WJMF-LD

WJMF-LD

Jackson, Mississippi United States
Channels	Digital: 6 (VHF) Virtual: 6
Programming
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Rainey Radio (Kid's Television, LLC)
Sister stations	WFQY, WZQK
History
Founded	February 9, 1996
Former call signs	W53BO (1997–2001) WJMF-LP (2001–2022)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 53 (UHF) 19 (UHF, until 2011) 6 (VHF, 2011–2021) Radio: 87.7 MHz (FM, 2011–2021)
Former affiliations	Univision (until 2009) Oldies/Classic hits (radio format, 2011–2021) Silent (2009–2011, 2021–2022)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26253
ERP	0.051 kW
HAAT	94.4 m (310 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°17′9″N 90°12′43″W
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Public license information	LMS

WJMF-LD, virtual and VHF digital channel 6, is a low-power television station licensed to Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by Rainey Radio. WJMF-LD's transmitter is located on Kerr Drive (off US 80) on Jackson's south side. Programming is currently unknown.

History

WJMF-LP was previously an affiliate of Univision, rebroadcasting a satellite feed of KUOK in Oklahoma City, a former sister station under Equity Media Holdings; consequently, WJMF-LP was Univision's sole affiliate in Mississippi, as well as the state's only Spanish-language TV station in general. WJMF even broadcast KUOK station identifications and Oklahoma ads.

It was originally announced that WJMF would become a LAT TV affiliate. However, Equity placed LAT TV on co-owned WJXF-LP instead. (That station would later switch to Equity's Retro Jams network, before closing down in 2010.)

WJMF was sold at auction to Rainey Radio on April 16, 2009; this separated it from KUOK, which was sold to Tyler Media.^[2] The sale closed on July 10, 2009.^[3] In early 2011, WJMF-LP was relocated to channel 6, when it was relaunched as an oldies/classic hits-formatted radio station, "EZ 87.7".^[4]

In June 2015, a Saturday evening request show was added to the station. The name of its host is Gearshift Gary.

On July 13, 2021, WJMF-LP signed off shortly before midnight. Its format (classic hits) had already moved to WZQK.

The station was licensed for digital operation on January 11, 2022; its call sign was changed to WJMF-LD.^[5]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WJMF-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Takers found for 60 Equity stations". Television Business Report. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
3. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 13, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
4. Radio-Info: "Jackson's New 87.7 FM", March 9, 2011.
5. "License To Cover for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

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