WJCT-FM

Last updated
WJCT-FM
Frequency 89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWJCT 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 (1972-04-10) [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 / 30.281056; -81.569972
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website news.wjct.org
WJCT-HD2 Online
WJCT-HD3 Online
WJCT-HD4 Online
Radio Reading Service
WJCT Studios, February 2021 WJCT Studios.jpg
WJCT Studios, February 2021

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.

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HD Radio

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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References

  1. Soergel, Matt (April 10, 2022). "50 years of music, talk, news and change: Public radio's Jacksonville-based WJCT celebrates milestone". The Florida Times-Union.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WJCT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WJCT Launches Pop-Up Channel For Ken Burns Country Music Series". RadioInsight. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. WJCT to Convert 89.9 FM to All News/Talk Format and Change Name on July 13, 2020. WJCT.org. June 4, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. "An Independent AAA Launched On HD In Jacksonville". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-04-28.