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WJEZ
Broadcast areaPontiac, Illinois
Frequency98.9 MHz
BrandingClassic Hits 98.9
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsDial Global CBS News
Ownership
Owner
WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC, WJBC-FM
History
First air date
1998 (as WLDC)
Former call signs
WDWT (1994-1997, CP)
WLDC (1997-2003)[1]
Call sign meaning
W J EZ = "Easy"
Technical information
Facility ID19211
ClassA
ERP1,300 watts
HAAT149 meters (489 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
41°02′06″N 88°26′10″W / 41.03500°N 88.43611°W / 41.03500; -88.43611
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wjez.com

WJEZ (98.9 FM, "Classic Hits 98.9") is a radio station licensed to the community of Dwight, Illinois, USA, and serving the greater Livingston County, Illinois, area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and licensed to Cumulus Licensing LLC, which purchased the station from Townsquare Media.[2] It airs a classic hits music format.[3] In addition, the station superserves the area with news and information in addition to religious programming on Sundays and oldies music on Fridays.

The station was assigned the WJEZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 16, 2003.[1]

WJEZ broadcasts the Chicago Cubs. Whenever the Cubs were playing the St. Louis Cardinals, sister stations WJBC and WJBC-FM carried the Cardinals radio broadcasts as well, making it so that the two sister stations carried the same game, but with different broadcasts. WJEZ broadcasts high school football games, along with WJBC's Friday night football show.

On November 29, 2012, WJEZ changed their format from adult contemporary to classic hits.[4]

File:Wjez-150.png (WJEZ's logo under previous adult contemporary format)

References

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash" from All Access (April 30, 2012)
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79773/wjez-shifts-to-classic-hits/