WJRS

WJRS
City	Jamestown, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Jamestown/Russell Springs, Kentucky; Columbia, Kentucky; Somerset/Lake Cumberland area
Frequency	104.9 MHz
Branding	Laker Country
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Jones Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Lake Cumberland Broadcasters
Sister stations	WJKY
History
First air date	September 3, 1966
Call sign meaning	W Jamestown and Russell Springs
Technical information
Facility ID	36305
Class	A
ERP	2,000 watts
HAAT	110 metres (360 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°01′31″N 85°03′23″W
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	lakercountry.com

WJRS (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format that is licensed to Jamestown, Kentucky, and serving the Jamestown/Russell Springs area in Russell County, Kentucky. The station is currently owned by Lake Cumberland Broadcasters, LLC, which also owns WJKY. The two stations share broadcast facilities and transmitting tower at 2804 South US 127 on the south side of Russell Springs.

WJRS features programming from Westwood One.[1]

History

The station signed on the air on September 3, 1966, and it has been broadcasting a country music format ever since.[2]

WJKY simulcasted the FM station's signal until sometime in the 2000s, when the AM station became an ESPN Radio affiliate.

References

"WJRS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1974. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1974. p. B-85.

External links

LakerCountry.com -- WJRS website

WJRS in the FCC's FM station database

WJRS on Radio-Locator

WJRS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "WJRS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1974. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1974. p. B-85.

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