WBHU (105.5
FM, "Beach 105.5") is a
radio station
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broadcasting an
Adult hits format. Previously, it aired an
oldies
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music format as part of the
True Oldies Channel
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network. Other previous formats included
Hot Country (as WJQR),
Rhythmic Oldies
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and
Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s.
History
Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 19 ...
.
Licensed to
St. Augustine Beach, Florida
St. Augustine Beach is a city in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,176 at the 2010 census. As of 2018, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was 7,026.
Geography
St. Augustine Beach is located at (29. ...
, United States, the station serves the Jacksonville, Florida, area. The station is currently owned by James Martin, through licensee Flagler Broadcasting, LLC.
History
WJQR signed on as "Hot Country 105.5 WJQR" with Jacksonville personality and former WZAZ station owner Mark Majors as morning host. The rest of the day was automated with the Hot Country radio service. At the time, WJQR was owned by Ken & Eileen Stein along with its co-owned sister station
WAOC/1420.
Both stations were sold in 1999 with the FM station switching from Modern Country to ''
Groovin' Oldies'' with the WYGV
call sign
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. WYGV simulcast with its new sister station
WXGV (105.3 FM) in
Fernandina Beach Fernandina may refer to:
*Fernandina Beach, Florida
**Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site
*Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands
*Fernandina (fruit), a citrus
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,
Florida
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.
On March 21, 2003, the callsign was changed again to WSJF as both stations flipped to a
smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s.
History
Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 19 ...
format.
WSJF's smooth jazz format lasted until 2008 and then had several formats between 2008 and 2011: rhythmic AC, oldies, talk, Spanish tropical and adult alternative.
On May 16, 2011, WSJF changed callsigns to WYRE-FM and introduced a
hot adult contemporary
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format, branded as "The Wire". On September 30, 2014, WYRE-FM changed its call letters to WALE; on October 2, it shifted to adult rock, branded as "105.5 The Whale". On November 4, 2014, WALE dropped the "105.5 The Whale" branding and became "105.5 WALE", before relaunching as "Beach 105.5".
105.5 The Whale Gets Beached
/ref> Flagler Broadcasting, which purchased the station for $400,000, changed the station's callsign from WALE to WBHU to match this branding on December 22, 2014;WBHQ
WBHQ (92.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Beverly Beach, Florida, and serving Flagler County. It is owned by Flagler County Broadcasting and broadcasts an adult hits radio format known as "Beach 92.7." Unlike other adult ...
(92.7 FM) in Beverly Beach.
References
External links
WBHU's website
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BHU
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. ...
1995 establishments in Florida
Radio stations established in 1995
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