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| Broadcast area | Florence, South Carolina, and thePee Dee Region |
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| Frequency | 103.3MHz |
| Branding | 103X |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDAR-FM,WDSC,WEGX,WJMX-AM,WRZE,WWRK,WZTF | |
| History | |
First air date | July 17, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-07-17) (as WPDZ) |
Former call signs | WPDZ (1979–1988) |
Call sign meaning | WJM"X" (The X is used in the station's branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3114 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 103xonline.iheart.com |
WJMX-FM (103.3MHz), also known as "103X", is atop 40 (CHR) station located in theFlorence, South Carolina, radio market. The station is licensed by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to the town ofCheraw, South Carolina, and broadcasts with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 50 kW. Its studios are located in Florence, and its transmitter is located west ofSociety Hill, South Carolina. WJMX-FM is owned byiHeartMedia.
103.1 signed on July 17, 1979, asWPDZ in Cheraw as the area's first FMTop 40 (CHR) station, "Z103". Although the station broadcast with 3 kW of power at the time, Z103 quickly became the top station in the area, even passing heritage Top 40 outletWJMX AM 970 in the ratings (WJMX would add an FM signal on 106.3 in 1985). Eventually, WPDZ got a construction permit to increase its power to 50 kW, with a frequency change to 103.3, but the station went into bankruptcy by 1987 before it could be acted upon.
In early 1988, WJMX-FM purchased WPDZ and simulcasted with its 106.3 FM signal for most of the year, while upgrading the WPDZ signal to 50 kW (at 103.3 MHz). The move from 103.1 to 103.3 was to avoid interference with the station in Surfside Beach, SC also on 103.1, then WYAK (now WSYN), allowing both stations to increase power and coverage. In November of that year, WJMX spun off its 106.3 signal toUrban Contemporary outlet,WYNN-FM, while the 103.3 frequency became "103X", the CHR format (with moreclassic hits in the late 1980s).[citation needed]
In a deal announced in February 1997, Root Communications Ltd. announced plans to buy eight radio stations owned by Florence-based Atlantic Broadcasting, including WJMX-FM.[2]Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.[3]
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WJMX-FM, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale ofWALK AM-FM inPatchogue, New York, toConnoisseur Media via Qantum.[4] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
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