WJLI
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| City of license | Metropolis, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Paducah, Kentucky |
| Branding | Rock 98.3 |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1984 (as WRIK) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 213 meters (699 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 63817 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WRIK (1982-1987) WRIK-FM (1987-2012) |
| Owner | Sun Media, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WRIK, WIBV, WKRO, KLUE, KZMA |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Rock983.com |
WJLI (98.3 FM, "Rock 98.3") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format.[1] Licensed to Metropolis, Illinois, USA, the station is currently owned by Sun Media, Inc., also known as Stratemeyer Media and is located inside Kentucky Oaks Mall in Paducah, KY.
History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The station was assigned the call sign WRIK on April 6, 1982. On October 6, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WRIK-FM. The station started broadcasting from the old Massac Theatre building on 5th street in Metropolis, Illinois. WRIK initially was a "class A" station with a signal covering Paducah, Kentucky and Metropolis, Illinois primarily. WRIK was extended a construction permit to move its transmitter location to the south and expand its signal coverage with a "class C1" license in the early 1990s. The station currently serves portions of Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky, Southeast Missouri and West Tennessee from a tower located in Graves County, Kentucky near the community of Golo.[2]
On December 26, 2012, WRIK-FM rebranded as Jelli 98.3, keeping its Hot AC format, and changed its call sign to the current WJLI, and added 6 hours of user-controlled content per day, from 6PM-12M 7 days a week.[3]
On November 6, 2013 WJLI changed their format to classic rock (keeping the "Jelli 98.3" branding), filling the classic rock void in the Paducah KY market 5 days after WQQR 94.7 FM began stunting with Christmas music.[4] The first song played was Europe (band)'s "Final Countdown".
On June 26, 2014, following Jelli's radio closure announcement,[5] WJLI rebranded as Rock 98.3.
Current Line-Up
As of October 2015 the on-air line-up for Rock 98.3 is as follows:
WEEKDAYS
- The Brew Crew, with Reed & JC 5a-9a
- McClintock 9a-2p
- Dale Matthews 2p-7p
- Ross 7p-Midnight
- Carl R. Midnight-5a
WEEKENDS
- Weekend personalities consist of Jim "By God" Coda, and a rotating shift between weekday staff.
- The House of Hair with Dee Snider, Saturdays at 7pm
- Floydian Slip, Saturdays at 11pm
- Monsters of Rock, Sundays at 9pm
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86604/wjli-fills-classic-rock-void-in-paducah/
- ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/89236/jelli-to-shut-down-user-controlled-platform/
External links
- Official Website
- Facebook Page
- Twitter Page
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJLI
- Radio-Locator information on WJLI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJLI
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