WJZP-LP

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WJZP-LP

| logo =

| city = Portland, Maine

| area =

| branding = Jazz 107.9

| airdate = April 5, 2005

| frequency = 107.9 FM

| format = Jazz

| haat = 53 meters

| erp = 31 watts

| class = L1

| coordinates = {{coord|43.656944|N|70.263833|W|type:landmark_region:US-ME_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = Jazz Portland

| former_callsigns =

| former_frequencies = 105.1 FM (2005–2015)

| owner = All Inclusive, Inc.

| webcast =

| website = http://www.wjzp.me

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WJZP-LP (107.9 FM) is a low-power broadcast radio station in Portland, Maine, United States. The station broadcasts a community-based jazz, classic soul and urban gospel format. The station has been on the air since 2005.

The station plays jazz and classic R&B in the afternoon, and uptempo and dance tracks in the evening.{{Cite web|last=Routhier|first=Ray|date=2020-04-13|title=Go ahead, touch that dial; it's time to rediscover local radio|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/04/13/rediscover-radio-with-these-local-stations/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=Portland Press Herald}}

Dennis Ross, the founder, owner, and operator of WJZP, stated that Portland civil rights leader Gerald Talbot was his inspiration for founding a minority-owned radio station.{{Cite web|last=Bailey|first=Jordan|title=Portland's Riverton School to be renamed for civil rights leader Gerald Talbot|date=2020-02-12|url=https://portlandphoenix.me/portlands-riverton-school-to-be-renamed-for-civil-rights-leader-gerald-talbot/|access-date=2021-11-24|language=en-US|website=The Portland Phoenix}} In 2007, he spoke out at the Federal Communications Commission hearing on media ownership issues in Portland.{{Cite web|last=Karr|first=Timothy|date=2007-06-27|url=https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/portland-fcc-hearing-will-spotlight-low-power-fm-radio|title=Portland FCC Hearing Will Spotlight Low Power FM Radio|website=Free Press|access-date=2022-03-19}}

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