WUSJ (96.3 FM, "US96.3") is a country music radio station licensed to Madison, Mississippi, and serving greater Jackson. The station is owned by Meridian, Mississippi-based Digio Strategies, and licensed to New South Radio, Inc. It airs a country music format.[2] Its studios are located in Ridgeland and the transmitter site is in Raymond.
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Broadcast area | Jackson, Mississippi |
Frequency | 96.3 MHz |
Branding | US96.3 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
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WHJT, WIIN, WJKK, WYOY | |
History | |
First air date | September 16, 1966 | (as WSLI-FM)
Former call signs | WSLI-FM (1966–1976) WJFR (1976–1982) WXLY (1982–1983) WYYN (1983–1987) WSLI-FM (1987–1990) WJDX (1990–1998) WKXS (1998–1999) |
Call sign meaning | U.S. (common country station branding), Jackson |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 62050 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 391.4 meters (1,284 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°11′29″N 90°24′22″W / 32.19139°N 90.40611°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | us963.com |
History
editThe station first signed on the air on September 16, 1966, as WSLI-FM. The station changed its call letters to WJFR in 1976, with a talk radio format. For a short time from 1982 until 1983, the station became WXLY-FM, running a country format. Retaining the format, the station changed its call letters to WYYN during the year. Its format lasted until 1987 when it dropped country for adult contemporary as "Class-FM". The station also began simulcasting WSLI. In 1990, its call letters changed to WJDX retaining the AC format, and for a short time in 1998, its call letters changed to WKXS. After 12 years in 1999, it permanently returned to a country format, switching their calls to WUSJ on July 13, 1999.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUSJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
External links
edit- WUSJ official website
- The Radio People
- Facility details for Facility ID 742597 (WUSJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WUSJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database