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WTRB
WTRB (1570 AM, "Music Country") is an American radio station licensed to serve Ripley, Tennessee in Lauderdale county. The station is presently owned by WTRB, Inc. (Palmer Johnson, President) It airs a country music format. The station went on the air December 11, 1954 and was assigned the "WTRB" call sign by the Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction .... History In March 1959, WTRB made national headlines when James W. Porter purchased fifteen minutes of air time on the station. Porter began his broadcast by shattering several records then leaving the station silent for the rest of the fifteen minutes after proposing a "National Can the Racket League" as a protest against rock'n'roll music. Don Paris: Don Paris started with WTRB when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJPJ
WJPJ (1190 AM, "Fox Sports Jackson") is an American radio station licensed to serve Humboldt, Tennessee. The station's broadcast license is held by Palmer Johnson, Inc. Studios are located on Main Street in Humboldt. History WHMT On March 30, 1972 Communications Associates, Inc., obtained a construction permit to build a new radio station in Humboldt on 1190 kHz. WHMT began with a country music format on July 6, 1972. Donald Stephenson became the sole owner at the end of 1975, retaining the country format. After the umbrella company for Stephenson's interests, Crestline Financial, entered into difficulties in 1982, it sold WHMT to RB Management Corporation, owned by the Boyd family. In October 1988, station management filed a petition with the FCC to reduce their broadcast power from 500 to 420 watts and increase the height of their broadcast antenna. This move would allow the station to cover the same geographic area with lower electricity costs. The FCC granted the station a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |