Broadcast area | Jackson, Mississippi |
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Frequency | 1180 kHz |
Branding | NewsTalk 1180/96.9 |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WJMI, WKXI-FM, WOAD, WRKS, WJQS | |
History | |
First air date | October 28, 1980 (as WPRL) |
Former call signs | WPRL (1980–1981) WKKE (1981–1986) |
Call sign meaning | We're Jackson's News-Talk station |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 7691 |
Class | B (AM) D (FM) |
Power | 50,000 watts day 10,000 watts critical hours 500 watts night |
ERP | 135 watts (FM) |
HAAT | 0 meters (0 ft) (FM) |
Translator(s) | 96.9 W245AH (Jackson) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wjnt.com |
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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]
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