WXJB (99.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Homosassa, Florida. The station, established in 2010, is owned and operated by Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. The broadcast license is held by George S. Flinn, Jr.
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| Broadcast area | Nature Coast |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Branding | The News and Talk of the Nature Coast |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
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| History | |
Former call signs | WICE (2007) WWHF (2007–2010)[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 170182 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 9,200 watts |
| HAAT | 163 meters (535 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°38′28″N 82°26′14″W / 28.64111°N 82.43722°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
Programming
editWXJB broadcasts a news/talk radio format to the Nature Coast region of Florida.[3][4] As of February 10, 2021[update], weekday programming on the station includes syndicated talk shows hosted by Brian Kilmeade, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin, plus Ground Zero, Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory and Wall Street Journal This Morning. Local weekday programming includes The Nature Coast Morning News with Mike Reeves. Weekend programming includes syndicated shows hosted by Leo Laporte, Bill Handel, and Gary Sullivan, plus classic Art Bell shows rebranded Somewhere in Time.[5]
History
editIn February 2007, broadcaster George S. Flinn, Jr., applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on June 29, 2007, with a scheduled expiration date of June 29, 2010.[6] The new station was assigned call sign WICE on September 3, 2007, then switched to WWHF on November 21, 2007.[1] After construction and testing were completed in June 2010, the station was assigned call sign WXJB by the FCC on June 29, 2010.[1] The station was granted its broadcast license on July 21, 2010.[7] In 2015, the station received approval from the FCC to increase its effective radiated power to 25,000 watts.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXJB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Hernando news talk now found on the FM dial". Hernando Today. July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ "Weekly Schedule". WXJB 99.9 FM. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details ()". FCC Media Bureau. June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BLH-20100629AMS)". FCC Media Bureau. July 21, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "WWJB/WXJB is increasing signal strength". Hernando Sun. 2015-04-22.
External links
edit- WXJB 99.9 FM official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 742140 (WXJB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXJB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database