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WJBT has been in its current format since 1992 (when it was on 92.7), playing Hip Hop and R&B music. It was home to the nationally syndicated Doug Banks Morning Show (who was replaced with Steve Harvey after its move to 93.3, and later, The Breakfast Club). Its only other competitor is its own sister station, Urban AC-formatted WSOL-FM. WJBT was the second urban radio station to adopt "The Beat" branding after Los Angeles' KKBT.
When it was on 92.7, it served the Jacksonville area, but it did not have enough power to serve the northernmost and westernmost portions of the metro because its frequency was licensed to Green Cove Springs, Florida. However, it had no effect on the Arbitron ratings as it is still among the Top 5 (sometimes 10) most listened to stations in the city.
On November 2, 2007, Clear Channel spun off the 92.7 frequency to a private company (which moved the signal to the Palm Coast area as WBHQ)[3] and on the evening of December 25 of that same year, moved the station and its format to the more powerful 93.3 signal (formerly the home of Country outlet WROO).[4] The reason for this was to comply with FCC ownership rules, since WJBT was in a waiver status in which Clear Channel was allowed to own six FMs and one AM in the market. But because of Clear Channel Communications being sold to a private investment group, WJBT's current frequency had to be divested. After Christmas Day 2007, 92.7 and 93.3 were simulcasting. However, on January 11, 2008, a new urban gospel station debuted on the 92.7 frequency named "Hallelujah FM", which is a moniker currently used for many Clear Channel-owned gospel stations nationwide. Also, the call letters were switched, with 92.7 becoming WROO and 93.3 becoming WJBT.[5]
With the move to a more powerful signal, WJBT also received an upgrade in power as well, going from 50 kW to 100 kW, thus covering most of Jacksonville and Northeastern Florida.
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article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message WJBT 93 3 FM 93 3 The Beat is a commercial radio station licensed to Callahan Florida and serving the Jacksonville metropolitan area It airs a mainstream urban radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia Inc The studios and offices are on Central Parkway in the Southside neighborhood WJBTCallahan FloridaBroadcast areaJacksonville metropolitan areaFrequency93 3 MHz HD Radio Branding93 3 The BeatProgrammingFormatMainstream urbanSubchannelsHD2 Black oriented news BIN HD3 Classic country WSOS FM simulcast AffiliationsPremiere NetworksOwnershipOwneriHeartMedia Inc iHM Licenses LLC Sister stationsWFXJ WKSL WQIK FM WSOL FM WWJKHistoryFormer call signsWLKC 1983 1990 WAIA 1990 1995 WPLA 1995 2005 WROO 2005 2008 Call sign meaning Jacksonville s Beat Technical informationFacility ID51975ClassC1ERP100 000 wattsHAAT302 meters 991 ft Translator s HD2 104 1 W281AM Macclenny HD3 100 3 W262AG Jacksonville LinksWebcastListen LiveHD2 Listen LiveWebsitewjbt iheart comHD2 jacksonville binnews comWJBT has an effective radiated power of 100 000 watts the highest permitted for non grandfathered FM stations The transmitter is off Hogan Road in the Arlington neighborhood 1 WJBT broadcasts using HD Radio technology The HD2 digital subchannel carries iHeart s Black Information Network which feeds FM translator W281AM at 104 1 in Macclenny The HD3 subchannel airs a simulcast of WSOS FM which airs a classic country format Contents 1 History of the 93 3 frequency 2 Station history 3 On air personalities 4 Mixers 5 Station management 6 References 7 External linksHistory of the 93 3 frequency EditIn 1995 WAIA switched from Triple A to modern rock becoming Planet Radio 93 3 2 Station history EditWJBT has been in its current format since 1992 when it was on 92 7 playing Hip Hop and R amp B music It was home to the nationally syndicated Doug Banks Morning Show who was replaced with Steve Harvey after its move to 93 3 and later The Breakfast Club Its only other competitor is its own sister station Urban AC formatted WSOL FM WJBT was the second urban radio station to adopt The Beat branding after Los Angeles KKBT When it was on 92 7 it served the Jacksonville area but it did not have enough power to serve the northernmost and westernmost portions of the metro because its frequency was licensed to Green Cove Springs Florida However it had no effect on the Arbitron ratings as it is still among the Top 5 sometimes 10 most listened to stations in the city On November 2 2007 Clear Channel spun off the 92 7 frequency to a private company which moved the signal to the Palm Coast area as WBHQ 3 and on the evening of December 25 of that same year moved the station and its format to the more powerful 93 3 signal formerly the home of Country outlet WROO 4 The reason for this was to comply with FCC ownership rules since WJBT was in a waiver status in which Clear Channel was allowed to own six FMs and one AM in the market But because of Clear Channel Communications being sold to a private investment group WJBT s current frequency had to be divested After Christmas Day 2007 92 7 and 93 3 were simulcasting However on January 11 2008 a new urban gospel station debuted on the 92 7 frequency named Hallelujah FM which is a moniker currently used for many Clear Channel owned gospel stations nationwide Also the call letters were switched with 92 7 becoming WROO and 93 3 becoming WJBT 5 With the move to a more powerful signal WJBT also received an upgrade in power as well going from 50 kW to 100 kW thus covering most of Jacksonville and Northeastern Florida On air personalities EditThe Breakfast Club Uptown Angela T Roy Easy E DJ Q45 DJ Ian Big Sue Lil Tree HuggerMixers EditDJ Q45 DJ Dr DoomStation management EditProgram Director G WizReferences Edit Radio Locator com WJBT Vox Jox Billboard Vol 107 no 30 July 29 1995 p 114 From The Florida Times Union November 2 2007 From Radioinsight December 6 2007 http www radioinsight comExternal links Edit93 3 The Beat Facebook 93 3 The Beat WJBT in the FCC FM station database WJBT on Radio Locator WJBT in Nielsen Audio s FM station database 30 16 52 N 81 34 12 W 30 2811 N 81 5701 W 30 2811 81 5701 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WJBT amp oldid 1170802664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
