WJMX (AM)

{{for|the AM radio station that previously held the call sign WJMX|WWRK}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WJMX

| logo =

| city = Darlington, South Carolina

| area = Florence, South Carolina

| branding = News Talk 1400

| frequency = 1400 kHz

| translator = 104.5 W283AB (Florence)
105.9 W290CD (Darlington)

| airdate = {{start date and age|1955}}

| format = News/talk

| power = 1,000 watts

| class = C

| facility_id = 3119

| coordinates = {{coord|34|18|58.00|N|79|53|17.00|W|region:US-SC_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WDAL (1953–1954)
WPFD (1954–1959){{cite web |title=WDAR (WJMX) history cards |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=51541 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=January 10, 2020 |format=PDF}}
WDAR (1959–1982)
WKGE (1982–1985)
WDAR (1985–1995)
WDZS (1995–1997)
WPFM (1997–2006)
WWRK (2006–2013){{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=3119&Callsign=WJMX|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=2014-05-21}}

| affiliations = ABC News Radio
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Townhall
Westwood One

| owner = iHeartMedia, Inc.

| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC

| sister_stations = WDAR-FM, WDSC, WEGX, WJMX-FM, WRZE, WWRK, WZTF

| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/newstalk-1400-wjmx-8443/ Listen Live]

| website = [https://newstalk1400online.iheart.com/ newstalk1400online.iheart.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WJMX (1400 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Darlington, South Carolina, United States, it serves the Florence area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and features programming from Premiere Networks, the Salem Radio Network, Townhall, and Westwood One.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WJMX |title=WJMX Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WJMX|title=WJMX Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}} Its studios are located in Florence, and its transmitter is located in Darlington.

History

At one time this station was called WDAR. In the 60s and 70s it was known as "Top Gun Country WDAR". Other formats have included beautiful music,The Broadcasting Yearbook, 1990. classic rock (simulcast with WDAR-FM){{cite journal |title=Broadcasting and Cable Marketplace |journal=Broadcasting et Cable Market Place: The Industry Source for Radio, Television and Cable |year=1992 |publisher=Bowker |location=New Providence, NJ |issn=0000-1384 |page=A-312}} and adult standards.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, 1995.

Prior to the switch to WWRK, this station was WPFM and was located at 1350 AM. In 1997, when it was owned by Root Communications, Ltd., WPFM applied to change its frequency to 1400 AM.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac971224.txt |title=No. 44145 Broadcast Actions |publisher=FCC |date=1997-12-24 |accessdate=2011-11-01 }}

Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003. At that time, WPFM had moved from 1350 to 1400.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/101197-Changing_Hands.php|title=Changing Hands|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=2003-03-16|accessdate=2011-10-13}}

WWRK played gospel music as "The Light"{{cite web|url=http://radiostation.org/wwrk-1400-am-the-light-in-darlington-south-carolina/|title=WWRK 1400 AM: The Light in Darlington, South Carolina|publisher=radiostation.org|accessdate=2012-09-13}} and was simulcast on WDSC.{{cite web|url=http://www.krgspec.com/MSAOverview.cfm?AreaID=554|title=Florence, SC Metro Survey Area Overview|accessdate=2009-04-14}}

In September 2012, WWRK began simulcasting urban contemporary WRZE "Swagga 94.1".{{cite web|url=http://www.krgspec.com/StationOverview.cfm?StatID=7966&AMFMID=2|title=Station Overview|accessdate=2012-09-13}} The station changed its call sign to the current WJMX on October 30, 2013, swapping calls with its sister station at 970 AM.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=3112&Callsign=WWRK|title=Call Sign History (WWRK)|accessdate=2014-05-21}}

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WJMX, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.{{cite news|last=Venta|first=Lance|title=Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88656/qantum-sells-to-clear-channel-connoisseur-expands-in-long-island/|accessdate=May 15, 2014|newspaper=RadioInsight|date=May 15, 2014}} The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WJMX is relayed by two translators to widen its broadcast area.{{cite web|url=http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=W283AB&service=FX|title=W283AB Radio Station Information |accessdate=October 6, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=W290CD&service=FX|title=W283AB Radio Station Information |accessdate=October 6, 2021}}

{{RadioTranslators

| callsign = WJMX

| call1 = W283AB

| freq1 = 104.5

| watts1 = 250

| class1 = D

| city1 = Florence, South Carolina

| call2 = W290CD

| freq2 = 105.9

| watts2 = 145

| class2 = D

| city2 = Darlington, South Carolina