WJCR-FM

Last updated
WJCR-FM
WJCR-FM logo.png
Broadcast area
Frequency 90.1 MHz
BrandingWhere Jesus Christ Reigns
Programming
Format Southern gospel
Affiliations Salem Communications
Ownership
OwnerFM 90.1, Inc.
History
First air date
February 1990
Call sign meaning
"Where Jesus Christ Reigns" [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 21837
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 117 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°25′57.1″N86°01′49.8″W / 37.432528°N 86.030500°W / 37.432528; -86.030500
Links
Public license information
Webcast listen live
Website wjcr.org

WJCR-FM (90.1 FM) is a southern gospel music radio station that is licensed to Upton, Kentucky, United States, and serves the Elizabethtown and Glasgow areas. The station is owned by FM 90.1, Inc. and features programming from Salem Communications. [3]

Contents

The broadcast facilities of WJCR are located at 13101 Raider Hollow Road in rural northwest Hart County off Kentucky Route 224 between Upton and Millerstown.

History

The station was issued the call sign WJCR on October 18, 1989. [4] [lower-alpha 1] The station signed on the air in February 1990. [5]

Until 2015, the station's programming was also available in full via Paducah, Kentucky-licensed WNFC. In 2015, WNFC became a full-time affiliate of the Somerset, Kentucky-based King of Kings Radio Network.

Notes

  1. The "-FM" suffix was added on May 15, 1992. [4]

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References

  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WJCR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WJCR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. 1 2 "WJCR-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-248.