Frequency | 89.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
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Branding | WJCT News 89.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio News/Talk |
Subchannels | HD1: WJCT-FM analog HD2: Classical 24 (Classical music) HD3: Anthology (Classic hits) HD4: "The Independent" (AAA) |
Affiliations | NPR |
Ownership | |
Owner | WJCT, Inc. |
WJCT (TV) | |
History | |
First air date | April 10, 1972 [1] |
Call sign meaning | "Jacksonville Community Television" |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73125 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 98,000 watts |
HAAT | 251 meters (823 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′51.8″N81°34′11.9″W / 30.281056°N 81.569972°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | news WJCT-HD2 Online WJCT-HD3 Online WJCT-HD4 Online Radio Reading Service |
WJCT-FM (89.9 MHz) is a public radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. Owned by WJCT, Inc., it is an NPR member station. It shares studios with its sister PBS station WJCT (channel 7) on Festival Park Avenue, near EverBank Stadium in Downtown Jacksonville's Stadium District. Its transmitter facilities are located on Hogan Road in the city's Killarney Shores area.
WJCT broadcasts in HD Radio; it broadcasts three full-time subchannels, Classical 24 on HD2— which carries classical music, Anthology on HD3 - which carries classic hits, and "The Independent" on HD4 - which carries adult album alternative. On its analog subcarrier, WJCT operates the regional radio reading service for the visually impaired, which is also streamed online.
From September to November 2019, the station ran a country music subchannel, Pop-Up Country, on HD4, as a tie-in to Ken Burns' PBS documentary series Country Music . [3]
On July 13, 2020, WJCT-FM converted from its previous mix of news and music into an all-news/talk format with its music programs moved to its HD radio subchannels. On this date, the station became known as WJCT News 89.9. [4]
On April 28, 2022, WJCT-FM's HD4 subchannel changed its format from lounge as "Electro Lounge Radio" to adult album alternative as "The Independent". [5]
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