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| Broadcast area | The Upstate |
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| Frequency | 107.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 107.3 JAMZ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
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| Ownership | |
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| WHZT | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1963; 62 years ago (1963-08-01) |
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Call sign meaning | We're Jamz! |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1303 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 308 meters (1,010 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°42′7.00″N82°36′19.00″W / 34.7019444°N 82.6052778°W /34.7019444; -82.6052778 |
| Translator | See§ HD radio |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | WJMZ Webstream WJMZ-HD2 Webstream WJMZ-HD3 Webstream WJMZ-HD4 Webstream |
| Website | 1073jamz.com x985fm.com (HD2) star995.fm (HD3) hot981.com (HD4) |
WJMZ-FM (107.3MHz) is a commercial radio stationlicensed toAnderson, South Carolina and serving theUpstate South Carolina region, includingGreenville andSpartanburg. The station is owned bySummitMedia and airs anurban adult contemporaryradio format. It is among the highest rated stations in the Greenville–Spartanburgradio market, according toNielsen ratings.[2]
WJMZ is licensed by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts with a tower at 1,010 feetheight above average terrain (HAAT). Its studios are located at Noma Square in Downtown Greenville, and itstransmitter is located off Massey Road inPendleton.[3]
107.3 began as WANS-FM on October 24, 1967, the FMsister station to 1280WANS.[4] They broadcast out of studios in Anderson on Clemson Boulevard. WANS-AM-FM were highly ratedTop 40 radio stations through the 1960s, 70s, and 80’s with the AM station eventually switching tooldies music, while the FM continued playing the hits. After being a top 40 powerhouse for many years, owner Radio Anderson sold them to Degree Communications, run by Kent Burkhart, a radio consultant in Atlanta, in 1988. The new owner cut staff, promotions and other costs. The AM once againsimulcast the FM station. Ratings dropped in a drastically.
By 1990, the station was bankrupt. WANS-FM flipped fromtop 40 toadult contemporary-formatted WWMM as "Magic 107.3" on February 1, 1991, after the station was sold to Desert Communications for $3 million.[5] In 1994, due to low ratings and facing competition fromWMYI andWSPA-FM, theadult contemporary format was dropped. 107.3 WWMM changed its format andcall sign to urban contemporary as "107.3 JAMZ", WJMZ-FM.
In 1995, AmCom Carolinas Inc. sold WJMZ toWROQ owner ABS Communications Inc., for $5.3 million.[6] ABS immediately took over WJMZ in alocal marketing agreement. In 2001, the station was sold toCox Media Group, a major radio, TV and newspaper owner based inAtlanta.
WJMZ carried the station slogan, "The Peoples' Station" until 2003, when it changed to "Today's R&B." In 2009, WJMZ-FM earned aMarconi Award as Urban Station of the Year from theNational Association of Broadcasters. In 2010, disc jockeyKelly Mac won the Marconi Award for Medium Market Personality of the Year.
On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio, Inc. announced the sale of WJMZ-FM and 22 other stations to Summit Media LLC for $66.25 million. The sale was consummated on May 3, 2013.[7][8]
WJMZ-FM HD2 broadcasts analternative rock format branded asX98.5 (relayed on FM translatorW253BG 98.5 FMArial).
WJMZ-FM HD3 broadcast anurban contemporary format branded asStreetz 99.5 (relayed on FM translatorW258CB 99.5 FMGreenville) until late 2024, when it switched toChristmas music asStar 99.5. On December 26, 2024, the station changed toadult contemporary.
WJMZ-FM HD4 simulcasts sister stationWHZT in order to increase its coverage area in Spartanburg County (relayed on FM translatorW231BA 94.1 FMSpartanburg)
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info | Notes |
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| W231BA | 94.1 FM | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 156208 | 250 | D | LMS | Relays HD4 (simulcastsWHZT) |
| W258CB | 99.5 FM | Greenville, South Carolina | 156241 | 250 | D | LMS | Relays HD3, "Star 99.5" |
| W253BG | 98.5 FM | Arial, South Carolina | 156113 | 200 | D | LMS | Relays HD2, "X-98.5" (formerly simulcast WHZT) |