WJEZ
WJEZ (98.9 FM, "Classic Hits 98.9") is a radio station licensed to the community of Dwight, Illinois, United States, and serving the greater Livingston County, Illinois, area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and licensed to Cumulus Licensing LLC, which purchased the station from Townsquare Media.[2] It airs a classic hits music format.[3] In addition, the station superserves the area with news and information in addition to religious programming on Sundays.
City | Dwight, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Pontiac, Illinois Morris, Illinois Wilmington, Illinois |
Branding | Classic Hits 98.9 |
Slogan | Pontiac's Greatest Hits |
Frequency | 98.9 MHz |
First air date | 1998 (as WLDC) |
Format | Classic hits |
ERP | 1,300 watts |
HAAT | 149 meters (489 feet) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 19211 |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°02′06″N 88°26′10″W |
Call sign meaning | W J EZ = "Easy" |
Former call signs | WDWT (1994-1997, CP) WLDC (1997-2003)[1] |
Affiliations | Westwood One CBS News |
Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
Sister stations | WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC, WJBC-FM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
The station was assigned the WJEZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 16, 2003.[1]
On November 29, 2012, WJEZ changed their format from adult contemporary to classic hits.[4]
Previous logo
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash" from All Access (April 30, 2012)
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- "WJEZ Shifts To Classic Hits - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
External links
- WJEZ official website
- Radio Bloomington
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJEZ
- Radio-Locator information on WJEZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJEZ
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