WJAK
Frequency1460 kHz
BrandingHOT 96.1
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Thomas Media
  • (Southern Stone Communications, LLC)
WFKX, WHHM-FM, WWYN, WZDQ
History
First air date
December 13, 1954 (1954-12-13)[1]
Former call signs
WHMO (1991-1991)
WQCR (1991-1996)
Call sign meaning
W JAcKson
Technical information
Facility ID54035
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
105 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°38′37.00″N 88°46′24.00″W / 35.6436111°N 88.7733333°W / 35.6436111; -88.7733333
Repeater(s)96.1 W241BV (Jackson)
Links
Websitewww.hot961.com

WJAK (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban contemporary format.[2] It is licensed to Jackson, Tennessee, United States. The station is currently owned by Thomas Media.[3]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WHMO on May 15, 1991. On June 14, 1991, the station changed its call sign to WQCR, and on May 17, 1996 to the current WJAK.[4]

References

  1. "Announcing Staff Listed By WJAK". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. December 12, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved June 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009.
  3. "Still making sound waves at Thomas Media".
  4. "WJAK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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