| WJXL | |
| Above: | Semi-simulcast with WJXL-FM Jacksonville Beach |
| City: | Jacksonville Beach, Florida |
| Area: | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
| Branding: | 1010 XL 92.5 FM |
| Airdate: | 1947 (as WJVB)[1] |
| Format: | Sports |
| Power: | 50,000 watts day 30,000 watts night |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 63600 |
| Coordinates: | 30.2992°N -82.0072°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | W Jacksonville XL |
| Former Callsigns: | WJVB (1947–1957) WZRO (1957–1963) WBIX (1963–1988)[2] WXTL (1988–1996) WIOJ (1996–2007) |
| Affiliations: | VSiN Radio Jacksonville Jaguars Radio Network |
| Owner: | Seven Bridges Radio, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | WJXL-FM |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WJXL (1010 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and serving the Jacksonville metropolitan area. WJXL is owned by Seven Bridges Radio, LLC.[3]
The station airs a sports radio format, and is simulcast on co-owned 92.5 WJXL-FM. Most weekday shows have local hosts, with the VSiN Radio Network heard late nights and weekends. They serve as the flagship stations of the Jacksonville Jaguars Radio Network.[4] [5]
WJXL broadcasts by day at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for commercial AM stations. But because AM 1010 is a clear channel frequency, WJXL reduces power at night to 30,000 watts and uses a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on 1010 kHz. The transmitter is located on U.S. Route 90 in Jacksonville, west of Baldwin, Florida.[3] The studios and offices are on Hogan Road, also in Jacksonville.[6]
The station began broadcasting in 1947, and originally held the call sign WJVB.[1] [7] The station was originally owned by Jacksonville Beach Broadcasting Company and ran 250 watts during daytime hours only.[7] In 1953, the station's power was increased to 1,000 watts.[7] In 1957, the station was sold to Andrew B. Letson for $60,000, and the station's call sign was changed to WZRO.[7] [8] In 1963, the station's call sign was changed to WBIX.[7] The station was silent for a period in 1963, and the station's power was increased to 10,000 watts late that year.[7] In 1966, the station was sold to Twin-Ten Radio for $250,000.[7] [9]
The station aired a Gospel music format in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] [10] [11] [12] In 1985, the station was sold to Sudbrink Broadcasting for $436,200.[13] In 1988, the station's call sign was changed to WXTL.[2] By 1990, the station had added nighttime operations of 143 watts. In 1996, the station was purchased by McEntee Broadcasting for $240,000, and its call sign was changed to WIOJ.[14] [2] As WXTL and WIOJ the station aired a religious format.[15] [16] [17] [18]
In 2007, the station was sold to Seven Bridges Radio for $3.8 million, and the station adopted a sports format as "1010 XL", with its call sign being changed to WJXL.[19] [2] That year, the station's power was increased to 50,000 during the day and 30,000 watts at night.[20] [21] On August 4, 2008, the station began to be simulcast on 105.3 WJSJ.[22] The simulcast on 105.3 FM ended July 31, 2009.[23] Shortly thereafter the station would begin to be simulcast on 92.5 WFJO.[24] In March 2011, the simulcast would end, as WFJO adopted a gospel music format as "Joy 92.5".[25] In March 2012, the station would again be simulcast on 92.5 WFJO, which would change its call sign to WJXL-FM in September.[26] [27]