WJBZ-FM

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WJBZ-FM
WJBZ-FM logo.png
Broadcast area Knoxville, Tennessee
Frequency 96.3 MHz
BrandingPraise 96.3
Programming
Format Southern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerM & M Broadcasting
WMYL, WYSH, WQLA
History
First air date
March 31, 1991
Former call signs
WJBZ (19901998) [1]
Call sign meaning
founder J. B a z ell Mull
Technical information
Facility ID 59808
Class A
ERP 2,900 watts
HAAT 146 meters (479 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
35°56′17″N83°42′11″W / 35.93806°N 83.70306°W / 35.93806; -83.70306
Links
Website praise963.com

WJBZ-FM (96.3 FM, "Praise 96.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Seymour, Tennessee. The station is owned by M & M Broadcasting, Ron Meredith. It airs a Southern Gospel music format. [2]

WJBZ-FM was started by the late J. Bazzel Mull, a longtime preacher and the founder of the Mull Singing Convention program. [3]

The station was assigned the WJBZ-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 28, 1990. [1] In 2015 Ron Meredith and M & M broadcasting bought the station. WJBZ’s format is Southern Gospel and was in jeopardy of changing formats. M & M Broadcasting’s Ron Meredith and Jack Ryan (Eric Hammond) decided to dedicate one year to try to revive the station and the format. In March or 2015 the station celebrated its 25th anniversary with an overwhelming community display during a station open house. That year the station was named Southern Gospel radio station of the year in the United States. The station repeated the accomplishment in 2016,2017,2018,2019,2020. A feat never before accomplished by another radio station.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. "About Praise 96.3". WJBZ official website. Retrieved 2008-10-14.