WJNT

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WJNT
Broadcast area Jackson, Mississippi
Frequency 1180 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1180/96.9
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Radio America
Salem Radio Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 28, 1980 (1980-10-28) (as WPRL)
Former call signs
  • WPRL (1980–1981)
  • WKKE (1981–1986)
Call sign meaning
"Jackson's News-Talk"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 7691
Class B
Power
Transmitter coordinates
32°17′43.5″N90°6′54.2″W / 32.295417°N 90.115056°W / 32.295417; -90.115056
Translator(s) 96.9 W245AH (Jackson)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wjnt.com

WJNT (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to Pearl, Mississippi. WJNT is owned by Connoisseur Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC and its sister stations are WJMI, WKXI-FM, WOAD, WRKS, and WJQS. All six stations have shared studios which are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower for WJNT is located in Pearl.

Contents

WJNT broadcasts a news/talk format with mostly syndicated talk shows such as Brian Kilmeade, Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham. WJNT operates at 50,000 watts during the day, 10,000 watts during critical hours and 500 watts at night.

Logo before translator sign on WJNT NewsTalk1180 logo.png
Logo before translator sign on

FM signal

WJNT operated at night on WJNT-FM1 103.9 until June 2017.

WJNT was granted permission for the FM booster due to massive nighttime interference by Cuban stations on 1180 AM, and has been operating a nighttime-only FM booster under special temporary authority from the FCC since December 20, 1999. [2]

Once WJNT-FM1 was turned off, WJNT started simulcasting 24/7 on W245AH, a 135 watt FM translator at 96.9 MHz licensed to Jackson, Mississippi.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W245AH96.9 FM Jackson, Mississippi 139924135D 32°16′51.5″N90°17′38.3″W / 32.280972°N 90.293972°W / 32.280972; -90.293972 (W245AH) LMS

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WJNT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Legal STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 7, 2024.