WJJX

Last updated
WJJX
Broadcast area Lynchburg, Virginia
Southside of Virginia
Frequency 102.7 FM MHz
Branding93.5 & 102.7 JJS
Programming
Format Rhythmic Top 40 [1]
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WJJS, WROV-FM, WROV-HD2, WYYD, WSTV
History
First air date
May 17, 1989 (as WZST) [2]
Former call signs
WZST (1989–1992)
WVLR (1992–1993)
WLDJ (1993–2001)
WMJA (2001–2005)
WSNZ (2005–2007) [3]
Technical information
Facility ID 36094
Class B
Power 22,000 watts
HAAT 227 meters (745 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°28′7.0″N79°0′27.0″W / 37.468611°N 79.007500°W / 37.468611; -79.007500
Links
Webcast WJJS Webstream
Website WJJS.com

WJJX (102.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Appomattox, Virginia, and serving the Lynchburg metropolitan area and the Southside. WJJX has a rhythmic Top 40 radio format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. [4] Programming is simulcast with co-owned 93.5 WJJS in Salem, Virginia, serving the Roanoke metropolitan area. [1] The radio studios and offices are on Old Forest Road in Lynchburg and its transmitter is off Round Mountain Road in Madison Heights, Virginia. [5]

Most shows on WJJX and WJJS are either syndicated or voicetracked. Syndicated shows include Elvis Duran and the Morning Show , On Air with Ryan Seacrest in middays and The Tino Cochino Radio Show heard evenings.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WJJX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WJJX
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