WCJK
MHz | |
| Branding | 96.3 Jack FM |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Affiliations | Jack FM network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Midwest Communications, Inc. |
| WJXA, WNFN | |
| History | |
First air date | August 10, 1963 (as WMTS-FM) |
Former call signs | WMTS-FM (1963–1977) WKOS (1977–1984) WZKS (1984–1985) WTMG (1985–1988) WRMX (1988–2000) WMAK (2000–2004) WMAK-FM (2004–2005) |
Call sign meaning | We're Crazy Like JacK! |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 61053 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 39,000 watts |
| HAAT | 432 meters (1417 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 963jackfm.com |
WCJK (96.3
WCJK has an
History
Early years
On August 10, 1963, the station
WMTS-AM-FM were sold by Arthur Smith Jr. to Joyce Ehrhart in August 1964 for $175,000.[4] Her husband, Jack Ehrhart became President and ran the stations for a couple of years. They hosted an open house on the 11th anniversary of the station.[5] They sold the stations in the late 1960s.
Top 40, AC and Oldies
[6] The stations were sold to Tom Perryman in 1976, and then purchased by local sportscaster and station employee Monte Hale in 1977. Hale changed the call letters to WKOS and branded the station "96 KOS" after changing the format to Top 40. Battling cancer, in 1981 Hale sold the AM and FM stations shortly before his death to John McCreery.
McCreery later changed the call sign to WZKS (96 Kiss). WZKS switched to an
In 1990, the station converted to an
Jack FM
On May 12, 2005, the format was abruptly switched to the "Jack FM" format, featuring an expanded, less-structured playlist, including rock hits from the 1980s and 90s, but with occasional unusual songs or novelty hits of the last 40 years. Reflecting the new Jack-FM format, the call letters were changed to the current WCJK.
It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications would purchase 9 of the 10 Stations owned by South Central Communications. (This includes WCJK and sister station WJXA.) With this purchase, Midwest Communications expanded its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville.[7] The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.[8]
References
- ^ "FCC". transition.fcc.gov.
- ^ "WCJK-FM 96.3 MHz - Murfreesboro, TN". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1964" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "1964-09-07-BC" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com.
- ^ "25 Oct 1964, 15 - The Daily News-Journal at". Newspapers.com. 1964-10-25. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "WMTS - FM / AM - Oak Ridge Boys". alanfreeman.org.
- ^ "Midwest Communications Acquires South Central". radioinsight.com.
- ^ "South Central Radio Group". Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
External links
- WCJK website
- WCJK in the FCC FM station database
- WCJK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- List of Nashville media