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KWJK (93.1 FM "
Jack FM Jack FM is a radio network brand, licensed by Sparknet Communications, with the exception of the European Union where it is licensed by Oxis Media. It plays an adult hits radio format, format, in most cases not using disc jockey, DJs. Format c ...
") is a
radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...
broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to
Boonville, Missouri Boonville is a city and the county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,964 at the 2020 census. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the Civil War, on July 17, 1861. Union forces defeated the Missouri Stat ...
, US, the station serves the
Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...
, area. The station is currently owned by Billings Broadcasting LLC.


Station History


1999-2005: Adult Standards

The station was originally owned by Big Country of Missouri, Inc., and was issued the KBHO call sign on July 17, 1998. FCC Call Sign Actions (July 1998)
/ref> The KWRT-FM call sign was assigned on June 14, 2000, FCC Call Sign Actions (June 2000)
/ref> and coincided with a format change to adult standards as "Casino 93.1." Casino 93.1 was originally simulcast on then-sister station
KWRT KWRT (1370 AM broadcasting, AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a True Country format. Licensed to Boonville, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Columbia, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by Billings Broadca ...
-AM, and featured the Jones Radio Network's "Music of Your Life" satellite feed.


2005-present: Adult Hits

In October 2005, the station dropped adult standards in favor of the ABC Satellite Network's Jack FM feed. Mid-MO Gets Jack'ed
/ref> In January 2011, Billings Broadcasting LLC purchased KWJK. The station airs a local talk show in the morning, The Tom Bradley Show. This is rare for a Jack FM station. The rest of the day runs without DJs.


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* WJK Radio stations established in 1998 Jack FM stations Boonville, Missouri Adult hits radio stations in the United States {{Missouri-radio-station-stub