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| Broadcast area | Jamestown/Russell Springs, Kentucky Columbia, Kentucky Somerset/Lake Cumberland area |
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| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
| Branding | Laker Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Jones Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lake Cumberland Broadcasters |
| WJKY | |
| History | |
First air date | September 3, 1966 |
Call sign meaning | W Jamestown and Russell Springs |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 36305 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 110 metres (360 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°01′31″N 85°03′23″W / 37.02528°N 85.05639°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | lakercountry.com |
WJRS (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format that is licensed to Jamestown, Kentucky, and serving the Jamestown/Russell Springs area in Russell County, Kentucky. The station is currently owned by Lake Cumberland Broadcasters, LLC, which also owns WJKY. The two stations share broadcast facilities and transmitting tower at 2804 South US 127 on the south side of Russell Springs.
WJRS features programming from Local Radio Networks.[1]
History
The station signed on the air on September 3, 1966, and it has been broadcasting a country music format ever since.[2]
WJKY simulcasted the FM station's signal until sometime in the 2000s, when the AM station became an ESPN Radio affiliate. In 2019, WJKY changed over to the JACK Radio format.
References
- ↑ "WJRS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1974. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1974. p. B-85.
External links
- LakerCountry.com -- WJRS website
- WJRS in the FCC FM station database
- WJRS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database