WSOS-FM
| Broadcast area | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz |
| Branding | Jax Country |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Classic country (WYKB simulcast) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBOB, WMUV | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 (as WSOS) |
Former call signs | WMKM (September 21, 1981-March 19, 1985, CP) WSOS (March 19, 1985-September 3, 2002)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74071 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 5,500 watts |
| HAAT | 154 meters (505 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°4′8″N 81°38′50″W / 30.06889°N 81.64722°W |
| Translator(s) | 102.3 W272CQ (Jacksonville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | jaxcountry |
WSOS-FM is commercial FM radio station that broadcasts to the Jacksonville, Florida area on 94.1 MHz. The station is licensed in Fruit Cove to Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.[2] It is branded as Jax Country and broadcasts a classic country format. WSOS-FM is simulcast with WYKB 105.3 FM, Fernandina Beach, Florida. WSOS-FM covers the southern parts of the Jacksonville metropolitan area. Studios are in the Southside district of Jacksonville, and the transmitter tower is in Fruit Cove.
History
WSOS-FM went on the air on 105.5 MHz as WMKM, licensed to St. Augustine, Florida. Its original construction permit was filed on August 10, 1981.[3] WMKM changed callsigns on March 19, 1985 to WSOS & on September 3, 2002 became WSOS-FM with the acquisition of 1170/WKLN (which took the WSOS callsign). By the time WSOS-FM was sold to Renda Broadcasting in 2005, it was running an adult contemporary format as "The Muuusic Station".[4] Under Renda's ownership, the community of license was changed from St. Augustine to Fruit Cove, to better serve the Jacksonville market. The signal still originated in St. Augustine until March 9, 2011, when it switched formats from soft adult contemporary to classic rock.[5] On April 5, 2016 WSOS-FM changed their format from a simulcast of contemporary Christian-formatted WMUV 100.7 FM Brunswick, Georgia to a simulcast of talk-formatted WBOB 600 AM Jacksonville, Florida.[6] On May 23, 2018 switched from a simulcast of talk formatted WBOB to simulcast of classic country-formatted WYKB 105.3 FM Fernandina Beach, branded as "Jax Country".[7]
Previous logos
References
- ^ WSOS-FM's callsign history
- ^ Renda sells two of its four Jacksonville Stations. Radio Insight.
- ^ Original construction permit. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ St. Augustine Record; January 5, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ WSOS 94.1 FM swaps format to classic rock. The Florida-Times Union; March 9, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Jacksonville's Answer Gets Promised FM Signal Radioinight - April 5, 2016
- ^ Jax Country Moves to 94.1 in Jacksonville Radioinsight - May 23, 2018
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WSOS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database