WQJK
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| City of license | Maryville, Tennessee |
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| Broadcast area | Knoxville Metropolitan Area |
| Branding | 95.7 Jack FM |
| Slogan | "Playing What We Want" |
| Frequency | 95.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1990 |
| Format | Adult Hits |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 98 meters (322 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 23332 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°49′53.0″N 84°1′25.0″W / 35.83139°N 84.02361°W |
| Callsign meaning | WQ JacK |
| Owner | South Central Communications |
| Sister stations | WIMZ-FM, WJXB-FM, WNFZ, WRJK |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | jackfmknoxville.com |
WQJK (95.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Maryville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned and operated by South Central Communications.
WQJK broadcasts an adult hits format branded as "Jack FM" to the metropolitan Knoxville, Tennessee, area.[1]
[edit] History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on August 11, 1988.[2] The new station was assigned the call sign WYNQ by the FCC on August 18, 1988.[3] The station, still under construction, applied for a new call sign as was granted WGAP-FM on January 11, 1990.[3] WGAP-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on December 21, 1990.[4]
In November 1996, Gateway Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to WGAP Broadcasting Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 2, 1996, and the transaction was consummated on January 1, 1997.[5]
In January 1999, WGAP Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Sounth Central Communications Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 29, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on February 25, 1999.[6] The new owners had the FCC change the call sign to WTXM on April 16, 1999, and again to WTXM-FM on August 23, 2000.[3] To accompany a format change to adult hits and a "Jack FM" branding, the station's call sign was changed to WQJK on October 28, 2005.[3] WRJK simulcast WQJK until 2012.
[edit] References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BPH-19860730MJ)". FCC Media Bureau. August 11, 1988. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=90716.
- ^ a b c d "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=23332&Callsign=WQJK. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details ()". FCC Media Bureau. December 21, 1990. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=145051.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-19961118GG)". FCC Media Bureau. January 1, 1997. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=235570.
- ^ "Application Search Details ()". FCC Media Bureau. February 25, 1999. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=279654.
[edit] External links
- WQJK official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WQJK
- Radio-Locator information on WQJK
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WQJK
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