WJVL

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WJVL
WJVL 99.9FM logo.png
Broadcast area Janesville, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Rockford, Illinois
Frequency 99.9 MHz
Branding99.9 WJVL
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Packers Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerBenjamin Thompson
WCLO
History
First air date
1947 as WCLO-FM
Former call signs
WCLO-FM (1947–1970)
Call sign meaning
"Janesville"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 61390
Class B1
ERP 11,000 watts
HAAT 153 meters
Transmitter coordinates
42°43′47.00″N89°10′10.00″W / 42.7297222°N 89.1694444°W / 42.7297222; -89.1694444
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wjvl.com

WJVL (99.9 FM) is a country music-formatted radio station licensed to Janesville, Wisconsin, and serving the areas of Janesville and Madison, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois. The station is owned by Benjamin Thompson and describes itself as playing "Top 40 country mixed with country golds." [2]

Contents

History

In 1947, WCLO-FM went on the air as the sister station to WCLO. WCLO-FM was Wisconsin's first network FM station.[ citation needed ] It later became WJVL.[ when? ] After some years as "Music of your Life", WJVL changed to a country format in 1982.

WJVL's tower is located on N. Roherty Road between Janesville and Evansville, Wisconsin.

WJVL & WCLO are owned and operated by Benjamin Thompson.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WJVL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. WJVL

42°43′47″N89°10′10″W / 42.72972°N 89.16944°W / 42.72972; -89.16944