WJDB (AM)

Last updated
DWJDB
Frequency 630 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct
Ownership
OwnerGriffin Broadcasting Corporation
WJDB-FM
History
First air date
July 16, 1956 [1]
Last air date
March 5, 2016
Call sign meaning
Joel Dige Bishop (station founder)
Technical information
Facility ID 25379
Class D
Power 1,000 watts (day)
49 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 31°52′58″N87°44′42″W / 31.88278°N 87.74500°W / 31.88278; -87.74500

WJDB (630 AM) was an American radio station licensed to serve Thomasville, Alabama. The station, the only AM station licensed to Thomasville, was owned by Griffin Broadcasting Corporation. [2] Griffin Broadcasting also owns Thomasville's WJDB-FM.

Contents

It aired an adult hits music format. [2] [3]

History

The station was assigned the "WJDB" call sign by the Federal Communications Commission. [4]

In November 1990, licensee WJDB Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Griffin Broadcasting Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 4, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on January 31, 1991. [5]

This station was reported silent in December 2011. (Taken from Alabama Broadcast Media Page) On May 17, 2017, the FCC informed WJDB that, as the station had been silent since at least March 5, 2016, it was in the process of cancelling the station's license; [6] the license was canceled on June 29, 2017. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-14. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "WJDB gets amped up". The Thomasville Times. November 16, 2005.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19901113HP)". FCC Media Bureau. January 31, 1991.
  6. ↑ Doyle, Peter H. (May 17, 2017). "Notification of License Expiration" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Broadcast Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.


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