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WIIN
WIIN (780 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ridgeland, Mississippi. The station is owned by The Radio People and licensed to New South Radio, Inc. The station's studios are in Ridgeland, with a transmitter located west of the city along the Natchez Trace Parkway. History The station was assigned the WIIN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 31, 1995. This station has had many formats over its history. Some of these included: classical, easy listening, inspirational talk, talk shows hosted by African-American hosts and appealing to African-American audiences, all-news, blues, golden oldies pop, all-Spanish speaking, big band, talk shows hosted by female hosts appealing to female audiences, and Southern-gospel. Until 2009, the station had been affiliated with God's Country Radio Network. In recent years, the station has been "on and off" the air at sporadic intervals. In June 2009, WIIN was shut down. By May 2010, however, WI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIIN 93
WIIN (780 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ridgeland, Mississippi. The station is owned by The Radio People and licensed to New South Radio, Inc. The station's studios are in Ridgeland, with a transmitter located west of the city along the Natchez Trace Parkway. History The station was assigned the WIIN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 31, 1995. This station has had many formats over its history. Some of these included: classical, easy listening, inspirational talk, talk shows hosted by African-American hosts and appealing to African-American audiences, all-news, blues, golden oldies pop, all-Spanish speaking, big band, talk shows hosted by female hosts appealing to female audiences, and Southern-gospel. Until 2009, the station had been affiliated with God's Country Radio Network. In recent years, the station has been "on and off" the air at sporadic intervals. In June 2009, WIIN was shut down. By May 2010, however, WI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHJT
WHJT (93.5 FM broadcasting, FM, "93.5 The Legend) is an American radio station city of license, licensed to serve Kearney Park, Mississippi, United States. The station was owned and operated by Mississippi College until 2017. Its studios and transmitter were based on campus from the Aven Fine Arts Building. Mississippi College sold WHJT to New South Radio in March 2017. The station's new 12,000-watt transmitter is located off Highway 49, in Pocahontas, Mississippi, Pocahontas. Its new studio is located at 265 Highpoint Drive, in Ridgeland, Mississippi, Ridgeland. WHJT had previously broadcast a contemporary Christian radio format, format to the Jackson, Mississippi, area from Easter Sunday 1989 until midnight on July 31, 2017. On July 31, WHJT changed its format from Christian contemporary to classic country, and is now branded as "93.5 The Legend" (format moved from Flinn Broadcasting-owned WJXN-FM 100.9 Utica, which began stunting). The station was assigned the call sign " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJKK
WJKK (98.7 FM) is a mainstream adult contemporary radio station. Although licensed to Vicksburg, the station serves the Jackson area. The station is currently owned by Meridian-based New South Radio. Its studios are located in Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in Raymond. Mix has provided Jackson's best variety of soft rock since their flip from country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ... in 1997. More recently the station has been becoming more upbeat following a trend of many AC stations across the country. References * External linksMix 98.7 website* JKK Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States The Radio People radio stations {{Mississippi-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WYOY
WYOY (101.7 FM, "Y101") is a Top 40/CHR station in Jackson, Mississippi. WYOY debuted in September 1996, and gave the Jackson area its first Top 40 station since 1993. Its studios are located in Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in Raymond. History Originally licensed to Canton, Mississippi, Lles Communications put WWLM on the air January 6, 1976, but only for a short time. Issues with the construction permit prompted the station to go dark later that year. After Lles transferred the station to Donald G. Manuel in 1980, it returned in 1981 as WDGM, airing classical music. WDGM flipped to a rock format on July 7, 1982, going by the name "Rock 102". The rock, however, would be short-lived. On September 10, a fire destroyed the station's temporary studios in a mobile home. It was the second in a series of fires at rock radio stations in Mississippi, including a deliberately set March 1982 blaze at a station in Lexington and a January 1983 fire that consumed the transmitter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythmic Oldies
Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic audiences. It is also referred to as "Jammin' Oldies" or "Music From Back in the Day" by various radio stations. Since the late 2000s, much of the library in the "rhythmic oldies" format has been adopted by the classic hits format. A variation on the format is urban oldies. History On November 19, 1997, the Los Angeles radio station formerly known as KIBB began a new concept in radio. KCMG, which named itself Mega 100.3 after a listener contest, was "oldies with attitude". Chancellor Media, later to be called AMFM, developed the format with the intention of using it on other stations. Just as radio in the 80s had the "urban versus churban" competition, R & B oldies radio was dividing into two camps—the straight urban oldies stations t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Mississippi
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Mississippi, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * WAKK * WCBI * WCMR-FM * WCSA * WEPA * WETX * WGRM * WHLV * WHSY (1230 AM) * WIGG * WILU-LP * WJNS * WKOR * WKOZ * WKXG * WLGD * WMLC * WMOX * WNBN * WOKJ * WQBC * WQMA * WQST * WSAO * WSWG * WXAB * WZHL * WZRX See also * Mississippi media ** List of newspapers in Mississippi ** List of television stations in Mississippi ** Media of locales in Mississippi: Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson References Bibliography * * External links * (Directory ceased in 2017) Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Images File:The Morning Crew on ROCK104.jpg, DJs of WXRR, Hattiesburg, 2002 File:FEMA - 16859 - Photograph by Nicolas Britto taken on 10-07-2005 in Mississippi.jpg, K-106 FM radio station, McComb, Miss., 2005 Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WUSJ
WUSJ (96.3 FM, "US96.3") is a country 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. Its studios are located in Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in Raymond. 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 Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Ridgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,047 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area. History In 1805, the Choctaw Indian Agency, headed by Silas Dinsmoor, was located in what is now known as Ridgeland. There is also a neighborhood called Dinsmor in Ridgeland. The structure was then called Turner Brashear's Stand until about 1850. It was adapted for use as a hotel named the King's Inn. During the American Civil War, King's Inn was used as a headquarters by General Stephen Lee. Afterward, it again operated as a hotel until 1896, when it was destroyed by fire. In 1853, James B. Yellowley founded the community of Yellowley's Crossing (later named Jessamine after his wife). In 1896, Edward Treakle and Gordon Nichols, two real estate developers from Chicago, purchased the land from Yellowley and established the Highland Colony Company. They created plans for a town to be named Ridgeland and laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God's Country Radio Network
God's Country Radio Network was a Religious broadcasting radio network in the United States which launched in 2008. The majority of stations that the network aired on were owned by the non-profit organization Educational Media Foundation, though it also aired on some independent stations. God's Country Radio Network played a blend of Southern Gospel and Positive Country music. In November 2010, God's Country Radio Network left the air because it "didn't connect with enough listeners to sustain the expenses of the broadcast". It relaunched in January 2011 as a web-based only broadcaster, which has since shut down also. There is an unrelated "God's Country" network of stations in Maine, WMDR-FM and WWLN, owned by Light of Light Ministries. Affiliates at Time of Closure * KGCD: Lincoln, North Dakota * KGCE: Post, Texas * KGCL: Jordan Valley, Oregon * KGCM: Belgrade, Montana * KGCN: Roswell, New Mexico * KGCO: Fort Collins, Colorado * KQGC: Belen, New Mexico * WGCN: Nashvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJXN-FM
WJXN-FM (100.9 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station serving the Jackson, Mississippi area, broadcasting a worship music radio format, format. The station is owned by Memphis, Tennessee-based Flinn Broadcasting. Its studios are located in Ridgeland, Mississippi, Ridgeland, and the transmitter site is in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. History In October, 1990, WJXN (then at 92.9) began broadcasting. At that time, its format was top-40, and was branded ''92.9 The Heat''. But ''The Heat'' had been turned off after just a few months. In 1991, WJXN switched to oldies. It was branded ''J92''. But WJXN didn't have oldies for long. In 1992, WJXN made another switch--to country. It was branded ''Star 92''. But WJXN didn't have country for long. Later that year, WJXN started simulcasting WOAD (AM), WOAD. WOAD's then-owner Holt Communications had leased WJXN, and had even changed the call sign to WOAD-FM. In December, 1997, WJXN was sold to Flinn Broadcasting. In December, 1999, WJXN sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSFZ
WSFZ (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Jackson, Mississippi. The station is owned by iHeartMedia. As of December 1, 2020, WSFZ is broadcasting an African-American oriented all-news format. History WSLI signed on in September 1938, becoming Jackson's second radio station. It was owned by, and named for, the Standard Life Insurance Company. It began broadcasting from studios located in the Robert E. Lee Hotel. The transmitter was located on High Street, near the Pearl River. WSLI was affiliated with NBC's Blue Network. L.M. Sepaugh was named the first manager. WSLI had the distinction of employing Mississippi's first female announcers, Nancy Chambers and Virginia Metz.The station was originally located at 1420 kHz, moving to 1450 kHz in 1941 upon NARBA reallocation and then to 930 kHz in 1946. WSLI expanded into television in 1954 when it started WSLI-TV channel 12. The station was merged with WJTV, then on channel 25, the next year, and the two stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
