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WJNS-FM

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.^[3]

The station began broadcasting on December 13, 1968, and was originally licensed to Yazoo City, Mississippi.^[1][4] The station was owned by Gateway Broadcasting, with State Representative Joel Netherland owning controlling interest.^[4][5][6][7] The station primarily aired country music through the 1980s.^{[1][8][9][10]}

In 1988, the station was sold to St. Pe' Broadcasting for $312,500.^[7] St. Pe' was owned by Edward and Debbie St. Pe'.^[11] By the early 1990s, the station had adopted a contemporary hits format.^[12][13][14] In early 1991, the station switched to an oldies format, but in the summer of that year it returned to a country music format.^[13][14][15] In 1992, the station adopted a Gospel music format.^[16]

In 1993, the station was sold to Bishop Levi E. Willis's Willis Broadcasting.^[17][18] In 2004, the station was sold to Jimmy Swaggart's Family Worship Center for $350,000.^[18]

In 2007, the station was granted a construction permit to move from Yazoo City to Bentonia.^[19][20] WJNS-FM's tower was destroyed by Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008, and was off the air for several months afterwards.^[21] In spring 2009, the station returned to the air from its new facilities in Bentonia.^[21]

• Facility details for Facility ID 72816 (WJNS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WJNS-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database

32°33′25″N 90°20′14″W / 32.55694°N 90.33722°W / 32.55694; -90.33722