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| Broadcast area | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Frequency | 620kHz |
| Branding | AM 620 FM 104.7 WJDX |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk/sports |
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| Ownership | |
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| WJDX-FM,WSFZ,WSTZ-FM,WMSI-FM,WHLH | |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1929 (95 years ago) (1929-12-07) |
Former call signs | WJDS (1990–1998)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59817 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°22′56.52″N90°11′26.32″W / 32.3823667°N 90.1906444°W /32.3823667; -90.1906444 |
| Translator | 104.7 W284DT (Jackson) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | wjdx |
WJDX (620kHz) is anAMradio station licensed to serveJackson, Mississippi. The station is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014) and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. It airs anews/talk/sportsradio format.[3]
Mississippi Sports This Morning, which is now airing onWJQS, was the station's flagship local program. It aired during WJDX's morning drive slot without interruption from 1998 to 2020. It was hosted by Doug Colson and Jay White. It was the longest-running dailysports talk program in Mississippi radio history.
WJDX also serves as the Jackson home for theNew Orleans Saints andNASCAR.[4]
The station originally went on the air on November 30, 1929, but due to technical difficulties with their transmitter,[5] it later signed on in December 7.[6]
In the 1970s and early 1980s, WJDX was a successfulTop 40 music station. Prior to that, the station had been a conservativeMOR music outlet.
The station was assigned the current callsign WJDX by theFederal Communications Commission on October 9, 1998.[1] According to the FCC, the callsign was WJDS from July 6, 1990 to October 8, 1998. Prior to July 6, 1990, the callsign was WJDX since its inception.
On October 3, 2011, WJDX’s format was changed to news/talk.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W284DT | 104.7 FM | Jackson, Mississippi | 91541 | 250 | 141.2 m (463 ft) | D | 32°24′27.5″N90°9′3.4″W / 32.407639°N 90.150944°W /32.407639; -90.150944 (W284DT) | LMS |
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