WJJK

WJJK
Noblesville, Indiana;
Broadcast area	Indianapolis metropolitan area
Frequency	104.5 MHz
Branding	Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media Inc.; (Radio License Holding SRC LLC);
Sister stations	WFMS, WNDX, WNTR, WXNT, WZPL
History
First air date	September 25, 1950; 74 years ago
Former call signs	WAJC (1950–1993); WGRL (1993–1997); WGLD (1997–2005);
Former frequencies	91.3 MHz (1950–1956)
Call sign meaning	Jack (former JACK FM branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28609
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°50′24″N 86°10′34″W / 39.840°N 86.176°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.1045wjjk.com

WJJK (104.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Noblesville, Indiana, and broadcasting to the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a classic hits radio format. Its studios and offices are on North Shadeland Avenue on the east side of Indianapolis.

WJJK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the maximum for most stations in Indiana. Its transmitter is located on Bulldog Road, near the athletic fields for Butler University, which once owned the station.^[2] WJJK is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.^[3]

History

On September 25, 1950, the station signed on the air as WAJC, with the call letters standing for Arthur Jordan College of Music. It was originally a non-commercial, college radio station at 91.3 MHz. It moved to its current frequency of 104.5 MHz in 1956, as the Butler University radio station.^[4] The move came with an increase in power to 8,800 watts, but still just a fraction of its current output.

In 1993, Butler University decided to discontinue its radio station. The 104.5 frequency was sold to the Susquehanna Radio Corporation, which converted it to a commercial radio station. Susquehanna changed the call sign to WGRL and it adopted a country music format.

The call letters were changed to WGLD in 1997 when the station flipped to an oldies format as "Gold 104.5." On March 13, 2005 6pm local time WGLD became WJJK, dropping oldies and subscribing to the nationally syndicated "JACK FM" adult hits format. The station became known as "104.5 Jack FM."

In 2006, Susquehanna Radio was acquired by current owner Cumulus Media. Also in 2006, in September, WJJK became a classic hits station, while keeping the same call letters, marking a return to a format similar to that of the former Gold 104.5 oldies format. The name "Jack" was dropped in December 2007 and it is now known as "Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK."