WSME

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WSME
WSME Freedom97.1-1120 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Jacksonville, North Carolina
Frequency 1120 kHz
BrandingFreedom 97.1 FM & 1120 AM
Programming
Format Oldies
Ownership
Owner
  • Ashley Moseley and Harry Brown
  • (B&M Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date
September 8, 1980 (as WJIK at 1580)
Former call signs
WJIK (1980-1986)
WBQZ (2/1986-5/1986)
WJIK (1986-1989)
WWOF (1989-1996)
WCTJ (1996-1998)
WWJV (1998-1999)
WSMO (1999-2003)
Former frequencies
1580 kHz (1980-2003)
Technical information
Facility ID 73697
Class D
Power 6,000 watts day
4,200 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
34°43′3″N77°16′57″W / 34.71750°N 77.28250°W / 34.71750; -77.28250
Translator(s) 97.1 W246CJ (Jacksonville)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wsme971.com

WSME (1120 AM) is an Eastern North Carolina radio station broadcasting an oldies format. The station is licensed to the town of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, serving the Jacksonville area. The station is licensed to B&M Broadcasting LLC. WSME also simulcasts via an FM translator (W246CJ), at 97.1 FM.

"Freedom 97.1 and 1120", as the station is known, features pop music from the 1960s and 1970s, including rock and roll, soul, beach music and other classic hits of the era. The station was originally licensed to broadcast on 1580 AM.


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