WJBC-FM
{{about|93.7 at Pontiac|the original WJBC-FM on 101.5|WBNQ}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WJBC-FM
| above = Currently silent
| logo = WJBC-FM 93.7NashIcon logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Pontiac, Illinois
| country = US
| area = Bloomington-Normal
| branding = 93.7 Nash Icon
| frequency = 93.7 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1969|7}} (as WPOK-FM at 103.1)
| format = Country
| language =
| erp = 12,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|144|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B1
| facility_id = 37818
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|40|45|27.1|N|88|37|40.2|W|type:landmark_region:US-IL_source:FCCinfoNAD83|display=inline,title}} (NAD83)
| callsign_meaning = from WJBC (AM)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WPOK-FM (1969–1984)|WJEZ (1984–2003)|WTRX-FM (2003–2010)}}
| former_frequencies = 103.1 MHz (1969–1990s)
| affiliations =
| owner = Cumulus Media
| licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WBNQ|WBWN|WJBC (AM)|WJEZ}}
| webcast =
| website =
}}
WJBC-FM (93.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Pontiac, Illinois, in the Bloomington-Normal radio market. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a country radio format, calling itself "93.7 Nash Icon". The transmitter is on County Road 3200 North in Weston, Illinois.[https://radio-locator.com/info/WJBC-FM?loc=40.51219%2C-88.98870&locn=Normal%2C%20Illinois Radio-Locator.com/WJBC-FM]
History
The station signed on the air in July 1969 as WPOK-FM. It had 3,000 watts and broadcast on 103.1 MHz. WPOK-FM simulcast its sister station WPOK (1090 AM), now off the air.{{cite book | title = Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook | edition = 1975 | page = C-60 }}
WPOK-FM changed its call sign to WJEZ in November 1984.FCC callsign history. Retrieved September 23, 2010. The AM station went off the air in 1998.1080 WPOK (AM) at Pontiac was FCC facility ID 37822; see [http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=37822&Superseded=1 Application Search Results]. Its license was surrendered on March 24, 1998, and deleted on June 18, 1998, per FCC file number [http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=229661 BR-19960724YV].
WJEZ was a modern country station by 1989,{{cite book | title = Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook | edition = 1989 | page = B-96 }} and received authorization to move from 103.1 MHz to 93.7 MHz in the early 1990s.Federal Communications Commission file [http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=172733 BPH-19920421IF]. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
In 2003, the WJEZ callsign was moved to sister station 98.9 at Dwight, Illinois; that station still remains WJEZ {{as of|2010|lc=on}}. Replaing WJEZ on 93.7 was WTRX-FM, a classic rock station with the nickname "Thunder 93.7 WTRX". It later became "WTRX, The Oldies Channel", from the name of the Westwood One's music network format it used; the music network was purchased by Dial Global and WTRX-FM began using Dial Global's Kool Gold format, except during mornings.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}}
In 2010, the station changed its call sign to WJBC-FM and began simulcasting the talk radio format on sister station WJBC (1230 AM) in Bloomington. On August 15, 2014, at 3{{nbsp}}pm, WJBC-FM split from the simulcast and became one of the first stations to flip to the new "Nash Icon" country network as 93.7 Nash Icon.
WJBC-FM went silent in March 2025. It was one of 11 Cumulus stations to close the weekend of March 14, as part of a larger shutdown of underperforming Cumulus stations.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Twenty Cumulus & Townsquare Media Stations Cease Operations With More To Come |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/296690/twenty-cumulus-townsquare-media-stations-cease-operations-with-more-to-come/ |access-date=March 14, 2025 |work=RadioInsight |date=March 14, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|37818|WJBC}}
{{Bloomington IL Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Illinois}}
{{Cumulus Media}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1969
Category:Country radio stations in the United States