WWJM

39°46′37.00″N 82°9′54.00″W / 39.7769444°N 82.1650000°W / 39.7769444; -82.1650000

WWJM
Broadcast areaZanesville, Ohio
Frequency105.9 MHz
Branding105.9 and 94.5 The Mix
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
AffiliationsABC Radio, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerPerry County Broadcasting Co.
History
First air date
May 1, 1978
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52322
ClassA
ERP1,700 watts
HAAT191 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°46′37.00″N 82°9′54.00″W / 39.7769444°N 82.1650000°W / 39.7769444; -82.1650000
Repeater(s)94.5 W233AK (Zanesville)
Links
Public license information
Websitewwjm.com
WWJM on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.

WWJM (105.9 FM) is a radio station currently owned by Perry County Broadcasting Co.[2][3] It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format, featuring a number of syndicated female-oriented lifestyle talk shows.

Licensed to New Lexington, Ohio, WWJM, like many stations in the region, also targets listeners in the nearby Zanesville, Ohio area. It maintains an FM translator, W233AK (94.5 FM), in Zanesville itself.

Though WWJM's overall music format is considered Hot Adult Contemporary, the station carries a weekday schedule of lifestyle-oriented talk shows syndicated by Dial Global. The shows, produced by WLNK in Charlotte, North Carolina, include Bob and Sheri and Matt and Ramona.

History

WWJM signed on the air May 1, 1978. Programming was AC/country from sign on (6am) until 3pm when the music became "Top 40". In 1979 The country Music was dumped and top 40 was played until 9pm.the late evening music was "AOR". Joe Hill AKA "David Barnes" was program director at that time. Joe was PM drive host at KFLR in Phoenix, Arizona in 2002.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWJM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WWJM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WWJM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
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