WJNS-FM explained
WJNS-FM (92.1 MHz) is a Christian radio station licensed to Bentonia, Mississippi, and serving the Jackson metropolitan area. WJNS-FM is owned and operated by Family Worship Center Church, Inc.[2]
History
The station began broadcasting on December 13, 1968, and was originally licensed to Yazoo City, Mississippi.[1] [3] The station was owned by Gateway Broadcasting, with State Representative Joel Netherland owning controlling interest.[3] [4] [5] [6] The station primarily aired country music through the 1980s.[1] [7] [8] [9]
In 1988, the station was sold to St. Pe' Broadcasting for $312,500.[6] St. Pe' was owned by Edward and Debbie St. Pe'.[10] By the early 1990s, the station had adopted a contemporary hits format.[11] [12] [13] In early 1991, the station switched to an oldies format, but in the summer of that year it returned to a country music format.[12] [13] [14] In 1992, the station adopted a Gospel music format.[15]
In 1993, the station was sold to Bishop Levi E. Willis's Willis Broadcasting.[16] [17] In 2004, the station was sold to Jimmy Swaggart's Family Worship Center for $350,000.[17]
In 2007, the station was granted a construction permit to move from Yazoo City to Bentonia.[18] [19] WJNS-FM's tower was destroyed by Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008, and was off the air for several months afterwards.[20] In spring 2009, the station returned to the air from its new facilities in Bentonia.[20]
External links
32.5569°N -90.3372°W
Notes and References
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1970. Broadcasting. 1970. p. B-116. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WJNS FM Query Results: WJNS-FM
- https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=81573 History Cards for WJNS-FM
- "Mississippi Lawmaker Is Killed by Gunshot", Associated Press. The New York Times. August 9, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- "Ownership changes", Broadcasting. May 9, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- "Changing Hands", Broadcasting. April 25, 1988. p. 72. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1975. Broadcasting. 1975. p. C-107. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1981. Broadcasting & Cable. 1981. p. C-133. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988. Broadcasting & Cable. 1988. p. B-161. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- News: After 20 years, Netherland gives final sign-off on WJNS-FM radio station. Yazoo Herald. June 8, 1988. Debbie. Montgomery. 1. May 21, 2019.
- The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991. Broadcasting & Cable. 1991. p. B-187. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 7. February 18, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Ross, Sean; Rosen, Craig; Stark, Phyllis. "Vox Jox", Billboard. March 2, 1991. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 30. July 29, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 37. September 16, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. August 9, 1993. p. 42. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- News: Station goes from one man of the cloth to another. https://web.archive.org/web/20040323203501/http://www.rbrepaper.com/epaper/pages/april03/03-82_3m1.html. Radio Business Report . March 23, 2004 . May 18, 2019 . dead . mdy-all .
- "City of License Change Review", fcc.gov. June 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=1190362&File_number=BPED-20070611AKN Public Notice Comment – BPED-20070611AKN
- "WJNS-FM Bentonia, Mississippi Facility Identification Number: 72816 Special Temporary Authority", fcc.gov. May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
