Broadcast area | Laurel-Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
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Frequency | 102.5 MHz |
Branding | 102 JKX |
Programming | |
Format | Urban adult contemporary |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WNSL, WZLD | |
History | |
First air date | 1973 |
Former call signs | WBSJ (1973–1990) [1] [2] |
Former frequencies | 102.3 MHz (1973–1990) |
Technical information [3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 61116 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 11,500 watts |
HAAT | 256 meters (840 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°31′38.00″N89°08′07.00″W / 31.5272222°N 89.1352778°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 102jkx.iheart.com |
WJKX (102.5 FM, "102 JKX") is a radio station licensed to the community of Ellisville, Mississippi, and serving the Laurel-Hattiesburg area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and the license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC. It airs an urban adult contemporary music format. [4] WJKX has had the same format since 1995. [5] The studios are located with other sister stations on U. S. Highway 98 in West Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
The station signed on in 1973 as WBSJ, a country music station, located just north of Ellisville. WBSJ was owned by Glynn Holland and Herb Knotts, both of Ellisville, until 1989.