Broadcast area | Myrtle Beach |
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Frequency | 1200kHz |
Branding | Rejoice 103.7 & 95.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary gospel |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WFAY,WMRV | |
History | |
First air date | October 1,1997 (as WMIR) |
Former call signs | WMIW (1987–1997, CP) WMIR (1997–2017) WJXY (2017–2021) |
Call sign meaning | W MI(y)Rtle Beach |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 41499 |
Class | D |
Power | 6,500watts day 11 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°50′12″N78°47′3″W / 33.83667°N 78.78417°W /33.83667; -78.78417 |
Translator(s) | 95.5 W238CJ (Atlantic Beach) 102.3 W272CV (Myrtle Beach) 103.7 W279EI (Conway) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | mrbrejoice.com |
WMIR (1200kHz) is anurban contemporary gospelAMradio station licensed toAtlantic Beach, South Carolina and targeting a primarilyAfrican-American audience.
WMIR signed on in the late 1990s with asouthern gospel format. After several years, the station changed its musical emphasis, with positive results.[citation needed]
Reggie Dyson, general manager of WMIR, said his station played a role in the 2002 BeachFest and planned live broadcasts from the June 2008 Beachfest, the third event of its type in the area.[2]
On February 10, 2017, WMIR began a simulcast onWXJY "Rejoice FM" inGeorgetown.[3] On June 23, 2017, WMIR changed callsigns to WJXY.[4] The WXJY simulcast ended in February 2019.[5] The call sign reverted to WMIR on March 23, 2021.
WMIR addedF.M. translator W238CJ on 95.5 MHz.[6]
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