WUSJ

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WUSJ
WUSJ US96 logo.png
Broadcast area Jackson, Mississippi
Frequency 96.3 MHz
BrandingUS96
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
  • Digio Strategies
  • (New South Radio, Inc.)
WHJT, WIIN, WJKK, WYOY
History
First air date
September 16, 1966;57 years ago (1966-09-16) (as WSLI-FM)
Former call signs
WSLI-FM (1966-1976)
WJFR (1976-1982)
WXLY (1982-1983)
WYYN (1983-1987)
WSLI-FM (1987-1990)
WJDX (1990-1998)
WKXS (1998-1999)
Call sign meaning
U.S. (common country station branding), Jackson
Technical information
Facility ID 62050
Class C0
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 391.4 meters (1,284 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°11′29″N90°24′22″W / 32.19139°N 90.40611°W / 32.19139; -90.40611
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website yourcountryus96.com

WUSJ (96.3 FM, "US96.3") is a country music radio station licensed to Madison, Mississippi, and serving greater Jackson. The station is owned by Meridian, Mississippi-based Digio Strategies, and licensed to New South Radio, Inc. It airs a country music format. [1] Its studios are located in Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in Raymond.

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History

The station first signed on the air on September 16, 1966, as WSLI-FM. The station changed its call letters to WJFR in 1976, with a talk radio format. For a short time from 1982 until 1983, the station became WXLY-FM, running a country format. Retaining the format, the station changed its call letters to WYYN during the year. Its format lasted until 1987 when it dropped country for adult contemporary as "Class-FM". The station also began simulcasting WSLI. In 1990, its call letters changed to WJDX retaining the AC format, and for a short time in 1998, its call letters changed to WKXS. After 12 years in 1999, it permanently returned to a country format, switching their calls to WUSJ on July 13, 1999.

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.