WFXJ (AM)

WFXJ
City Jacksonville, Florida
Broadcast area Jacksonville, Florida
Branding 930 The Game
Slogan Jacksonville's Sports Leader
Home of the Florida Gators
Frequency 930 kHz
First air date 1925 (as WJAX)
Format Sports
Power 5,000 watts day
5,000 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 51973
Transmitter coordinates 30°17′9.00″N 81°44′52.00″W / 30.2858333°N 81.7477778°W / 30.2858333; -81.7477778
Former callsigns WJAX (1925-December 2, 1991)
WNZS (December 2, 1991-March 8, 1994; March 8, 1994-March 16, 2001)
WJGR (March 8, 1994)
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
Florida Gators Radio Network
Westwood One - NFL & NCAA
PGA Tour Radio
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations
Webcast Listen Live
Website 930thegame.iheart.com

WFXJ, branded as 930 The Game, - Jacksonville Sports Leader is a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida that broadcasts on 930 AM. WFXJ is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. It is also streamed on 930thegame.com and on iHeartRadio. The station's studio is located on Central Parkway in Jacksonville's Southside section, and the transmitter is on the Westside.

As WFXJ

The station switched to a sports talk format on December 9, 1991. Longtime morning drive hosts David Lamm and Joe Cowart were released in January 2009.[1] Cowart is now with XL1010.[2]

Current

WFXJ is a Fox Sports Radio and NBC Sports Radio Affiliate. It serves as Jacksonville's home for the University of Florida Gators football, basketball and baseball. WFXJ is also Jacksonville's only home for the NFL, NFL Post-Season, Super Bowl, NCAA Basketball Tournament, College World Series, The Olympics and The Players Championship. In July 2015 WFXJ hired Seth Harp as its new Director of Programming and Afternoon Drive Host.

On September 5, 2018 WFXJ rebranded as "930 The Game".[3]

References

  1. ↑ jacksonville.com, "Sports Hosts Lamm, Cowart Let Go by WFXJ". January 20, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sports Final Radio" on the 1010XL page. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ WFXJ Rebrands as 930 The Game Radioinsight - September 5, 2018
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