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WJGL (96.9 MHz, "96.9 The Eagle") is a commercial FM radio station in Jacksonville, Florida.The station is owned by Cox Radio, a division of the Cox Media Group. [2] WJGL airs a classic hits radio format that leans towards classic rock, playing primarily rock songs from the 1970s, 80s and some 90s, while avoiding pop/dance artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna.
By 1941, WJHP was an NBC Blue Network affiliate. [4] Following the NARBA treaty, WJHP obtained a construction permit for the 1320 kHz frequency in March 1941, and the license was officially modified for the station to broadcast on 1320 beginning November 6, 1942. [2] The station was transferred to the Jacksonville Journal Company in 1952. [2]
In March 1986 the station went to 24-hour classic rock; Benns changed the calls to WMYG and the station referred to itself as "Magic Y-97 FM" (it shortened the brand to simply "Magic 97 FM" later that year). In 1991, the station switched to a current-based rock format, and the calls were changed to WRRK, taking on the branding "97 Rock." When ...
WPLW-FM (96.9 MHz, "Pulse FM") is a contemporary hit radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, which is east of the Raleigh-Durham Triangle. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group . Its studios are located in Raleigh, and its transmitter is near Princeton, North Carolina .
WXLP (96.9 FM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Moline, Illinois, and serving the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and broadcasts a classic rock radio format. Its radio studios and offices are on North Brady Street in Davenport, Iowa (along with the co-owned KJOC, KBEA-FM, KIIK-FM and KBOB).
WDDJ (96.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Paducah, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company along with "twin stations" "Electric 94.9" in Tri-Cities, Tennessee/Virginia, and "Electric 102.7" in Charleston, West Virginia. WDDJ broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) music format. [3]
The rock format and KEZE call letters moved to 96.9 FM on March 4, 1996. [8] As the public appeal of guitar-based alternative waned in the mid-1990s, KEZE attempted a "back to our roots" campaign as a classic rock station in 1996. In March 1999, KEZE flipped to an all-1980s hits format, known as "Star @ 96-9." [9] [10]
On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WWUZ and sister stations WFLS-FM, WNTX, WVBX from Free Lance-Star License, Inc. for an unknown sum. [6] The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million.