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| Broadcast area | Portland metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 99.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 99.5 The Wolf |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Country |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 16, 1968; 57 years ago (1968-09-16) |
Former call signs | KJIB (1968–85) |
Call sign meaning | Wilbur J. Jerman, founder of the original KWJJ, nowKRSK |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 13738 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 52,000 watts |
| HAAT | 386 meters (1,266 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°29′19.4″N122°41′44.3″W / 45.488722°N 122.695639°W /45.488722; -122.695639 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KWJJ-FM (99.5MHz) is acommercial radio station inPortland, Oregon. It is owned byAudacy, Inc. and airs acountry musicradio format.[3] The studio is on SW Bancroft Street, neardowntown Portland.[4] The stationtransmitter is atop Portland'sWest Hills, off SW Fairmount Court.[5]
The station signed on the air on September 16, 1968, as KJIB.[6] It was a stand-alone FM station, not attached to an AM station. KJIB was owned by Contemporary FM, Inc., with Bernard D. Seitz serving as owner and general manager. It aired abeautiful music format featuring mostly instrumentalcover versions of popular songs along withBroadway andHollywood showtunes. Thecall sign referred to a "jib," a type of sail used on sailboats.
In 1974, KJIB was acquired byPark Communications, which owned othereasy listening stations around the country.[7] A year earlier, Park bought KWJJ (AM 1080), a longtime Portlandcountry music station. For the first years of Park ownership, KJIB remained easy listening and KWJJ remained country.
In the late 1970s, Park moved KJIB from mainstream easy listening to a new format known as "Beautiful Country."[8] The sound was soft, but used instrumental cover versions of country songs, rather than pop songs.
KJIB switched to a conventional country format in the early 1980s. The FM station played mostly contemporary country hits with only a small amount of DJ chatter, while the AM station continued as a personality-oriented country outlet, going back several decades for itsplaylist of country tunes. On August 19, 1985, KJIB changed itscall sign to the current KWJJ-FM. The two stationssimulcast the morning show and some other segments during the day. In 1995, KWJJ became anetwork affiliate forABC'sReal Country, aclassic country service.[9]
In 1996,Seattle-basedFisher Communications bought KWJJ-AM-FM for $35 million.[10] Fisher continued the mainstream country format on KWJJ-FM and briefly continued the classic country format on KWJJ (AM). The following year, KWJJ (AM) was rebranded ashot talk KOTK.
In 2003, Fisher Communications sold KOTK and KWJJ-FM toEntercom for $44 million.[11] Entercom changed KOTK into an all-sports station,KFXX. KWJJ-FM continued as a country outlet. On January 6, 2004, KWJJ-FM rebranded as "99.5 The Wolf".
KWJJ uses the "Reelworld One Country"jingles package and imaging service after dropping the "IQ Beats" custom package in 2009. Sweepers are done by Emily Mcintosh and Jack Murphy. This is Mcintosh's tenth country client and her fifth "Wolf" station to do sweepers and custom liners.
KWJJ broadcasts in theHD Radio format. The station carries two co-ownedsports radio stations on its subchannels; KWJJ-FM HD2 airs asimulcast ofKRSK, known as "The Fan". On October 26, 2015, KWJJ-FM HD3 launched with a simulcast ofKMTT, known as "910 ESPN Portland."