WJFK-FM
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History | |
First air date | April 4, 1961 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 28625 |
Class | B |
Power | 22,500 watts |
HAAT | 223 meters (732 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°52′28.0″N 77°13′24.0″W / 38.874444°N 77.223333°W |
Repeater(s) | 95.5 WPGC-FM HD2 (Morningside) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
WJFK-FM (106.7
WJFK-FM's studios are located on Half Street SE near the
WJFK-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format. It carries two co-owned local sports stations on its subchannels, WTEM and WJFK (AM). WTEM simulcasts WJFK-FM part-time on weekends.
Programming
On weekdays, WJFK-FM has local personalities hosting sports shows in morning
WJFK-FM is the
History
WPRW-FM and WEZR
On April 4, 1961, the station first
In 1967, WPRW-FM was sold to Radio Fairfax-Prince William, a Fairfax-based firm that owned WEEL radio in that city. The transmitter was moved to Fairfax and the call letters changed to WEZR, airing 15-minute sweeps of beautiful music, mostly instrumental covers of popular songs, including Hollywood and Broadway showtunes. Ultimately, the entire company renamed itself EZ Communications later in 1968, later going on to buy other stations nationwide and apply the format there. A further power boost to 50,000 watts, improving coverage in the Washington market, was approved in 1973.[7]
While WEZR and its sister stations remained successful into the 1980s, the easy format was seen as attracting older listeners, while most advertisers were seeking a younger
Top 40 and new age
On January 1, 1985, the station flipped to
Infinity, at first, flipped WBMW to an adult rock format, but it only lasted a few weeks. On May 8, 1987, WBMW switched to new-age music, a forerunner of the smooth jazz format.[11][12][13] The station simply called itself "106.7 WBMW". The playlist included jazz-influenced instrumentals and some soft rock titles, with limited chatter from the DJs. This format lasted about a year and a half.
Rock and hot talk
On October 3, 1988, the station flipped to an
Over time, WJFK began adding other talk shows targeted at young men, similar to Stern. Eventually, WJFK had switched over to a full-time
Howard Stern departed his terrestrial network of stations in 2005, including WJFK-FM, when he left for Sirius Satellite Radio. WJFK-FM rebranded as "Free FM" in October 2005, as part of Infinity's plans for a nationwide hot talk network. (Two months later, Infinity was renamed CBS Radio.) The Sports Junkies would move from the midday slot to replace Stern as WJFK-FM's morning hosts.[23] However, the Free FM format did not attract enough listeners, and many of those stations switched to other formats. The "Free FM" branding was dropped by WJFK-FM in 2007, even though it continued a while longer as a hot talk outlet under the slogan "Washington's Talk Superstation".
Sports radio
On July 20, 2009, WJFK-FM became "106.7 The Fan".[24][25][26] With WJFK-FM's changeover to "The Fan", The Junkies (who would later change their name back to "The Sports Junkies") were retained, while The Big O and Dukes Show and The Mike O'Meara Show were dropped.
WJFK-FM acquired the rights to
On March 8, 2009, WJFK-FM signed on the nation's first HD4 subchannel, carrying co-owned sports station WIP-FM from Philadelphia.[28] This fourth HD subchannel was later dropped, leaving WFAN in New York City on the HD2 subchannel and WJZ-FM from Baltimore on the HD3 subchannel. On June 21, 2021, WJFK (AM) flipped to a sports gambling format, branded as "The Bet Washington", with programming from the co-owned BetQL Network and CBS Sports Radio. With the flip, WJFK AM shifted its HD simulcast to WJFK-FM-HD3.[29]
On January 22, 2010, WJFK announced that it will air a weekly
On September 9, 2015, WJFK announced that the station would become the new flagship station for Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball games.[31][32]
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with
References
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=100 HD Radio Guide for Washington D.C.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJFK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- CBS DC. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "WJFK-FM". FCC data. REC Networks. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Entercom Secures Spanish Rights For Redskins Games". Insideradio.com. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1963" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b FCC History Cards for WJFK-FM
- ^ "Vallie Promoted To VP At EZ" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 23, 1982. pp. 1, 22. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Trescott, Jacqueline (December 31, 1984). "WEZR becomes WBMW". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Yorke, Jeffrey (April 3, 1987). "WGMS sale hits snag". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "WBMW Drops CHR For 'Adult Rock'" (PDF). R&R The Industry's Newspaper. No. 686. May 15, 1987. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Sebastian To Drive 'BMW" (PDF). R&R The Industry's Newspaper. No. 692. June 26, 1987. p. 2. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ Brown, Joe (October 2, 1987). "Nine to herald the 'New Age'". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Yorke, Jeffrey (September 30, 1988). "He's Baaaaaaack!; Howard Stern's return threatens a ravings war". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
- ^ Yorke, Jeffrey (October 4, 1988). "Behind the Stern return". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "WBMW Drops NAC, Adds Stern" (PDF). R&R The Industry's Newspaper. No. 758. October 7, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ "RR-1992-12-18" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Yorke, Jeffrey (October 1, 1991). "Don Mike: They're back". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Yorke, Jeffrey (March 30, 1993). "Liddy goes national". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Fischer, Mark (June 3, 1997). "Four men and a Mike; On WJFK, the twenty-something sports junkies talk trash". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018.
- ^ Siegel, Eric (September 30, 1991). "Good morning, Baltimore is your radio ready for Howard Stern?". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Shapiro, Leonard (March 11, 1995). "WJFK-FM Lands Redskins". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Accidental Shock Jocks Does FM's future depend on four guys who got their start on cable access? - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 14, 2009). "'106.7 The Fan' WJFK Washington debuts Monday 7/20". Radio Insight. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- CBS Broadcasting. July 14, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Lemke, Tim (July 15, 2009). "WJFK adopts sports talk". The Washington Times. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Radio Affiliates". Washington Nationals. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "CBS Radio's WJFK Launches an HD4 Channel". Radio World. NewBay Media. March 8, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "AUDACY FLIPS SEVEN STATIONS TO BETQL NETWORK". radioinsight.com. June 21, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "D.C. United, 106.7 FM WJFK to air 'The Soccer Show Presented by D.C. United'". Major League Soccer. January 22, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "106.7 The Fan to Carry Georgetown Men's Basketball Radio Broadcasts". CBS DC. September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Ourand, John (September 7, 2015). "Georgetown basketball moves to FM, CBS Radio". SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal. Street & Smith. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "CBS RADIO TO MERGE WITH ENTERCOM". radioinsight.com. February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- WJFK in the FCC FM station database
- WJFK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database