WJYZ | |
City: | Albany, Georgia |
Area: | Albany, Georgia |
Airdate: | February 6, 1987 (as WGOP) |
Frequency: | 960 kHz |
Format: | Gospel |
Power: | 5,000 watts day 390 watts night |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 6617 |
Coordinates: | 31.6181°N -84.1753°W |
Former Callsigns: | WGOP (1987–1988) WJIZ (1988) |
Owner: | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
Licensee: | iHM Licenses, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WGEX, WJIZ-FM, WMRZ, WOBB |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | wjyz.iheart.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WJYZ (960 AM) is a Christian radio station broadcasting a gospel format. Licensed to Albany, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Albany area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[1] Its studios are on Westover Boulevard in Albany, and the transmitter is located near the interchange of Slappney Boulevard at U.S. Highway 82 in north Albany.
The station went on the air as WGOP on February 6, 1987. On March 11, 1988, the station changed its call sign to WJIZ; and on December 22, 1988, to the current WJYZ.[2]