WMJL-FM

For the AM radio station in Marion, Kentucky, United States, see WMJL (AM).
WMJL-FM
Frequency102.7 MHz
BrandingRiver Country 102.7
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Sun Media
  • (Samuel K. Stratemeyer)
WMJL WJLI, WRIK, WKRO
History
First air date
July 1993; 31 years ago (1993-07)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID31436
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°20′16″N 88°04′03″W / 37.33778°N 88.06750°W / 37.33778; -88.06750
Links
Public license information

WMJL-FM (102.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Marion, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Sun Media.

History

The station began broadcasting in June 1993 under ownership by Crittenden County Broadcasting Company. The station was originally a simulcast of its AM counterpart, which was broadcasting a Country music format. The station was sold to Joe Myers Productions in late 1994.[2]

As of April 1, 2018, the station changed ownership to Sun Media.[3]

With new ownership, came a new format and other programming changes. Now broadcasting a country music format, instead of Classic Hits, and adding a live and local morning show, a first in WMJL's history.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMJL-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. p. 84. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "WMJL-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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