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WYJJ (FM)

Coordinates: 35°44′35.00″N 88°59′19.00″W / 35.7430556°N 88.9886111°W / 35.7430556; -88.9886111
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WYJJ
Broadcast areaJackson, Tennessee
Frequency97.7 MHz
BrandingJJ 97.7
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (Forever South Licenses, LLC)
WHHG, WOGY, WTJF, WTJF-FM
History
First air date
August 1980 (as WTNE-FM)
Former call signs
WTNE-FM (1980–1983)
WLOT (1983–1993)
WWEZ (1993–2000)
WTNE-FM (2000–2009)
WTGP (2009–2012)
Call sign meaning
We're Your Jackson Joy
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54899
ClassC2
ERP34,000 watts
HAAT123 meters (404 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°44′35.00″N 88°59′19.00″W / 35.7430556°N 88.9886111°W / 35.7430556; -88.9886111
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.jamminjackson.com/stations/jj-977

WYJJ (97.7 MHz, "JJ 97.7") is an FM radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format.[2] Licensed to Trenton, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Jackson, Tennessee area. The station is currently[when?] owned by Forever Media through Forever South Licenses, LLC.[3]

History

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The station was assigned the call sign WLOT on May 10, 1983. On February 15, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WWEZ, on December 11, 2000, to WTNE-FM, on September 23, 2009, to WTGP, and on September 15, 2012, to the current WYJJ.[4]

On September 15, 2012, WTGP changed its format from contemporary Christian (as "The Dove") to urban adult contemporary, branded as "JJ 97.7" under the new call letters WYJJ.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYJJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  3. ^ "WYJJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  4. ^ "WYJJ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  5. ^ "Jackson, TN Station Swap".
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