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WJBC-FM

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WJBC-FM
Pontiac, Illinois

Broadcast area	Bloomington-Normal
Frequency	93.7 MHz
Branding	93.7 Nash Icon
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC (AM), WJEZ
History
First air date	July 1969; 55 years ago (1969-07) (as WPOK-FM at 103.1)^[1]
Former call signs	WPOK-FM (1969–1984) WJEZ (1984–2003) WTRX-FM (2003–2010)
Former frequencies	103.1 MHz (1969–1990s)
Call sign meaning	from WJBC (AM)
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	37818
Class	B1
ERP	12,000 watts
HAAT	144 meters (472 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°45′27.1″N 88°37′40.2″W / 40.757528°N 88.627833°W / 40.757528; -88.627833 (NAD83)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	937nashicon.com

WJBC-FM (93.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensedtoPontiac, Illinois, in the Bloomington-Normal radio market. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a country radio format, calling itself "93.7 Nash Icon." The transmitter is on County Road 3200 North in Weston, Illinois.^[3]

History[edit]

The station signed on the air in July 1969 as WPOK-FM. It had 3,000 watts and broadcast on 103.1 MHz. WPOK-FM simulcast its sister station WPOK (1090 AM), now off the air.^[4]

WPOK-FM changed its call sign to WJEZ in November 1984.^[5] The AM station went off the air in 1998.^[6]

WJEZ was a modern country station by 1989,^[1] and received authorization to move from 103.1 MHz to 93.7 MHz in the early 1990s.^[7]

In 2003, the WJEZ callsign was moved to sister station 98.9 at Dwight, Illinois; that station still remains WJEZ as of 2010^[update]. Replaing WJEZ on 93.7 was WTRX-FM, a classic rock station with the nickname "Thunder 93.7 WTRX". It later became "WTRX, The Oldies Channel", from the name of the Westwood One's music network format it used; the music network was purchased by Dial Global and WTRX-FM began using Dial Global's Kool Gold format, except during mornings.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, the station changed its call sign to WJBC-FM and began simulcasting the talk radio format on sister station WJBC (1230 AM) in Bloomington. On August 15, 2014, at 3 pm, WJBC-FM split from the simulcast and became one of the first stations to flip to the new "Nash Icon" country network as 93.7 Nash Icon.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook (1989 ed.). p. B-96.

^ "Facility Technical Data for WJBC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

^ Radio-Locator.com/WJBC-FM

^ Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook (1975 ed.). p. C-60.

^ FCC callsign history. Retrieved September 23, 2010.

^ 1080 WPOK (AM) at Pontiac was FCC facility ID 37822; see Application Search Results. Its license was surrendered on March 24, 1998, and deleted on June 18, 1998, per FCC file number BR-19960724YV.

^ Federal Communications Commission file BPH-19920421IF. Retrieved September 23, 2010.

External links[edit]

WJBC in the FCC FM station database
WJBCinNielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area (Illinois)

ByAM frequency

1230

Defunct stations

WMLA (1440 AM)

Nearby regions: Champaign; Chicago; Decatur; Kankakee; LaSalle–Peru; Peoria; Springfield

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Illinois
ByAM frequency	750 910 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1330 1350 1360 1440 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1570
ByFM frequency	92.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7 107.9
Bycallsign	KSGM – Chester WAAG – Galesburg WAKO - Lawrenceville WALS – Oglesby WAUR - Somonauk WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBWN – Le Roy WCAZ – Macomb WCCI – Savanna WCCQ – Crest Hill WCOY – Quincy WCRC – Effingham WDDD-FM – Johnston City WDUK – Havana WDWS-FM - Arcola WDZQ – Decatur WEBQ – Harrisburg WFMB-FM – Springfield WFPS – Freeport WFRL – Freeport WFYR – Elmwood WGEL – Greenville WGKC – Mahomet WGLC-FM – Mendota WHCO – Sparta WHET – West Frankfort WHPO – Hoopeston WIBH – Anna WIBK - Watseka WIBL – Fairbury WIBV – Mount Vernon WIXY – Champaign WJBC-FM – Pontiac WJDK-FM – Seneca WJRE – Galva WJVO – South Jacksonville WKJT – Teutopolis WLCN – Atlanta WLFZ – Springfield WLIQ – Quincy WLLR-FM – Davenport, Iowa WLUV – Loves Park WLWF – Marseilles WMCI – Mattoon WMCL – McLeansboro WMIX-FM – Mount Vernon WMKR – Pana WMOK – Metropolis WNLF - Macomb WOKZ – Fairfield WOOZ-FM – Harrisburg WRAM – Monmouth WRCV – Dixon WRIK – Brookport WRMJ – Aledo WRMS-FM – Beardstown WRUL – Carmi WRTB – Winnebago WRVY-FM – Henry WSEI – Olney WSIQ - Salem WSMI – Litchfield WSMI-FM – Litchfield WSVZ – Tower Hill WUSN – Chicago WXCL – Pekin WXLC - Waukegan WXNU – Saint Anne WXXQ – Freeport WYOT – Rochelle WYUR – Gilman WYXY – Savoy WZUS – Macon WZZT - Morrison
Defunct	WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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