WJXL (AM)

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WJXL
Semi-simulcast with WJXL-FM Jacksonville Beach
WJXL AM & FM logo.png
Broadcast area Jacksonville metropolitan area
Frequency 1010 kHz
Branding1010 XL 92.5 FM
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations VSiN Radio
Jacksonville Jaguars Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerSeven Bridges Radio, LLC
WJXL-FM
History
First air date
 1947 (as WJVB) [1]
Former call signs
WJVB (1947-1957) [2]
WZRO (1957-1963) [2]
WBIX (1963-1988) [2] [3]
WXTL (1988-1996) [3]
WIOJ (1996-2007) [3]
Call sign meaning
W Jacksonville XL
Technical information
Facility ID 63600
Class B
Power 50,000 watts day
30,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 30°17′57″N82°0′26″W / 30.29917°N 82.00722°W / 30.29917; -82.00722
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1010xl.com

WJXL (1010 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and serving the Jacksonville metropolitan area. WJXL is owned by Seven Bridges Radio, LLC. [4]

Contents

The station airs a sports radio format, and is simulcast on co-owned 92.5 WJXL-FM. Most weekday shows have local hosts, with the VSiN Radio Network heard late nights and weekends. They serve as the flagship stations of the Jacksonville Jaguars Radio Network. [5] [6]

WJXL broadcasts by day at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for commercial AM stations. But because AM 1010 is a clear channel frequency, WJXL reduces power at night to 30,000 watts and uses a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on 1010 kHz. The transmitter is located on U.S. Route 90 in Jacksonville, west of Baldwin, Florida. [4] The studios and offices are on Hogan Road, also in Jacksonville. [7]

History

The station began broadcasting in 1947, and originally held the call sign WJVB. [1] [2] The station was originally owned by Jacksonville Beach Broadcasting Company and ran 250 watts during daytime hours only. [2] In 1953, the station's power was increased to 1,000 watts. [2] In 1957, the station was sold to Andrew B. Letson for $60,000, and the station's call sign was changed to WZRO. [2] [8] In 1963, the station's call sign was changed to WBIX. [2] The station was silent for a period in 1963, and the station's power was increased to 10,000 watts late that year. [2] In 1966, the station was sold to Twin-Ten Radio for $250,000. [2] [9]

The station aired a Gospel music format in the 1970s and 1980s. [1] [10] [11] [12] In 1985, the station was sold to Sudbrink Broadcasting for $436,200. [13] In 1988, the station's call sign was changed to WXTL. [3] By 1990, the station had added nighttime operations of 143 watts. [14] In 1996, the station was purchased by McEntee Broadcasting for $240,000, and its call sign was changed to WIOJ. [15] [3] As WXTL and WIOJ the station aired a religious format. [14] [16] [17] [18]

In 2007, the station was sold to Seven Bridges Radio for $3.8 million, and the station adopted a sports format as "1010 XL", with its call sign being changed to WJXL. [19] [3] That year, the station's power was increased to 50,000 during the day and 30,000 watts at night. [20] [21] On August 4, 2008, the station began to be simulcast on 105.3 WJSJ. [22] The simulcast on 105.3 FM ended July 31, 2009. [23] Shortly thereafter the station would begin to be simulcast on 92.5 WFJO. [24] In March 2011, the simulcast would end, as WFJO adopted a gospel music format as "Joy 92.5". [25] In March 2012, the station would again be simulcast on 92.5 WFJO, which would change its call sign to WJXL-FM in September. [26] [27]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 History Cards for WJXL, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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  5. ↑ 1010 XL/92.5 FM ON-AIR, 1010XL. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Basch, Mark. "How 1010 XL scored radio rights for the Jacksonville Jaguars", Jacksonville Daily Record . September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Contact Us", 1010 XL. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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