WXJY

WXJY
City Georgetown, South Carolina
Broadcast area Grand Strand
Branding Rejoice 93.7
Frequency 93.7 MHz
First air date 1989 (as WTUB)
Format Urban Gospel
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 96 meters (315 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 69835
Transmitter coordinates 33°16′05″N 79°17′49″W / 33.26806°N 79.29694°W / 33.26806; -79.29694
Former callsigns WTUB (10/31/1989-6/22/1992)
WSCA (6/22/1992-2/10/1997)[1]
Owner Colonial Media and Entertainment
(Colonial Radio Group, Inc.)
Sister stations WMIR, WJXY (AM)
Website Rejoice 93.7

WXJY is an Urban gospel radio station licensed to Georgetown, South Carolina and serving the Grand Strand area. The former Cumulus Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 93.7 MHz with an ERP of 6 kW.

History

WSCA-FM signed on at 93.7 in Georgetown playing classic rock but later joined with WJXY-FM, changing its letters to WXJY. As WJXY's simulcast partner, WXJY was "Cruisin' Country", with a mix of country and rock music,[2] then rhythmic as "Hot 93".[3] Hot 93 changed to contemporary hit radio and added WSEA as a simulcast partner. Then WJXY-FM, WXJY and WIQB became ESPN Radio affiliates as "The Team" in 2003.[4]

WXJY changed its simulcast partner to WSEA in July 2010, changing its format to contemporary hit radio.[5]

WXJY once again simulcast WJXY. In 2013, the station aired a Southern rock/country music format called "The Outlaw".[6][7]

On September 20, 2016 Cumulus' Joule Broadcasting announced that WJXY/WXJY would be sold to Colonial Radio Group for $240,000.[8] That transaction was consummated on February 9, 2017, at which point WXJY changed simulcast partners from WJXY to WMIR and changed their format to urban gospel, branded as "Rejoice 93.7".[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Call Sign History (WXJY)". Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  2. ↑ Toby Eddings, "Catching Up on News in the Area," The Sun News, January 12, 1997.
  3. ↑ Jeannine F. Hunter, "Local Radio Pays Sinatra Homage," The Sun News, May 16, 1998.
  4. ↑ Ryan Elswick, "ESPN Radio to Return to Strand," The Sun News, January 26, 2003.
  5. ↑ "Radio stations change formats". The Sun News. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  6. ↑ Steve Palisin, "Music concerts heat up Myrtle Beach area this summer," The Sun News, June 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ Palisin, Steve (September 27, 2013). "Changes afoot across Myrtle Beach area radio stations". The Sun News. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Colonial Radio Group Expands In Myrtle Beach". September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ WJXY Myrtle Beach Stunting as Sale Closes Radioinsight - February 10, 2017
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