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This article is about 93.7 at Pontiac. For the original WJBC-FM on 101.5, see WBNQ.

Radio station in Pontiac, Illinois
WJBC-FM
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Broadcast areaBloomington-Normal
Frequency93.7 MHz
Branding93.7 Nash Icon
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
Sister stationsWBNQ, WBWN, WJBC (AM), WJEZ
History
First air dateJuly 1969; 55 years ago (1969-07) (as WPOK-FM at 103.1)
Former call signs
  • WPOK-FM (1969–1984)
  • WJEZ (1984–2003)
  • WTRX-FM (2003–2010)
Former frequencies103.1 MHz (1969–1990s)
Call sign meaningfrom WJBC (AM)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID37818
ClassB1
ERP12,000 watts
HAAT144 meters (472 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°45′27.1″N 88°37′40.2″W / 40.757528°N 88.627833°W / 40.757528; -88.627833 (NAD83)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website937nashicon.com

WJBC-FM (93.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Pontiac, Illinois, in the Bloomington-Normal radio market. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a country radio format, calling itself "93.7 Nash Icon." The transmitter is on County Road 3200 North in Weston, Illinois.

History

The station signed on the air in July 1969 as WPOK-FM. It had 3,000 watts and broadcast on 103.1 MHz. WPOK-FM simulcast its sister station WPOK (1090 AM), now off the air.

WPOK-FM changed its call sign to WJEZ in November 1984. The AM station went off the air in 1998.

WJEZ was a modern country station by 1989, and received authorization to move from 103.1 MHz to 93.7 MHz in the early 1990s.

In 2003, the WJEZ callsign was moved to sister station 98.9 at Dwight, Illinois; that station still remains WJEZ as of 2010. Replaing WJEZ on 93.7 was WTRX-FM, a classic rock station with the nickname "Thunder 93.7 WTRX". It later became "WTRX, The Oldies Channel", from the name of the Westwood One's music network format it used; the music network was purchased by Dial Global and WTRX-FM began using Dial Global's Kool Gold format, except during mornings.

In 2010, the station changed its call sign to WJBC-FM and began simulcasting the talk radio format on sister station WJBC (1230 AM) in Bloomington. On August 15, 2014, at 3 pm, WJBC-FM split from the simulcast and became one of the first stations to flip to the new "Nash Icon" country network as 93.7 Nash Icon.

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook (1989 ed.). p. B-96.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WJBC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WJBC-FM
  4. Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook (1975 ed.). p. C-60.
  5. FCC callsign history. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  6. 1080 WPOK (AM) at Pontiac was FCC facility ID 37822; see Application Search Results. Its license was surrendered on March 24, 1998, and deleted on June 18, 1998, per FCC file number BR-19960724YV.
  7. Federal Communications Commission file BPH-19920421IF. Retrieved September 23, 2010.

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