WTJF (AM)

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Coordinates: 35°38′46″N 88°49′57″W / 35.6461°N 88.8325°W / 35.6461; -88.8325
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WTJF
  • kHz
BrandingSports Radio 94FM & 1390AM
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (Forever South Licenses, LLC)
WHHG, WOGY, WTJF-FM, WYJJ
History
First air date
1931 (1931) (as WTJS)
Former call signs
  • WTJS (1931-2017)
  • WLLI (2017-2020)
Call sign meaning
Variation of former WTJS calls
Technical information
Facility ID14742
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°38′46″N 88°49′57″W / 35.6461°N 88.8325°W / 35.6461; -88.8325
Translator(s)94.1 W231BU (East Union)
Repeater(s)94.3 WTJF-FM (Dyer)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.radio731.com/stations/sportsradio/

WTJF (1390

Sports formatted radio station.[1] Licensed to Jackson, Tennessee, United States, the station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC.[2]

History

The station, under the WTJS calls, was the first radio station in Jackson, Tennessee, and the entire West Tennessee area excluding Memphis and was the beacon that made Jackson the center hub of what is called the Golden Circle Area. In the 1930s, people listened to WTJS for farm programming, live radio shows and the latest news updates. Being a wide-reaching advertising medium, WTJS enticed listeners from 22 counties to shop in Jackson, thus the genesis of the "Hub City".[citation needed]

On January 16, 2017, WTJS flipped to classic country as Willie 94, in simulcast with 94.3 WDYE. The station changed its call letters to WLLI.

After stunting with Christmas music as Rudolph Radio, on December 30, 2020, WLLI flipped to

conservative talk as "Tennessee Patriot Network", changing its call letters to WTJF. WTJF also readded the 94.3 simulcast.[3] The conservative talk programming, subsequently rebranded "The TJ Network", was replaced with a sports radio format, primarily featuring ESPN Radio programming, on January 1, 2024.[4]

References

  1. Arbitron
    . Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  2. ^ "WTJF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Patriot Network Launches In Western Tennessee". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (January 1, 2024). "TJ Network Gives Way To Sports In West Tennessee". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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