WJJH explained

WJJH
City:Ashland, Wisconsin
Branding:Real Rock J96
Frequency:96.7 MHz
Airdate:1970 (as WATW-FM)
Format:Classic rock
Erp:50,000 watts
Haat:75 meters
Class:C2
Facility Id:4074
Coordinates:46.5736°N -90.8656°W
Callsign Meaning:Jerry James Hackman[1]
Former Callsigns:WATW-FM (1970–1985)
Affiliations:ABC Radio, CBS Radio, Westwood One
Owner:Heartland Communications Group, LLC
Sister Stations:WATW, WBSZ, WNXR
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:wjjhfm.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WJJH (96.7 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a classic rock format as "Real Rock J96." Licensed to Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, the station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group, LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio, CBS Radio and Westwood One.[2] It serves Ashland and Bayfield counties.

Studio and transmitter are located at 2320 Ellis Avenue in Ashland, with its local sister stations.

History

The station was assigned call sign WATW-FM on December 6, 1982. On January 16, 1985, the station changed its call sign to the current WJJH.[3] Prior to the July 2017 change to classic rock,[4] its previous format was active rock, and before the 2010 change to active rock, its previous format was satellite-based classic rock.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Call Letter Origins . Radio History on the Web.
  2. Web site: WJJH Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  3. Web site: WJJH Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. http://www.northpine.com Northpine.com