WKJX

WKJX (96.7 FM, "The Coast") is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks. WKJX is owned and operated by East Carolina Radio of Elizabeth City, Inc.

WKJX
Broadcast areaElizabeth City
Outer Banks
Frequency96.7 MHz
Branding96.7 The Coast
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerEast Carolina Radio of Elizabeth City, Inc.
WCNC, WERX-FM, WOBR-FM, WOBX, WOBX-FM, WRSF, WZBO
History
First air date
1984
Technical information
Facility ID49156
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT124 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°12′10.0″N 75°52′23.0″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemy967thecoast.com

While WKJX is primarily heard in North Carolina, it can be heard in extreme south-eastern sections of Hampton Roads.

History

WKJX signed on in 1984 as an automated country music station. In 1998, it was sold to East Carolina Radio who flipped the station's format to Urban Adult Contemporary as "Kiss 97". In the early 2000s, the station became a simulcast of sister-station WOBR-FM.

In May 2004, WKJX increased its power to 50,000 watts and split from the simulcast of WOBR-FM, picking up a Light Adult Contemporary format as "Mix 96."

At 9:06 am on April 2, 2010, after stunting the previous day with Bill Cosby stand-up routines, WKJX flipped to an urban hip-hop format, and took on the name "96.7 The Block".[1]

On June 24, 2019 WKJX changed their format from urban hip hop (which moved to WFMZ 104.9 FM Hertford) to hot adult contemporary, branded as "96.7 The Coast".[2]

References
  1. "Soft AC station is blown up for Hip-Hop". VARTV.com. April 2, 2010.
  2. WKJX Flips to Hot AC 96.7 The Coast Radioinsight - June 24, 2019


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