WTJF (1390 AM) is a Sports formatted radio station.[2] Licensed to Jackson, Tennessee, United States, the station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC.[3]
| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
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| Branding | Sports Radio 94FM & 1390AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHHG, WOGY, WTJF-FM, WYJJ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1931 (as WTJS) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Variation of former WTJS calls |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14742 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°38′46″N 88°49′57″W / 35.6461°N 88.8325°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.1 W231BU (East Union) |
| Repeater(s) | 94.3 WTJF-FM (Dyer) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
editThe station, under the WTJS calls, was the first radio station in Jackson, Tennessee, and the entire West Tennessee area excluding Memphis and was the beacon that made Jackson the center hub of what is called the Golden Circle Area. In the 1930s, people listened to WTJS for farm programming, live radio shows and the latest news updates. Being a wide-reaching advertising medium, WTJS enticed listeners from 22 counties to shop in Jackson, thus the genesis of the "Hub City".[citation needed]
On January 16, 2017, WTJS flipped to classic country as Willie 94, in simulcast with 94.3 WDYE. The station changed its call letters to WLLI.
After stunting with Christmas music as Rudolph Radio, on December 30, 2020, WLLI flipped to conservative talk as "Tennessee Patriot Network", changing its call letters to WTJF. WTJF also readded the 94.3 simulcast.[4] The conservative talk programming, subsequently rebranded "The TJ Network", was replaced with a sports radio format, primarily featuring ESPN Radio programming, on January 1, 2024.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTJF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ "WTJF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ "Tennessee Patriot Network Launches In Western Tennessee". RadioInsight. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Venta, Lance (January 1, 2024). "TJ Network Gives Way To Sports In West Tennessee". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 14742 (WTJF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WTJF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140692 (W231BU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W231BU at FCCdata.org
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