WJLS (AM)
WJLS is a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Southeastern West Virginia. WJLS is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Company of Raleigh, LLC. The station began broadcasting in 1939, the first radio station in Beckley. From 1943 to 1990 WJLS(AM) was a CBS affiliate. The station had a country music format in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1990 it swapped formats with WJLS-FM. In May 2017 WJLS switched from southern gospel to news/talk. (info taken from stationintel.com)
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| City | Beckley, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Southeastern West Virginia |
| Frequency | 560 kHz 95.7 MHz (WSWW-FM) |
| Branding | WJLS AM 560 |
| Slogan | Voice of Beckley |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk (day)/Country (night) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | West Virginia Radio Corporation of Raleigh, LLC |
| Sister stations | WJLS-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1939 |
| Call sign meaning | W Joe L. Smith father of owner Joe L. Smith Jr. |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 52335 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 4,500 watts daytime 470 watts nighttime |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°45′32.0″N 81°11′12.0″W |
| Translator(s) | 104.1 MHz: W281AJ (Beckley) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WJLS Online |
External links
- WJLS in the FCC's AM station database
- WJLS on Radio-Locator
- WJLS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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