WBMX

For other radio stations that have held the WBMX call sign, see WBMX (disambiguation).

WBMX
Broadcast area
Frequency104.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding
  • 104.3 Jams (primary)
  • 104.3 BMX Jams (secondary)
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassic hip hop
SubchannelsHD2: Sports radio (WSCR)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
WBBM, WBBM-FM, WCFS-FM, WSCR, WUSN, WXRT[1]
History
First air date
September 1953; 71 years ago (1953-09)[2]
Former call signs
  • WSEL (1953–1960)[3]
  • WJJD-FM (1960–1977)[3]
  • WJEZ (1977[3]–1984)[4]
  • WJMK (1984–2017)[4]
Call sign meaning
"Black Music Experience" (trading off former call letters of WVAZ)
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28621
ClassB
ERP
  • 4,100 watts (analog)
  • 163 watts (digital)
HAAT480 meters (1,570 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′44.1″N 87°38′8.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.635611°W / 41.878917; -87.635611
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/1043jams

WBMX (104.3 FM, "104.3 Jams") is a commercial radio station in Chicago, Illinois, serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a classic hip hop radio format.

WBMX's studios and offices are located at Two Prudential Plaza in the Chicago Loop. The station has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,100 watts, with its transmitter atop the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower). WBMX broadcasts in the HD Radio format, with its HD2 signal simulcasting the sports radio format on co-owned WSCR.[6]

From 1974 to 1988, the call letters WBMX were held by 102.7 FM, licensed to Oak Park, Illinois (now urban AC station WVAZ). On December 4, 2017, the call letters were transferred from Boston to 104.3 FM in Chicago.

  1. ^ Janowski, Thaddeus P. (September 29, 2010). "FCC 316: Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (BTCH-20100930AFL)". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Music as Written", Billboard. September 12, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c History Cards for WBMX Archived January 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Call Sign History Archived January 21, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBMX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?latitude=41.8839927&longitude=-87.6197056 Archived October 18, 2017, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Chicago