WWJB (1450 AM, "103.9 The Boot") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Brooksville, Florida. The station, established in 1958 as WKTS, is currently owned and operated by Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. WWJB is also repeated on FM translators W222CI 92.3 FM Brooksville, Florida and W280DK 103.9 FM Spring Hill, Florida.
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| Broadcast area | Hernando County, Florida |
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| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | 103.9 The Boot |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Local Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| WXJB | |
| History | |
First air date | October 11, 1958 |
Call sign meaning | W. "Woody" Johnson Brooksville (original owner + location)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27094 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°33′20″N 82°22′36″W / 28.55556°N 82.37667°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.3 W222CI (Brooksville) 103.9 W280DK (Spring Hill) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
Programming
editUntil October 16, 2017, WWJB broadcast a full service news/talk radio format to the greater Hernando County, Florida, area.[3][4][5] As of June 1, 2012[update], weekday programming on the station included syndicated talk shows hosted by Jim Bohannon, Phil Hendrie, Neal Boortz, Sean Hannity, Clark Howard, and Michael Savage. Local weekday programming included The Nature Coast Morning News, The Haywire Talk Show with Bob Haa, The Bob Penrod Show. Weekend programming included syndicated shows hosted by Larry Kudlow, Jerry Doyle, and Kim Komando. Local weekend programming included a tradio program called Trading Post, a three-hour block of classic country music on Saturday, plus religious talk shows and local church services on Sunday morning.[6]
On October 16, 2017, WWJB changed their format from news/talk to country, branded as "103.9 The Boot".[7] The Current weekday line up shows as of May 1, 2024 includes hosts: Renee Dubay, Craig "Catfish" Hunter, Shery Farmer, DJ Trea, Steve Brewer, John Glenn and Steel Horse Radio every Friday since 2015 with father and son duo DJ Dave Martini and DJ Mike Martini who joined the show in 2024. Weekend programing includes: nationally syndicated Rise Up with John Ritter on Sunday.[8]
Station alumni
editOne of the station's notable alumni included George Lowe, who later became well known for his role as Space Ghost in Space Ghost Coast to Coast on Adult Swim.[1] While living in Brooksville in the early-1970s, he began learning radio skills at WWJB. Mitch English from national television show The Daily Buzz started his broadcast career at the station in the early 1990s.
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References
edit- ^ a b "WWJB - A History". Radio Years. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWJB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Hernando news talk now found on the FM dial". Hernando Today. July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ "WWJB/WXJB has a stronger signal". Hernando Sun. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "WWJB Weekly Programming Schedule". 103.9 Fm the Boot. WWJB NewsTalk 1450. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ WWJB Boots Talk For Country Radioinsight - October 16, 2017
- ^ Shows/WWJB -May 24, 2024
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 27094 (WWJB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWJB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 142418 (W222CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W222CI at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 142380 (W280DK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W280DK at FCCdata.org
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