WWJB
{{short description|Radio station in Brooksville, Florida}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WWJB
| logo = 150px
| city = Brooksville, Florida
| area = Hernando County, Florida
| branding = 103.9 The Boot
| frequency = 1450 kHz
| translator = 92.3 W222CI (Brooksville)
103.9 W280DK (Spring Hill)
| airdate = October 11, 1958
| format = Country
| power = 1,000 watts
| class = C
| facility_id = 27094
| coordinates = {{coord|28|33|20|N|82|22|36|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = W. "Woody" Johnson Brooksville (original owner + location)
| affiliations = Local Radio Networks
| owner = Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WXJB
| webcast =
| website = {{URL|http://www.wwjb.com/}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WWJB (1450 AM, "103.9 The Boot") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Brooksville, Florida. The station, established in 1958 as WKTS, is currently owned and operated by Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. WWJB is also repeated on FM translators W222CI 92.3 FM Brooksville, Florida and W280DK 103.9 FM Spring Hill, Florida.
Programming
Until October 16, 2017, WWJB broadcast a full service news/talk radio format to the greater Hernando County, Florida, area. {{As of|2012|06|01|df=us}}, weekday programming on the station included syndicated talk shows hosted by Jim Bohannon, Phil Hendrie, Neal Boortz, Sean Hannity, Clark Howard, and Michael Savage. Local weekday programming included The Nature Coast Morning News, The Haywire Talk Show with Bob Haa, The Bob Penrod Show. Weekend programming included syndicated shows hosted by Larry Kudlow, Jerry Doyle, and Kim Komando. Local weekend programming included a tradio program called Trading Post, a three-hour block of classic country music on Saturday, plus religious talk shows and local church services on Sunday morning.
On October 16, 2017, WWJB changed their format from news/talk to country, branded as "103.9 The Boot".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/120421/wwjb-boots-talk-country/ WWJB Boots Talk For Country] Radioinsight - October 16, 2017 The Current weekday line up shows as of May 1, 2024 includes hosts: Renee Dubay, Craig "Catfish" Hunter, Shery Farmer, DJ Trea, Steve Brewer, John Glenn and Steel Horse Radio every Friday since 2015 with father and son duo DJ Dave Martini and DJ Mike Martini who joined the show in 2024. Weekend programing includes: nationally syndicated Rise Up with John Ritter on Sunday.[https://www.wwjb.com/shows/ Shows/WWJB] -May 24, 2024
Station alumni
One of the station's notable alumni included George Lowe, who later became well known for his role as Space Ghost in Space Ghost Coast to Coast on Adult Swim. While living in Brooksville in the early-1970s, he began learning radio skills at WWJB. Mitch English from national television show The Daily Buzz started his broadcast career at the station in the early 1990s.
Previous logo
References
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{{cite web |publisher=Arbitron |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |access-date=June 8, 2012}}
{{cite news |publisher=WWJB NewsTalk 1450 |title=WWJB Weekly Programming Schedule |newspaper=103.9 Fm the Boot |url=http://www.wwjb.com/Schedule/4393594 |access-date=June 8, 2012}}{{cite web|title=WWJB/WXJB has a stronger signal|url=http://hernandosun.com/wwjb_stronger_signal|publisher=Hernando Sun|access-date=28 April 2015}}
}}
External links
{{AM station data|27094|WWJB}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|142418|W222CI}}
- {{FXL|W222CI}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|142380|W280DK}}
- {{FXL|W280DK}}
{{Tampa Bay Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Florida}}
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1958
Category:Hernando County, Florida
Category:1958 establishments in Florida
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