WYJJ (FM)

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WYJJ
WYJJ JJ97.7 logo.png
Broadcast area Jackson, Tennessee
Frequency 97.7 MHz
BrandingJJ 97.7
Programming
Format Urban adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (Forever South Licenses, LLC)
WHHG, WOGY, WTJF, WTJF-FM
History
First air date
Sept 17,2012 (as WYJJ)
Former call signs
WTNE-FM (?-1983)
WLOT (1983-1993)
WWEZ (1993-2000)
WTNE-FM (2000-2009)
WTGP (2009-2012)
Call sign meaning
We're Your Jackson Joy
Technical information
Facility ID 54899
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 123 meters (404 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°44′35.00″N88°59′19.00″W / 35.7430556°N 88.9886111°W / 35.7430556; -88.9886111
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.jamminjackson.com/stations/jj-977

WYJJ (97.7 MHz, "JJ 97.7") is an FM radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format. [1] Licensed to Trenton, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Jackson, Tennessee area. The station is currently[ when? ] owned by Forever Media through Forever South Licenses, LLC. [2]

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History

The station was assigned the call sign WLOT on May 10, 1983. On February 15, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WWEZ, on December 11, 2000, to WTNE-FM, on September 23, 2009, to WTGP, and on September 15, 2012, to the current WYJJ. [3]

On September 15, 2012, WTGP changed its format from contemporary Christian (as "The Dove") to urban adult contemporary, branded as "JJ 97.7" under the new call letters WYJJ. [4]

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. "WYJJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  3. "WYJJ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  4. "Jackson, TN Station Swap".