WJMP (AM)

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]

For the former radio station in Kent, Ohio, see WJMP (Ohio).
WJMP
Broadcast areaChamplain Valley
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingJUMP 103.7
Programming
FormatClassic hip hop
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Loud Media
  • (A & J Radio LLC)
History
First air date
June 15, 1968 (1968-06-15)[1]
Former call signs
  • WKDR (1967–1993)
  • WNWX (1993–1995)
  • WZBZ (1995–1998)
  • WDOT (1998–1999)
  • WGLY (1999–2001)
  • WLFE (2001–2002)
  • WTWK (2002–2017)
  • WPLB (2017–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Jump"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27554
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
44°36′15.3″N 73°27′18.1″W
Translator(s)103.7 W279DE (Plattsburgh)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.jumpradio.com/plattsburgh-burlington

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 (a subsidiary of Loud Media) 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 Loud Media 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]

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.[11] The WJMP call letters were moved here from 1120 AM in Maryville, Tennessee on October 1, 2021.

Translator
Broadcast translator for WJMP
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W279DE 103.7 FMPlattsburgh, New York148772220328 m (1,076 ft)D44°34′27.27″N 73°40′29.01″WLMS

References
  1. 1994 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, page B-257
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WJMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WJMP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. https://www.fybush.com/nerw-20170116/ Prog talk fades away
  5. "WKDR (WJMP) FCC history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  6. "WJMP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  7. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 28, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  8. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 27, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  9. "WTWK-A/Plattsburgh, NY Sold; College Finds Buyer For FM It Shut Down". All Access. July 26, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  10. Venta, Lance (January 16, 2017). "Mid-Century Radio Moves Across Lake Champlain". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  11. JUMP 103.7


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