WJCT-FM
WJCT-FM (89.9 MHz) is a public radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. Owned by WJCT, Inc., it is an NPR member station. It shares studios with its sister PBS station WJCT (channel 7) on Festival Park Avenue, near TIAA Bank Field in Downtown Jacksonville's Stadium District. Its transmitter facilities are located on Hogan Road in the city's Killarney Shores area.
| City | Jacksonville, Florida |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WJCT News 89.9 |
| Slogan | Your Community, Your World |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio News/Talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classical 24 (Classical music) HD3: Anthology (Classic hits) HD4: Electro Lounge Radio (Lounge music) |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WJCT, Inc. |
| WJCT (TV) | |
| History | |
First air date | 1972 |
Call sign meaning | W Jacksonville Community Television |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73125 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| HAAT | 251 meters (823 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′51.8″N 81°34′11.9″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | news WJCT-HD2 Online WJCT-HD3 Online WJCT-HD4 Online |
HD Radio
WJCT broadcasts in HD Radio; it broadcasts three full-time subchannels, Classical 24 on HD2— which carries classical music, Anthology on HD3 - which carries classic hits, and "Electro Lounge Radio" on HD4 - which carries lounge music. The HD3 format was, in particular, created in response to the sale of Jones College's WKTZ-FM to the Educational Media Foundation—resulting in it dropping its long-time easy listening format (which it had, in turn, inherited from the current WEJZ) in favor of K-Love. The format was described by music director David Luckin as being a broader and "edgier" take on the format designed to appeal to a wider audience, with "songs you listened to with your mother and songs that you grew up with" rather than simply "elevator music".[1]
From September to November 2019, the station added a temporary country music subchannel, Pop-Up Country, on HD4, as a tie-in to Ken Burns' PBS documentary series Country Music.[2]
On July 13, 2020, WJCT-FM converted from its previous mix of news and music into an all-news/talk format with its music programs moved to its HD radio subchannels. On this date, the station became known as WJCT News 89.9. [3]
References
- Edgier easy listening returns to the air on Jacksonville's WJCT-FM's HD3 station. The Florida Times-Union, April 1, 2015.
- "WJCT Launches Pop-Up Channel For Ken Burns Country Music Series". RadioInsight. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- WJCT to Convert 89.9 FM to All News/Talk Format and Change Name on July 13, 2020. WJCT.org. June 4, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
External links
- WJCT in the FCC's FM station database
- WJCT on Radio-Locator
- WJCT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for WJCT-FM
