license to broadcast on 104.9. WTTN-FM and it's AM sister station WTTN-AM at 1580 kHz, simulcasted programming from 1961 until 1982, when the FM started broadcasting in stereo and became "Mellow 94", WMLW and broadcast a soft adult-contemporary music format. In 1989, with a change in ownership to Joyner Communications, the station adopted a Top 40 format as 94.1 WTFX "The Fox" and moved studios to Madison, Wisconsin and the transmitter location to Deerfield, Wisconsin where it remains today. Joyner later sold the station to the current owner, Mid-West Family broadcasting. In 1991, The call letters were changed to WJJO and a Classic Rock format was adopted. The station later switched to its current format of Active Rock
WJJO carries an HD-2 subchannel also carrying an active rock format very similar to the HD-1 channel.
[edit] External links
- WJJO-FM official website
- Mid-West Family Broadcasting: WJJO
- Ont The Radio: WJJO
- RadioTime: WJJO
- The Daily Page: Discusses controversial payments and contest prizes at WJJO.
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJJO
- Radio-Locator information on WJJO
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WJJO
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Coordinates: 43°03′32″N 89°03′47″W / 43.059°N 89.063°W
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