WSJK (93.5 MHz) is a

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that serves the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area. It is owned by S.J. Broadcasting, and airs a

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as an

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. Some hours on weekday mornings are devoted to local talk programming. WSJK is part of the St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network. WSJK has an

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(ERP) of 5,000

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s. The

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is on County Road 1200 East in

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.Radio-Locator.com/WSJK
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in 1994.

Programming

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(Greeny)'' and '' Canty and Golic Jr.''. The Stevie Jay morning show airs locally from 7-9 a.m. and focuses on politics, sports and other current event topics. Football Hall of Famer

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joins the show 7:30 a.m. every Monday and Friday, along with host Stevie Jay Khachaturian's brother, Jonny. The "Tay and J Show" is the afternoon

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sports show, hosted by former

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sportscaster Lon Tay and former

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and

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reporter Jeremy Werner, with a focus on University of Illinois athletics, as well as St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago's professional teams. Frequent guests on the Tay and J Show include: former Illini basketball players

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and Sean Harrington, former Illini quarterback

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, former NFL player Fred Wakefield and Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne, as well as reporters who cover the Illini, Big Ten, recruiting, MLB, NFL and NBA. Popular segments on the show include "Who Ya Got?", "Know Your Enemy", and the "Friday 5 at 5 Showdown."

References

External links

* Douglas County, Illinois SJK Talk radio stations in the United States Champaign County, Illinois {{Illinois-radio-station-stub