WJZS

WJZS (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Live Oak, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Dr. Cesta Newman, through licensee Newman Broadcasting, Inc.[1] It simulcasts WJTK 96.5 FM.

For the Block Island, Rhode Island radio station that held the call sign WJZS at 99.3 FM from 2004 to 2013, see WMNP.
WJZS
CityLive Oak, Florida
Branding96.5 & 106.1 The Jet
Frequency106.1 MHz
First air dateSeptember 6, 1991 (as WLVO)
FormatNews/Talk
ERP2,600 watts
HAAT152 meters
ClassA
Facility ID37060
Transmitter coordinates30°13′7.00″N 82°59′26.00″W
Former call signsWLVO (1991-2004)
DWLVO (2004-2007)
WLVO (2007-2013)
OwnerDr. Cesta Newman
(Newman Broadcasting, Inc.)

History

The station went on the air as WLVO on September 6, 1991. On August 31, 2004, the station changed its call sign to DWLVO, and on August 2, 2007, back to WLVO.[2] The station, which at the time broadcast a classic hits format, quit on January 14, 2012, after station owner Leon Pettersen, due to illness, was not able to operate the station to FCC requirements.

The station became inactive due to the owner's death, see: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lakecityreporter/obituary.aspx?n=leon-fred-pettersen&pid=156333844.

On January 4, 2013, WLVO returned to the air with a contemporary Christian format. On October 1, 2013, the station changed its call sign to the current WJZS. Effective October 1, 2014, WJZS was sold to Newman Broadcasting, Inc. for $2,500.

References
  1. "WJZS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WJZS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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