WJBC-FM
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| City of license | Pontiac, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Bloomington-Normal |
| Branding | 93.7 Nash Icon |
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz |
| First air date | June 1969 (as WPOK-FM at 103.1)[1] |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 12,000 watts |
| HAAT | 144 meters (472 ft) |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 37818 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (NAD83) |
| Callsign meaning | from WJBC (AM) |
| Former callsigns | WTRX-FM (2003–2010) WJEZ (1984–2003) WPOK-FM (1969-1984) |
| Former frequencies | 103.1 MHz (1969-1990s) |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC (AM), WJEZ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 937nashicon.com |
WJBC-FM is an FM radio station licensed on 93.7 for Pontiac, Illinois in the Bloomington-Normal market. It is the only remaining commercial station licensed to Pontiac.
History
The station went in the air in July 1969, and by 1975 had 3000 watts on 103.1 MHz using the callsign WPOK-FM, simulcasting its sister station 1080 WPOK (AM), also in Pontiac.[2] WPOK-FM changed its callsign to WJEZ in November 1984;[3] the AM station eventually went off the air sometime in the 1990s.[4] WJEZ was a modern country station by 1989,[1] and received authorization to move from 103.1 MHz to 93.7 MHz in the early 1990s.[5]
In 2003, the WJEZ callsign was moved to sister station 98.9 at Dwight, Illinois; that station still remains WJEZ as of 2010[update]. 93.7 became WTRX-FM, a classic rock station with the nickname "Thunder 93.7 WTRX". It then became "WTRX, The Oldies Channel", from the name of the Westwood One's music network format it used; the music network was purchased by Dial Global and WTRX-FM began using Dial Global's Kool Gold format, except during mornings.[citation needed]
In 2010, the station changed its callsign to WJBC-FM and began simulcasting sister station 1230 WJBC (AM) from Bloomington.
On August 15th, 2014, at 3pm, WJBC-FM split from the simulcast and became one of the first stations to flip to the new "Nash Icons" country network as 93.7 Nash Icon.
Past Logos
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"The Oldies Channel 93.7 WTRX" used until 2010
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"Thunder 93.7 WTRX" used during its classic rock days.
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logo used while simulcasting WJBC
References
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- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJBC
- Radio-Locator information on WJBC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJBC
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 1080 WPOK (AM) at Pontiac was FCC facility ID 37822; see Application Search Results. Its license was surrendered on 24 March 1998 and deleted on 18 June 1998, per FCC file number BR-19960724YV.
- ↑ Federal Communications Commission file BPH-19920421IFTemplate:Accessdate
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages with reference errors
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2010
- Radio stations established in 1969
- Radio stations in Bloomington, Illinois
- Country radio stations in the United States
- Pontiac, Illinois
- 1969 establishments in Illinois
- Cumulus Media radio stations
