WJCT-FM
Public radio station in Jacksonville, Florida
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::summary Public radio station in Jacksonville, Florida ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WJCT-FM |
| city | Jacksonville, Florida |
| country | US |
| image | WJCT Studios.jpg |
| frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| branding | WJCT News 89.9 |
| format | Public radio: News/Talk |
| subchannels | |
| affiliations | NPR |
| owner | WJCT, Inc. |
| sister_stations | WJCT (TV) |
| airdate | |
| callsign_meaning | Jacksonville Community Television |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| facility_id | 73125 |
| class | C1 |
| erp | 98,000 watts |
| haat | 251 m |
| coordinates | |
| website | |
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WJCT-FM (89.9 MHz) is a public radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. Owned by WJCT, Inc., it is an NPR member station. It shares studios with its sister PBS station WJCT (channel 7) on Festival Park Avenue, near EverBank Stadium in Downtown Jacksonville's Stadium District. Its transmitter facilities are located on Hogan Road in the city's Killarney Shores area. WJCT serves as the primary Emergency Alert System station for the First Coast.
HD Radio
WJCT broadcasts in HD Radio; it broadcasts three full-time subchannels, Classical 24 on HD2— which carries classical music, Anthology on HD3 - which carries classic hits, and "The Independent" on HD4 - which carries adult album alternative. On its analog subcarrier, WJCT operates the regional radio reading service for the visually impaired, which is also streamed online.
From September to November 2019, the station ran a country music subchannel, Pop-Up Country, on HD4, as a tie-in to Ken Burns' PBS documentary series Country Music.
On July 13, 2020, WJCT-FM converted from its previous mix of news and music into an all-news/talk format with its music programs moved to its HD radio subchannels. On this date, the station became known as WJCT News 89.9.
On April 28, 2022, WJCT-FM's HD4 subchannel changed its format from lounge as "Electro Lounge Radio" to adult album alternative as "The Independent". It changed again on May 21, 2025, to a [[jazz] format as "Jacksonville's Jazz Radio".
References
References
- Soergel, Matt. (April 10, 2022). "50 years of music, talk, news and change: Public radio's Jacksonville-based WJCT celebrates milestone". The Florida Times-Union.
- (2019-09-13). "WJCT Launches Pop-Up Channel For Ken Burns Country Music Series".
- [https://wjct.org/2020/06/wjct-to-convert-89-9-fm-to-all-news-talk-format-and-change-name-on-july-13-2020/ WJCT to Convert 89.9 FM to All News/Talk Format and Change Name on July 13, 2020]. ''WJCT.org''. June 4, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "An Independent AAA Launched On HD In Jacksonville".
- Venta, Lance. (May 21, 2025). "WJCT Launches Jazz Radio HD4". RadioInsight.
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