WTJF-FM
{{short description|Sports radio station Dyer, Tennessee}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WTJF-FM
| logo =
| city = Dyer, Tennessee
| area =
| branding = Sports Radio 94/1390
| frequency = 94.3 MHz
| repeater =
| translator =
| airdate = {{start date|1995}} (as WLSQ-FM)
| format = Sports radio
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 20390
| coordinates = {{coord|36|6|12.00|N|89|7|45.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WLSQ-FM (1993–2006)|WQGY (2006–2007)|WLLI-FM (2007–2008)|WTJJ (2008–2016)|WDYE (2016–2017)|WLLI-FM (2017–2019)|WZGY (2019–2020)}}
| affiliations = ESPN Radio
| owner = Forever Communications
| licensee = Forever South Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = WHHG, WOGY, WTJF, WYJJ
| webcast = {{Listen live|url=https://player.amperwave.net/5758}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.radio731.com/stations/sportsradio/}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WTJF-FM (94.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports format.{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |accessdate=2010-03-30}} Licensed to Dyer, Tennessee, United States, the station is owned by Forever Communications, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTJF-FM |title=WTJF-FM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2010-03-30}}
History
On March 14, 2016, the then-WDYE changed its format from a simulcast of news/talk-formatted WTJS 1390 AM to country.[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/105394/wdye-becomes-dyer-county-country/ WDYE Becomes Dyer County Country] On January 16, 2017, WDYE changed its call letters to WLLI-FM and changed its format to classic country, branded as "Willie 94", joining in a simulcast of 1390 AM once more.
The station changed its call sign to WZGY on December 30, 2019. On February 3, 2020, WZGY changed its format from classic country to country, branded as "Froggy 94.3 & 99.3".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/184136/froggy-and-rocky-debut-in-northwest-tennessee/ Froggy and Rocky Debut in Northwest Tennessee] Radioinsight - February 4, 2020
On December 30, 2020, WZGY changed its call letters to WTJF-FM and flipped to conservative talk, once again simulcasting 1390 AM.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/203563/tennessee-patriot-network-launches-in-western-tennessee/ Tennessee Patriot Network Launches in Western Tennessee] The conservative talk programming was replaced with a sports radio format, primarily featuring ESPN Radio programming, on January 1, 2024.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=TJ Network Gives Way To Sports In West Tennessee |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262841/tj-network-gives-way-to-sports-in-west-tennessee/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=RadioInsight |date=January 1, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.radio731.com/stations/sportsradio/}}
- {{FM station data|20390|WTJF-FM}}
{{Jackson TN Radio}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in Tennessee}}
Category:Sports radio stations in the United States
Category:Gibson County, Tennessee
Category:Radio stations established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Tennessee
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