WUSJ (96.3
FM, "US96.3") is a
country
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radio station
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licensed
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to
Madison, Mississippi
Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The city of Madison, named ...
, and serving greater
Jackson
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Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
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. The station is owned by
Meridian, Mississippi
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-based Digio Strategies, and licensed to New South Radio, Inc. It airs a
country music
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format.
Its studios are located in
Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in
Raymond
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.
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
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as "Class-FM". The station also began simulcasting WSLI. In 1990, its call letters changed to WJDX retaining the AC format, and for a short time in 1998, its call letters changed to WKXS. After 12 years in 1999, it permanently returned to a country format, switching their calls to WUSJ on July 13, 1999.
References
External links
WUSJ official websiteThe Radio People
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Country radio stations in the United States
Madison County, Mississippi
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The Radio People radio stations
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