WJSR

WJSR is an adult hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lakeside, Virginia, serving Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia.[3] WJSR is owned and operated by SummitMedia.[3] The station's studios are located west of Richmond proper in unincorporated Chesterfield County,[4] and its transmitter is located in Mechanicsville, Virginia.

For the former station at Jefferson State University, see WJSR (Alabama).
WJSR
CityLakeside, Virginia
Broadcast areaRichmond, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Frequency100.9 MHz
Branding100.9 Jack FM
SloganPlaying what we want
Programming
FormatAdult hits
Ownership
OwnerSummitMedia
(SM-WHTI, LLC)
Sister stationsW291CL, WKHK, WKLR, WURV, W282CA
History
First air dateDecember 1968 (as WDYL)[1]
Former call signsWDYL (1968-2010)
WHTI (2010-2016)[2]
Former frequencies92.1 MHz (1968-1995)
105.7 MHz (1995-1998)
101.1 MHz (1998-2009)
Call sign meaningW J StaR (previous format)
Technical information
Facility ID27439
ClassB1
Power15,000 watts
HAAT130 meters (430 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°37′17.0″N 77°22′14.0″W
Links
WebcastWJSR Webstream
WebsiteWJSR Online

Programming and corporate history

101.1 FM

When WRFK-FM (106.5) was planning to sign off as an NPR station in March 1988, it was clear that a new NPR station must be found. Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation, owners of WCVE-TV and WCVW-TV, applied for and received, a license to temporarily broadcast at 101.1 until a suitable permanent frequency could be found. From March 1988 to October 1989, 101.1 was the home of WCVE-FM and NPR. After WCVE-FM moved to a permanent home at 88.9, the 101.1 frequency went dark.[5][6][7][8][9]

WDYL

In December 1968, WDYL signed on first as a country station, then later as a religious station, where it operated on 92.1 FM until 1995.[10] Throughout its first stage of operation, WDYL-FM was a Christian music and ministry station, focusing on Contemporary Christian music. WDYL also was home to several sports teams, such as VCU basketball, VMI football, Virginia Tech football and basketball, and the Richmond Renegades pro hockey team.

In a complicated series of events, on November 8, 1995, WDYL moved to 105.7 to allow WCDX (which was on 92.7 FM at the time) to move closer to the city with more power on 92.1. The 101.1 frequency was allotted to Chester (the former city of license of 92.1).[11]

In September 1998, Sinclair Telecable sold the 101.1 frequency to Hoffman, who moved the WDYL call sign and format to 101.1 and traded the 105.7 frequency to Sinclair. Sinclair then signed off WSMJ, which had been on 101.1 doing a smooth jazz format, and debuted the country-formatted WJRV on their newly purchased 105.7 frequency.[12]

WDYL then continued on 101.1 with Christian music. On July 16, 1999, Hoffman signed off the original Christian station, and sold the dark 101.1 frequency to Radio One, who brought it back as modern rock as "Y101" on October 13, 1999, to fill the void after WBZU flipped to oldies.[13][14][15] In 2001, Radio One sold WDYL to Cox Radio.[16]

On September 1, 2009, WDYL moved to 100.9 FM, and kept the "Y101" moniker.[17]

On April 23, 2010, WDYL began redirecting listeners to WMXB, which flipped to adult album alternative "103.7 The River" the previous day. This led to rumors of a possible format change. Six days later, on April 29, at 2 p.m., after playing "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day, WDYL flipped to Rhythmic Top 40, branded as "Hot 100.9." The first song on "Hot" was "Rude Boy" by Rihanna.[18] On May 6, WDYL changed call letters to WHTI to match the "Hot" branding.

On January 6, 2012, at Midnight, WHTI shifted to Mainstream Top 40, while retaining the "Hot" moniker.[19][20]

On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio, Inc. announced the sale of WHTI and 22 other stations to SummitMedia for $66.25 million. The sale was consummated on May 3, 2013.[21][22]

On May 7, 2014, WHTI began redirecting listeners to new translator W291CL, which began simulcasting WHTI via WURV-HD2. After a 15-day simulcasting period, "Hot" officially moved to W291CL on May 22, and 100.9 FM began stunting with nature sounds.[23] At 8 a.m. on May 23, 2014, WHTI flipped to Soft AC, branded as "Easy 100.9." The first song on "Easy" was "Easy" by The Commodores.[24][25]

On January 27, 2016, WHTI flipped to Classic Hits, branded as "Star 100.9." Bill Bevins and Shelly Perkins continued to host the morning show.[26][27] The station's call letters changed to WJSR on February 9, 2016.

On October 24, 2018, at 6AM, after playing "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds, WJSR dumped its classic hits format after two-and-a-half years and flipped to adult hits as “100.9 Jack FM”. The first song on Jack FM was “Rock and Roll All Nite” by Kiss.[28]

WJSR is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.[29][30]

Former logos

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References
  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-562. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. "WJSR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. https://www.star1009richmond.com/contact/
  5. "Goodbye, radio WRFK, and hello new WCVE", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 5, 1988.
  6. "Radio station to change today", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 6, 1988.
  7. "WRFK-FM crosses river", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 7, 1988.
  8. "WCVE to begin airing on from 88.9 FM on Monday", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 21, 1989.
  9. "Richmond's public radio is home at last at 88.9", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 4, 1989.
  10. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1986/B-Radio-NE-to-Ter-B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1986.pdf
  11. "Stations play musical frequencies to expand their listening audience", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 4, 1995.
  12. "Jazz station WSMJ off the air here", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 29, 1998.
  13. "Christian radio station off air", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 16, 1999.
  14. "Radio One will buy four more", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 16, 1999.
  15. "New rock revolution' on the air", The Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 13, 1999.
  16. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2003-04/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2003-04.pdf
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpauoBmXYE
  18. https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/6653/river-runs-through-richmond/
  19. https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/55205/hot-100-9-richmond-relaunches/
  20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq1E3-xZmjw&context=C3d0b7b9ADOEgsToPDskLidgEx2_KYxgjRy_7OoAbM
  21. https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/59007/cox-puts-clusters-up-for-sale/
  22. https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80882/cox-sells-stations-in-six-markets-to-two-groups/
  23. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/129919/richmond-s-hot-100-9-moves-to-106-1?ref=search
  24. https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/88580/hot-on-the-move-in-richmond/
  25. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/129942/richmond-s-100-9-is-now-easy?ref=search
  26. Venta, Lance (January 27, 2016). "Star 100.9 Rises Over Richmond". radioinsight. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  27. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/149892/whti-richmond-flips-to-classic-hits-star-100-9?ref=search
  28. "WJSR Brings Jack To Richmond - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  29. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=27439
  30. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 HD Radio Guide for Richmond, Virginia
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