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| Broadcast area | Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia |
| Frequency | 100.9MHz |
| Branding | 100.9 The Hip Hop Station |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| W291CL,WKHK,WKLR,WURV,W282CA | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-12)[1] |
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Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Former Star branding |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27439 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 15,000watts |
| HAAT | 130 meters (430 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°37′17.0″N77°22′14.0″W / 37.621389°N 77.370556°W /37.621389; -77.370556 |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WJSR (100.9FM) is abroadcast radio station licensed toLakeside, Virginia, servingRichmond andPetersburg inVirginia.[4] WJSR is owned and operated bySummitMedia, and broadcasts anurban contemporaryradio format.[4] The station's studios are located west of Richmond proper in unincorporatedChesterfield County,[5] and its transmitter is located inMechanicsville, Virginia.
WJSR is licensed by theFCC to broadcast in theHD Radio (hybrid) format.[6][7]
WhenWRFK-FM (106.5) was planning to sign off as anNPR station in March 1988, it was clear that a new NPR station must be found.Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation, owners ofWCVE-TV and WCVW-TV, applied for and received, a license to temporarily broadcast at 101.1 until a suitable permanent frequency could be found. From March 1988 to October 1989, 101.1 was the home of WCVE-FM and NPR. After WCVE-FM moved to a permanent home at 88.9, the 101.1 frequency went dark.[8][9][10][11][12]
In December 1968, WDYL signed on first as a country station, then later as a religious station, where it operated on 92.1 FM until 1995.[13] Throughout its first stage of operation, WDYL-FM was a Christian music and ministry station, focusing onContemporary Christian music. WDYL also was home to several sports teams, such as VCU basketball, VMI football, Virginia Tech football and basketball, and the Richmond Renegades pro hockey team.
In a complicated series of events, on November 8, 1995, WDYL moved to 105.7 to allowWCDX (which was on 92.7 FM at the time) to move closer to the city with more power on 92.1. The 101.1 frequency was allotted to Chester (the former city of license of 92.1).[14]
In September 1998, Sinclair Telecable sold the 101.1 frequency to Hoffman, who moved the WDYLcall sign and format to 101.1 and traded the 105.7 frequency to Sinclair. Sinclair then signed off WSMJ, which had been on 101.1 and airing asmooth jazz format, and debuted the country-formattedWJRV on their newly purchased 105.7 frequency.[15]
WDYL then continued on 101.1 withChristian music. On July 16, 1999, Hoffman signed off the original Christian station, and sold the dark 101.1 frequency toRadio One, who brought it back asmodern rock-formatted "Y101" on October 13, 1999, to fill the void afterWBZU flipped tooldies.[16][17][18] In 2001, Radio One sold WDYL toCox Radio.[19]
On September 1, 2009, WDYL moved to 100.9 FM, and kept the "Y101" moniker.[20]
On April 23, 2010, WDYL began redirecting listeners toWMXB, which flipped toadult album alternative "103.7 The River" the previous day. This led to rumors of a possible format change. Six days later on April 29, WDYL flipped torhythmic contemporaryHot 100.9,[21] with new call lettersWHTI. On January 6, 2012, WHTI relaunched theHot branding and segued tocontemporary hit radio, with a launch campaign attacking its competitorWRVQ.[22]
On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio announced the sale of WHTI and 22 other stations toSummitMedia for $66.25 million. The sale was consummated on May 3, 2013.[23][24]
On May 7, 2014, WHTI began redirecting listeners to new translatorW291CL, which began simulcasting WHTI viaWURV-HD2. After a 15-day simulcasting period, "Hot" officially moved to W291CL on May 22, and 100.9 FM beganstunting with nature sounds.[25] On May 23, 2014, WHTI flipped tosoft adult contemporary as "Easy 100.9".[26][27] On January 27, 2016, WHTI flipped toclassic hits asStar 100.9. Bill Bevins and Shelly Perkins continued to host the morning show.[28][29] The station's call letters changed toWJSR on February 9, 2016.
On October 24, 2018, WJSR flipped toadult hits using theJack FM branding.[30]
On October 1, 2020, WJSR dropped the adult hits format and began stunting with snippets of songs as "Short Attention Span Radio".[31] On October 13, WJSR shifted their stunting toChristmas music asSanta 100.9.[31] The stunt continued well beyond the holiday season, until March 4, 2021 as WJSR returned to classic hits asAwesome 100.9.[32]
On January 6, 2025, WJSR flipped to urban contemporary as100.9 The Hip Hop Station.[33]