WJNT (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to Pearl, Mississippi. WJNT is currently owned by Alpha Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC and its sister stations are WJMI, WKXI-FM, WOAD, WRKS, and WJQS. All six stations have shared studios which are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower for WJNT is located in Pearl.
| Broadcast area | Jackson, Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1180/96.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WJMI, WKXI-FM, WOAD, WRKS, WJQS | |
| History | |
First air date | October 28, 1980 (as WPRL) |
Former call signs | WPRL (1980–1981) WKKE (1981–1986) |
Call sign meaning | We're Jackson's News-Talk station |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7691 |
| Class | B (AM) D (FM) |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 10,000 watts critical hours 500 watts night |
| ERP | 135 watts (FM) |
| HAAT | 0 meters (0 ft) (FM) |
| Translator(s) | 96.9 W245AH (Jackson) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wjnt.com |
WJNT broadcasts a news/talk format with mostly syndicated talk shows such as Brian Kilmeade, Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham. WJNT operates at 50,000 watts during the day, 10,000 watts during critical hours and 500 watts at night.
FM signal
editWJNT operated at night on WJNT-FM1 103.9 until June, 2017.
WJNT was granted permission for the FM booster due to massive nighttime interference by Cuban stations on 1180 AM, and has been operating a nighttime-only FM booster under special temporary authority from the FCC since December 20, 1999.[2]
Once WJNT-FM1 was turned off, WJNT started simulcasting 24/7 on W245AH, a 135 watt FM translator at 96.9 MHz licensed to Jackson, Mississippi.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJNT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Legal STA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
External links
edit- WJNT website
- Facility details for Facility ID 7691 (WJNT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WJNT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139924 (W245AH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W245AH at FCCdata.org
32°17′43″N 90°06′54″W / 32.29528°N 90.11500°W
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