WPJX

WPJX
Broadcast area
Frequency1500 kHz
BrandingRebel Radio
Programming
FormatHeavy metal[1][2][3]
Ownership
OwnerPolnet Communications, Ltd.
WKTA, WEEF, WNVR
History
First air date
September 19, 1967 (as WZBN)
Former call signs
  • WZBN (1967–1977)
  • WKZN (1977–1983)
  • WNIZ (1983–1984)
  • WRJR (1984–1987)
  • WKGA (1987–1996)
  • WTAU (1996–1998)
  • WDDZ (1998–2001)
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49293
ClassD
Power
  • 250 watts day
  • 2 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°27′19.08″N 87°54′3.27″W / 42.4553000°N 87.9009083°W / 42.4553000; -87.9009083
Translator(s)92.5 W223CN (Zion)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiterebelradio.com

WPJX (1500 AM) is a radio station, licensed to Zion, Illinois, that airs a heavy metal format.[1][2][3] The station is owned by Polnet Communications, who also owns WKTA in Evanston, WNVR in Vernon Hills, and WEEF in Highland Park-Deerfield. The station transmits with a directional 250 watts of power from three towers located on the corner of Delany Road and 21st Street near Wadsworth, Illinois. The station's daytime signal serves northern Lake County, Illinois, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. WPJX was licensed to operate during daytime hours only until May 2009 when it began broadcasting 24 hours a day with a power of 250 watts daytime and 2 watts nighttime. The station has an extremely prevalent signal null to the north and south as well on 1500 AM.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HeavyMetal2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HeavyMetal3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Heavy Metal, Underground Music Station, Rebel Radio, Rocks Hard, Rocks Heavy, for 21 Years!", Lincolnshire Review. September 2, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPJX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.