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| Broadcast area | Hernando County, Florida |
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| Frequency | 1450kHz |
| Branding | 103.9 The Boot |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Local Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| WXJB | |
| History | |
First air date | October 11,1958 |
Call sign meaning | W. "Woody"JohnsonBrooksville (original owner + location)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27094 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°33′20″N82°22′36″W / 28.55556°N 82.37667°W /28.55556; -82.37667 |
| Translator(s) | 92.3 W222CI (Brooksville) 103.9 W280DK (Spring Hill) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WWJB (1450AM, "103.9 The Boot") is an Americanradio station licensed to serve thecommunity ofBrooksville, Florida. The station, established in 1958 as WKTS, is currently owned and operated by Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. WWJB is also repeated on FM translatorsW222CI 92.3 FM Brooksville, Florida andW280DK 103.9 FMSpring Hill, Florida.
Until October 16, 2017, WWJB broadcast afull servicenews/talk radioformat to the greaterHernando County, Florida, area.[3][4][5] As of June 1, 2012[update], weekday programming on the station included syndicated talk shows hosted byJim Bohannon,Phil Hendrie,Neal Boortz,Sean Hannity,Clark Howard, andMichael Savage. Local weekday programming includedThe Nature Coast Morning News,The Haywire Talk Show with Bob Haa,The Bob Penrod Show. Weekend programming included syndicated shows hosted byLarry Kudlow,Jerry Doyle, andKim Komando. Local weekend programming included atradio program calledTrading Post, a three-hour block ofclassic country music on Saturday, plus religious talk shows and local church services on Sunday morning.[6]
On October 16, 2017, WWJB changed their format from news/talk to country, branded as "103.9 The Boot".[7] 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 duoDJ Dave Martini andDJ Mike Martini who joined the show in 2024. Weekend programing includes: nationally syndicatedRise Up withJohn Ritter on Sunday.[8]
One of the station's notable alumni includedGeorge Lowe, who later became well known for his role as Space Ghost inSpace Ghost Coast to Coast onAdult Swim.[1] While living in Brooksville in the early-1970s, he began learning radio skills at WWJB.Mitch English from national television showThe Daily Buzz started his broadcast career at the station in the early 1990s.
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