WKJN explained

WKJN
City:Centreville, Mississippi
Area:Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Amite County, Mississippi
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Airdate:1979
Frequency:104.9 MHz
Format:Classic Country
Erp:3,000 watts
Haat:91 Meters
Class:A
Facility Id:53025
Former Callsigns:WZZB (?-1986)
WZFL-FM (1986–2005)
WAKK-FM (2005–2009)
Owner:North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Sister Stations:WAKK, WAPF, WAZA
Licensing Authority:FCC

WKJN is a classic country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Centreville, Mississippi, serving Wilkinson and Amite counties in Mississippi and East Feliciana Parish in Louisiana. The station is owned by North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc. The format is known as "The Highway 104.9".

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WKJN plus sister stations WAKH, WAKK, WAPF, WFCG, WJSH, WAZA, and WTGG) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[1] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011.[2]

On October 25, 2019, the station's license was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction . November 2011 . November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: FCC Media Bureau . Application Search Details (BALH-20111129GBX) . December 19, 2011 . November 15, 2012.