WJBC (AM)

WJBC
Broadcast areaBloomington-Normal
Frequency1230 kHz
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC-FM, WJEZ
History
First air date
May 1925 (1925-05)[1]
Former frequencies
  • 1200 kHz (LaSalle/Normal, 1928–1941)
  • 1320 kHz (LaSalle, 1927–1928)
  • 1280 kHz (LaSalle, 1925–1927)[2]
Call sign meaning
"Where Jazz Becomes Classic" (old mnemonic for sequentially assigned callsign)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5876
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
40°27′1.1″N 89°0′42.3″W / 40.450306°N 89.011750°W / 40.450306; -89.011750 (NAD83)
Translator(s)102.1 W271DC (Bloomington)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wjbc.com

WJBC (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bloomington, Illinois, and serving the Bloomington-Normal region. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media, part of a five-station cluster. It has three full-time news anchors and one part-time reporter.[4] The station calls itself "The Voice of Central Illinois".

WJBC is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Greenwood Avenue at West Hamilton Road in Bloomington.[5] Programming is also heard on 50-watt FM translator W271DC at 102.1 MHz.

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  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJBC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  5. ^ "WJBC-AM 1230 kHz - Bloomington, IL". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.