On January 31, 1957, the station signed on as a stand-alone FM station, with no AM counterpart.[4] It was founded by a father and son team, John B. Reynolds, Sr. and John B. Reynolds, Jr.[5] The call sign was based on the founders' initials. John Sr. began the radio station because his son was "a strong believer in the future of FM."[5] The station originally broadcast a classical and light music format.[6] WJBR-FM's format eventually evolved into beautiful music and the station was branded as JBR 100.[6] It used the slogan "Just Beautiful Radio."
In 1976, the Reynolds Family acquired another Wilmington radio station, WTUX, to combine with WJBR-FM.[7] WTUX was a 1,000 watt daytimer, carrying a middle of the road music format. In 1978, WTUX's call sign was switched to WJBR, and the format flipped to beautiful music, to give WJBR listeners the choice of hearing the station on AM or FM. Over time, the station's power was increased to 2,500 watts in the daytime and nighttime service was added at 32 watts.
In the early 1980s, WJBR-AM-FM added more soft vocals to attract a younger audience. John B Reynolds, Jr. sold WJBR-AM-FM in 1985 to CRB Broadcasting, which completed the transition from easy listening to an all-vocal soft adult contemporary sound. CRB changed its name to Commodore Media and was eventually purchased by Capstar Broadcasting.
In March 2000, Capstar sold WJBR-FM to the NextMedia Group for $32.4 million.[8] Capstar retained WJBR, and later merged into Clear Channel Communications, which was renamed iHeartMedia. The AM station is now a Fox Sports Radio station, WWTX, and remains owned by iHeartMedia.
In February 2007, Beasley Broadcast Group acquired WJBR-FM from NextMedia for a reported $42 million.[9]
Translators
WJBR-HD3 programming is simulcast on the following translator, owned by Spectrum Development Group and operated by JAM Media Group:
^"54 dBu Service Contour for WJBR-FM, Wilmington, DE, 99.5 MHz BMLH-20080516AAX". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
^"FM Query Results for WJBR". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
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WJBR FM 99 5 MHz branded Mix 99 5 WJBR is a commercial adult contemporary radio station licensed to Wilmington Delaware Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group the station serves New Castle County in addition to Philadelphia Pennsylvania and much of the Delaware Valley 2 The WJBR FM transmitter is located north of downtown Wilmington on Bellows Drive near the Pennsylvania state line 3 Besides a standard analog transmission WJBR FM broadcasts over HD Radio and is available online WJBR FMWilmington DelawareBroadcast areaWilmington DelawarePhiladelphia PennsylvaniaFrequency99 5 MHz HD Radio BrandingMix 99 5 WJBRProgrammingFormatAdult contemporarySubchannelsHD2 WJBR FM 1 Min Delayed SimulcastHD3 Philly s Favor 100 7 Gospel AffiliationsPremiere NetworksOwnershipOwnerBeasley Broadcast Group Beasley Media Group Licenses LLC Sister stationsWBEN FM WMGK WMMR WPEN WTEL WTMR WWDB WXTUHistoryFirst air dateJanuary 31 1957 66 years ago 1957 01 31 Call sign meaningfounder John B ReynoldsTechnical informationFacility ID14374ClassBERP50 000 watts analog 2 000 watts digital 1 HAAT152 meters 499 ft Transmitter coordinates39 50 2 4 N 75 31 25 7 W 39 834000 N 75 523806 W 39 834000 75 523806Translator s See TranslatorsLinksWebcastListen liveWebsitewjbr wbr comWJBR HD3 broadcasts a Gospel format branded as Philly s Favor 100 7 which is simulcast on low power Mount Holly New Jersey translator W264BH 100 7 FM and broadcasts to the Philadelphia radio market Contents 1 History 2 Translators 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditOn January 31 1957 the station signed on as a stand alone FM station with no AM counterpart 4 It was founded by a father and son team John B Reynolds Sr and John B Reynolds Jr 5 The call sign was based on the founders initials John Sr began the radio station because his son was a strong believer in the future of FM 5 The station originally broadcast a classical and light music format 6 WJBR FM s format eventually evolved into beautiful music and the station was branded as JBR 100 6 It used the slogan Just Beautiful Radio In 1976 the Reynolds Family acquired another Wilmington radio station WTUX to combine with WJBR FM 7 WTUX was a 1 000 watt daytimer carrying a middle of the road music format In 1978 WTUX s call sign was switched to WJBR and the format flipped to beautiful music to give WJBR listeners the choice of hearing the station on AM or FM Over time the station s power was increased to 2 500 watts in the daytime and nighttime service was added at 32 watts In the early 1980s WJBR AM FM added more soft vocals to attract a younger audience John B Reynolds Jr sold WJBR AM FM in 1985 to CRB Broadcasting which completed the transition from easy listening to an all vocal soft adult contemporary sound CRB changed its name to Commodore Media and was eventually purchased by Capstar Broadcasting In March 2000 Capstar sold WJBR FM to the NextMedia Group for 32 4 million 8 Capstar retained WJBR and later merged into Clear Channel Communications which was renamed iHeartMedia The AM station is now a Fox Sports Radio station WWTX and remains owned by iHeartMedia In February 2007 Beasley Broadcast Group acquired WJBR FM from NextMedia for a reported 42 million 9 Translators EditWJBR HD3 programming is simulcast on the following translator owned by Spectrum Development Group and operated by JAM Media Group Call sign Frequency MHz City of license FacilityID ERP W Height m ft Class Transmitter coordinates FCC infoW264BH 100 7 Mount Holly New Jersey 143931 99 221 m 725 ft D 39 57 9 N 75 10 6 W 39 95250 N 75 16833 W 39 95250 75 16833 W264BH FCC LMSReferences Edit FCC 335 FM Digital Notification WJBR FM fcc gov Federal Communications Commission September 4 2011 Retrieved 2018 05 01 54 dBu Service Contour for WJBR FM Wilmington DE 99 5 MHz BMLH 20080516AAX fcc gov Federal Communications Commission 28 January 2016 Retrieved 2018 05 01 FM Query Results for WJBR fcc gov Federal Communications Commission Retrieved 2016 05 12 Broadcasting Yearbook 1958 page A 258 a b History of WJBR wjbr com Retrieved 2016 05 12 a b BROADCASTING Scrapbook Blog racampbell tripod com Retrieved 2016 05 12 Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C 38 Broadcasting amp Cable Yearbook 2001 page D 82 Beasley Broadcast Group BBGI to Acquire NextMedia Group streetinsider com 2006 10 03 Retrieved 2016 05 12 External links EditOfficial website A Gospel Favor Debuts In Philadelphia Philly s Favor 99 5 HD3 WJBR in the FCC FM station database WJBR on Radio Locator WJBR in Nielsen Audio s FM station database W264BH in the FCC FM station database W264BH on Radio Locator W289BY in the FCC FM station database W289BY on Radio Locator Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WJBR FM amp oldid 1133756621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
