WJMP (AM)
Radio station in Plattsburgh, New York
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WJMP (1070 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a classic hip hop format. Licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, the station serves the Champlain Valley, including Burlington, Vermont. The station is owned by Loud Media.[3] WJMP's programming is also heard on translator station W279DE (103.7 FM) in Plattsburgh.[4]
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| Broadcast area | Champlain Valley |
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| Frequency | 1070 kHz |
| Branding | JUMP 103.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 15, 1968[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Jump" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27554 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (daytime only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°36′15.16″N 73°27′18.49″W |
| Translator | 103.7 W279DE (Plattsburgh) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
The station went on the air on June 15, 1968,[1] as WKDR.[5] It became WNWX on June 1, 1993. On April 14, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WZBZ; on January 23, 1998, to WDOT; on July 15, 1999, to WGLY; on February 23, 2001, to WLFE; on April 23, 2002, to WTWK and on January 15, 2017, to WPLB.[6]
A & J Radio acquired WTWK from Radio Broadcasting Services (a subsidiary of Northeast Broadcasting) for $140,000[7] on October 24, 2016.[8] At the time of the sale, the station was running a business news format supplied by Bloomberg Radio.[9] In January 2017, after briefly simulcasting WZXP (a country music station operated by A & J Radio but owned by Radioactive, LLC), the station introduced an oldies and classic country format, which was transferred from former sister stations WCAT and WRSA.[10]
A & J Radio merged with Border Media to form Loud Media in 2020.[11] On June 13, 2020, WPLB dropped its oldies format for a classic hip hop format using Loud Media's JUMP brand. The station is branded as JUMP 103.7.[12] The WJMP call letters were moved here from 1120 AM in Maryville, Tennessee, on October 1, 2021.
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W279DE | 103.7 FM | Plattsburgh, New York | 148772 | 250 | D | 44°29′47.1″N 73°12′47.5″W | LMS |
