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| Broadcast area | Knoxville metro |
| Frequency | 1040 kHz |
| Branding | Jammin' 99.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | August 1984[1] |
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Call sign meaning | Tribute to the former WJBE (1430 AM), owned by James Brown[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59643 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 3,000 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°2′34″N 84°2′51″W / 36.04278°N 84.04750°W |
| Translator(s) | 99.7 W259AV (Knoxville) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wjbe |
WJBE (1040 kHz) is an American commercial radio station licensed to Powell, Tennessee, an unincorporated community just northeast of Knoxville; the station serves the Knoxville metropolitan area with an urban contemporary format. WJBE is owned by Joe E. Armstrong through broadcast licensee Arm & Rage, LLC. This station is unrelated to the former locally based WJBE (1430 AM) owned by entertainer James Brown from 1968 through 1979, for which it is named.[2]
WJBE operates on the clear-channel frequency of 1040 AM, but is not considered a clear-channel station because it is a Class D daytime-only station. WHO in Des Moines, Iowa is the dominant Class A station, also known as a clear-channel station.
1040 AM in the Knoxville area began broadcasting in 1984 and primarily aired an adult standards format for its first 25 years. The station then aired classic country music in the late 2000s and early 2010s before being sold to its present ownership in 2013 and being reoriented toward the Black community in Knoxville.
- ^ Mink, Ken (July 15, 1984). "Knox To Get New Radio Station; CNN Weatherman Joins Channel 26". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. G4. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Wilusz, Ryan (February 1, 2021). "Black-owned WJBE stays true to James Brown's community vision". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 1A, 7A. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJBE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.