WJRE
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| WJRE | |
| Broadcast area | Kewanee, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Branding | "Hogg Country 102.5 WJRE" |
| Frequency | 102.5 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1966 |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | J for John, R for Rick, E for Eddie. They all worked at the station in the late 1960s for the owners of the station at the time, the McNaughton Stations of Effingham, Illinois.[citation needed] |
| Owner | Virden Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WKEI, WYEC |
| Website | http://www.1025wjre.com |
WJRE is a FM radio station licensed to Galva, Illinois, with studio in Kewanee, Illinois. WJRE operates on a frequency of 102.5 MHz. It is one of 7 stations owned by the Miller Media Group of Taylorville, Illinois. WJRE plays the Country Music of Yesterday and Today country music format, with songs from the 1970s through today.
WJRE also carries Country Gold, a live request show Saturday nights from the Westwood One Radio Network. Also, Thunder Road, Crook & Chase Countdown and Homecoming Radio on Sunday morning along with The Final Lap NASCAR Reports weekdays. Local personalities include Kris Wexell, Chuck O'Brien, and Bob McKee
[edit] History
- May 20, 1966 - WKEI-FM went on the air, providing the Tri-County area (Henry, Bureau, and Stark) with its first local FM signal.
- March 1, 1974 - WKEI-FM became WJRE. They operated on a frequency of 92.1 MHz.
- October 1, 1996 - The frequency was changed to 93.9 MHz, with 3,100 watts of power from a 453-foot tower northeast of Kewanee, substantially increasing WJRE's coverage area.
- May 1, 2003, midnight - The frequency was changed to 102.5 MHz from a tower south of Galva, with 3,000 watts of power.
- November 3, 2005 at 4 p.m., WJRE flipped the switch to its new transmitter on Beach Street in Kewanee, sharing facilities with sister station WKEI. WJRE now operates at 6,000 watts.
- January 1, 2007 at 6 a.m., WJRE changed music format from Hot Adult Contemporary (Hot AC) to a country format.
[edit] External links
- WJRE pfficial website
- Regional Daily News
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJRE
- Radio Locator information on WJRE
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WJRE
