WJBR (AM)

WJBR
Broadcast areaTampa Bay
Frequency1010 kHz
BrandingPodcast Radio US
Programming
FormatAll-podcasts
Ownership
Owner
WPBB, WLLD, WQYK-FM, WRBQ-FM, WYUU
History
First air date
November 7, 1960
(64 years ago)
 (1960-11-07)
Former call signs
  • WINQ (1960–1981)
  • WCBF (1981–1988)
  • WQYK (1988–2004)
  • WBZZ (2004–2006)
  • WQYK (2006–2012)
  • WHFS (2012–2023)[1]
Call sign meaning
warehoused from WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28629
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts day
  • 5,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
27°59′25″N 82°15′6″W / 27.99028°N 82.25167°W / 27.99028; -82.25167
Translator(s)See § Translator
Repeater(s)104.7 WRBQ-HD2 (Tampa)
Links
Public license information
Websitepodcastradious.com

WJBR (1010 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Seffner, Florida, United States, serving the Tampa Bay market with an all-podcast format known as "Podcast Radio US". Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the station's studios are located on Executive Center Drive in St. Petersburg.

By day, WJBR transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations. As 1010 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations CFRB Toronto and CBR Calgary, WJBR must reduce power to 5,000 watts at night. Its transmitter is off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Florida State Road 574) in Seffner, using a directional antenna with three-tower array to protect other stations from interference.[3] It is directional towards the east and west to protect WJXL Jacksonville by day, which also operates on 1010 AM. WJBR's call sign was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on September 19, 2023.[1] It is also heard on one FM translator, at 92.1 MHz in Tampa.

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJBR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Radio Station Finder: Search Results". radio-locator.com.