WJLI
Radio station in Metropolis, Illinois, United States
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WJLI (98.3 FM, "Rock 98.3") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format.[2] Licensed to Metropolis, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by Sun Media, Inc., also known as Stratemeyer Media and is located inside Kentucky Oaks Mall in Paducah, KY.
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| Broadcast area | Paducah, Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| Branding | Rock 98.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Media, Inc. |
| WRIK, WIBV, WKRO, KLUE, KZMA | |
| History | |
First air date | 1984 (as WRIK) |
Former call signs | WRIK (1982–1987) WRIK-FM (1987–2012) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63817 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 213 meters (699 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°45′09″N 88°29′58″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | rock983.com |
History
The station was assigned the call sign WRIK on April 6, 1982. On October 6, 1987 the call sign was altered to WRIK-FM. The station was previously broadcast from the old Massac Theatre in Metropolis, Illinois. WRIK initially was a "class A" station with a signal covering Paducah, Kentucky and Metropolis, Illinois primarily. WRIK was extended a construction permit to move its transmitter location to the south and expand its signal coverage with a "class C1" license in the early 1990s. The station currently serves portions of Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky, Southeast Missouri and West Tennessee from a tower located in Graves County, Kentucky near the community of Golo.[3]
On December 26, 2012 WRIK-FM rebranded as "Jelli 98.3", keeping its hot AC format, and changed its call sign to the current WJLI, and added 6 hours of user-controlled content per day, from 6PM-12M 7 days a week.[4]
On November 6, 2013 WJLI changed their format to classic rock (keeping the "Jelli 98.3" branding), filling the classic rock void in the Paducah KY market 5 days after WQQR 94.7 FM began stunting with Christmas music.[5] The first song played was Europe's "The Final Countdown".
On June 26, 2014 following Jelli's radio closure announcement,[6] WJLI rebranded as "Rock 98.3".
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