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WJMZ-FM
Broadcast areaThe Upstate
Frequency107.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding107.3 JAMZ
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
WHZT
History
First air date
August 1, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-08-01)
Former call signs
  • WANS-FM (1963–1991)
  • WWMM (1991–1993)
Call sign meaning
We're Jamz!
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1303
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT308 meters (1,010 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°42′7.00″N 82°36′19.00″W / 34.7019444°N 82.6052778°W / 34.7019444; -82.6052778
Translator(s)See § HD radio
Links
Public license information
WebcastWJMZ Webstream
WJMZ-HD2 Webstream
WJMZ-HD3 Webstream
WJMZ-HD4 Webstream
Website1073jamz.com
x985fm.com (HD2)
995streetz.com (HD3)
hot981.com (HD4)

WJMZ-FM (107.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Anderson, South Carolina and serving the Upstate South Carolina region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The station is owned by SummitMedia and airs an urban adult contemporary radio format. It is among the highest rated stations in the Greenville–Spartanburg radio market, according to Nielsen ratings. [2]

WJMZ is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts with a tower at 1,010 feet height above average terrain (HAAT). Its studios are located at Noma Square in Downtown Greenville, and its transmitter is located off Massey Road in Pendleton.[3]

History

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107.3 began as WANS-FM on October 24, 1967, the FM sister station to 1280 WANS.[4] They broadcast out of studios in Anderson on Clemson Boulevard. WANS-AM-FM were highly rated Top 40 radio stations through the 1960s and 70s, with the AM station eventually switching to oldies music, while the FM continued playing the hits. After being a top 40 powerhouse for many years, owner Radio Anderson sold them to Degree Communications, another local owner, in 1988. The new owner cut staff, promotions and other costs. The AM once again simulcast the FM station. Ratings dropped in a drastic way.

By 1990, the station was bankrupt. WANS-FM flipped from top 40 to adult contemporary-formatted WWMM as "Magic 107.3" on February 1, 1991, after the station was sold to Desert Communications for $3 million.[5] In 1994, due to low ratings and facing competition from WMYI and WSPA-FM, the adult contemporary format was dropped. 107.3 WWMM changed its format and call sign to urban contemporary as "107.3 JAMZ", WJMZ-FM.

In 1995, AmCom Carolinas Inc. sold WJMZ to WROQ owner ABS Communications Inc., for $5.3 million.[6] ABS immediately took over WJMZ in a local marketing agreement. In 2001, the station was sold to Cox Media Group, a major radio, TV and newspaper owner based in Atlanta.

WJMZ carried the station slogan, "The Peoples' Station" until 2003, when it changed to "Today's R&B." In 2009, WJMZ-FM earned a Marconi Award as Urban Station of the Year from the National Association of Broadcasters. In 2010, disc jockey Kelly Mac won the Marconi Award for Medium Market Personality of the Year.

On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio, Inc. announced the sale of WJMZ-FM and 22 other stations to Summit Media LLC for $66.25 million. The sale was consummated on May 3, 2013.[7][8]

HD Radio

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WJMZ-FM HD2 broadcasts an alternative rock format branded as X98.5 (relayed on FM translator W253BG 98.5 FM Arial).

WJMZ-FM HD3 broadcasts an urban contemporary format branded as Streetz 99.5 (relayed on FM translator W258CB 99.5 FM Greenville).

WJMZ-FM HD4 simulcasts sister station WHZT in order to increase its coverage area in Spartanburg County (relayed on FM translator W231BA 94.1 FM Spartanburg)

Broadcast translators for WJMZ-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info Notes
W231BA 94.1 FM Spartanburg, South Carolina 156208 250 D LMS Relays HD4 (simulcasts WHZT)
W258CB 99.5 FM Greenville, South Carolina 156241 250 D LMS Relays HD3, "Streetz 99.5"
W253BG 98.5 FM Arial, South Carolina 156113 200 D LMS Relays HD2, "X-98.5" (formerly simulcast WHZT)

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJMZ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "StationRatings.com".
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WJMZ
  4. ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1969 page B-150" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1993 page B-315" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Newsline". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 22. June 3, 1995. p. 104.
  7. ^ "Cox Puts Clusters up for Sale".
  8. ^ "Cox Sells Stations in Six Markets to Two Groups".
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