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'''WJLX-AM''', marketed as '''WJLX 101.5 FM The Sound of Walker County''' and '''Oldies 101.5''', is | '''WJLX-AM''', marketed as '''WJLX 101.5 FM The Sound of Walker County''' and '''Oldies 101.5''', is an Oldies-format radio station licensed to [[Jasper]] and owned by [[Don Earley]]. | ||
The station's studios are located above the [[Plum Pretty Salon]] at 310 [[Alabama State Route 195]]. It broadcasts at [[AM 1240]] with a 1-kilowatt day and night signal. | The station's studios are located above the [[Plum Pretty Salon]] at 310 [[Alabama State Route 195]]. It broadcasts at [[AM 1240]] with a 1-kilowatt day and night signal. WJLX-AM's programming is also broadcast at [[FM 101.5]] via a translator with the call sign [[W268BM-FM]]. | ||
Joy Christian Communications of Quitman, Mississippi previously broadcast a non-commercial Religious and Southern Gospel format at AM 1240 as [[WLYJ-AM]]. It changed the call letters to WJLX-AM shortly in January [[2008]] shortly before putting the station up for sale. | |||
[[Wal-Win Radio LLC]], a company formed by [[Brett Elmore]] with [[William Neeck|William]] and [[Margaret Neeck]], acquired the station in April of that year for $300,000, and changed over to an Oldies format featuring Scott Shannon's "True Oldies Channel" distributed through ABC Radio Networks. In [[2009]] it added the W268BM transmitter, acquired from [[Edgewater Broadcasting]]. It later picked up [[Paul Finebaum]]'s sports call-in show, which it followed with the Mike Harvey Show in the evenings. The station also aired [[Jasper High School|Jasper Vikings]] high school football games, called by Elmore's father, [[Johnny Elmore|Johnny]]. | |||
In April [[2011]] a tornado spawned by a [[April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak|massive tornado outbreak]] across Alabama damaged the station's AM transmitter. Am broadcasts since then have been intermittent. | |||
In [[2016]] the station and the W268BM transmitter were acquired by the Hattie Reese Trust of Danville, Kentucky for $150,000 and $10, respectively. In November [[2017]] that trust assigned ownership to [[John Burdette]]. Burdette sold the station to [[Don Earley]] of the [[Alabama Cable Network]] in May [[2018]] for $115,000. Elmore was kept on as general manager through those ownership changes. | In [[2016]] the station and the W268BM transmitter were acquired by the Hattie Reese Trust of Danville, Kentucky for $150,000 and $10, respectively. In November [[2017]] that trust assigned ownership to [[John Burdette]]. Burdette sold the station to [[Don Earley]] of the [[Alabama Cable Network]] in May [[2018]] for $115,000. Elmore was kept on as general manager through those ownership changes. | ||
In [[2023]] Elmore recruited [[Jim Battan]] to return to radio as host of [[Coyote J's Sunday Night Cemetery Of Rock]]. | |||
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==References== | |||
* Taylor, Drew (November 1, 2023) "[https://www.cbs42.com/digital-exclusive/birminghams-coyote-j-calhoun-on-being-back-in-radio-after-a-decade-away-and-the-truth-behind-that-infamous-on-air-firing/ Birmingham’s Coyote J. Calhoun on being back in radio after a decade away and the truth behind that infamous on-air ‘firing’]." CBS42.com | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.wjlx1015.com/ WJLX-AM] website | * [https://www.wjlx1015.com/ WJLX-AM] website | ||
* [https://www.almediapage.info/profiles/wjlx.html WJLX] at almediapage.info | |||
[[Category:Radio stations]] | [[Category:Radio stations]] | ||
[[Category:2008 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Alabama State Highway 195]] | [[Category:Alabama State Highway 195]] | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 6 November 2023
WJLX-AM, marketed as WJLX 101.5 FM The Sound of Walker County and Oldies 101.5, is an Oldies-format radio station licensed to Jasper and owned by Don Earley.
The station's studios are located above the Plum Pretty Salon at 310 Alabama State Route 195. It broadcasts at AM 1240 with a 1-kilowatt day and night signal. WJLX-AM's programming is also broadcast at FM 101.5 via a translator with the call sign W268BM-FM.
Joy Christian Communications of Quitman, Mississippi previously broadcast a non-commercial Religious and Southern Gospel format at AM 1240 as WLYJ-AM. It changed the call letters to WJLX-AM shortly in January 2008 shortly before putting the station up for sale.
Wal-Win Radio LLC, a company formed by Brett Elmore with William and Margaret Neeck, acquired the station in April of that year for $300,000, and changed over to an Oldies format featuring Scott Shannon's "True Oldies Channel" distributed through ABC Radio Networks. In 2009 it added the W268BM transmitter, acquired from Edgewater Broadcasting. It later picked up Paul Finebaum's sports call-in show, which it followed with the Mike Harvey Show in the evenings. The station also aired Jasper Vikings high school football games, called by Elmore's father, Johnny.
In April 2011 a tornado spawned by a massive tornado outbreak across Alabama damaged the station's AM transmitter. Am broadcasts since then have been intermittent.
In 2016 the station and the W268BM transmitter were acquired by the Hattie Reese Trust of Danville, Kentucky for $150,000 and $10, respectively. In November 2017 that trust assigned ownership to John Burdette. Burdette sold the station to Don Earley of the Alabama Cable Network in May 2018 for $115,000. Elmore was kept on as general manager through those ownership changes.
In 2023 Elmore recruited Jim Battan to return to radio as host of Coyote J's Sunday Night Cemetery Of Rock.
| Preceded by: WLYJ-AM |
AM 1240 2008– |
Succeeded by: current |
References
- Taylor, Drew (November 1, 2023) "Birmingham’s Coyote J. Calhoun on being back in radio after a decade away and the truth behind that infamous on-air ‘firing’." CBS42.com