WJNT
Radio station in Pearl, Mississippi
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WJNT (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to Pearl, Mississippi. WJNT is owned by Connoisseur Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC and its sister stations are WJMI, WKXI-FM, WOAD, WRKS, and WJQS. All six stations have shared studios which are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower for WJNT is located in Pearl.
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| Broadcast area | Jackson, Mississippi |
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| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1180/96.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
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| History | |
First air date | October 28, 1980 (as WPRL) |
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Call sign meaning | "Jackson's News-Talk" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7691 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°17′43.5″N 90°6′54.2″W |
| Translator | 96.9 W245AH (Jackson) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WJNT broadcasts a news/talk format with mostly syndicated talk shows such as Brian Kilmeade, Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham. WJNT operates at 50,000 watts during the day, 10,000 watts during critical hours and 500 watts at night.
FM signal
WJNT operated at night on WJNT-FM1 103.9 until June 2017.
WJNT was granted permission for the FM booster due to massive nighttime interference by Cuban stations on 1180 AM, and has been operating a nighttime-only FM booster under special temporary authority from the FCC since December 20, 1999.[2]
Once WJNT-FM1 was turned off, WJNT started simulcasting 24/7 on W245AH, a 135 watt FM translator at 96.9 MHz licensed to Jackson, Mississippi.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W245AH | 96.9 FM | Jackson, Mississippi | 139924 | 135 | D | 32°16′51.5″N 90°17′38.3″W | LMS |
