WJBM | |
City: | Jerseyville, Illinois |
Area: | Jersey, Greene, and Calhoun counties |
Branding: | Real Country 104.7/1480 |
Frequency: | 1480 kHz AM |
Translator: | 104.7 MHz (W284DN - Jerseyville, Illinois) |
Airdate: | June 23, 1960 (first license granted) |
Format: | Country music |
Power: | 500 watts day 32 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 23265 |
Coordinates: | 39.1128°N -90.3119°W |
Owner: | Doug Smith |
Licensee: | GBI Communications, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WBBA-FM |
Website: | wjbmradio.com |
WJBM (1480 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format.[1] It is licensed to Jerseyville, Illinois, United States. The station is currently owned by Doug Smith, through licensee GBI Communications, LLC.[2]
DJ Two Rivers Radio purchased WJBM in 2003, along with its sister station WBBA-FM, from Brown Radio Group Inc. for $320,000.[3] WJBM broadcast an oldies format at the time of its sale.[3]
Effective March 14, 2022, DJ Two Rivers Radio transferred the licenses of WJBM and WBBA-FM, along with the construction permit for translator W284DN, to Doug Smith's GBI Communications, LLC as settlement of a lawsuit between the two parties.
Monday - Friday
12–6am – Real Country
6–8am – Real Country Morning Show w/Alley Ringhausen
8am – 9am – Real Country Morning Show w/Craig Baalman
9am – 10am – RFD Today
10am – 11am – Adams on Agriculture
11am – noon – Real Country
noon – 1pm – Real Country Lunch Break w/Craig Baalman
1–midnight – Real Country
Saturday
12–8am – Real Country
8–9am – Real Country Morning Show Saturday w/Craig Baalman
9–midnight – Real Country