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'''WJLX-AM''', marketed as '''WJLX 101.5 FM The Sound of Walker County''' and '''Oldies 101.5''', is a radio station owned by [[John Bennett]]. | '''WJLX-AM''', marketed as '''WJLX 101.5 FM The Sound of Walker County''' and '''Oldies 101.5''', is a radio station owned by [[John Bennett]]. | ||
The station's studios are located above the [[Plum Pretty Salon]] at 310 [[Alabama State Route 195]]. | 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]]. | 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 acquired the station in [[2004]] for $200,000 and aired a Southern Gospel format. In April [[2008]] Joy sold the station to [[Wal-Win Radio LLC]], a company formed by [[Brett Elmore]] with [[William Neeck|William]] and [[Margaret Neeck]], for $300,000. 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. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 6 November 2023
WJLX-AM, marketed as WJLX 101.5 FM The Sound of Walker County and Oldies 101.5, is a radio station owned by John Bennett.
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 acquired the station in 2004 for $200,000 and aired a Southern Gospel format. In April 2008 Joy sold the station to Wal-Win Radio LLC, a company formed by Brett Elmore with William and Margaret Neeck, for $300,000. 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.
External links
- WJLX-AM website