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| Broadcast area | Green Bay-Appleton-Oshkosh |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1050kHz |
| Branding | Relevant Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Relevant Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 25, 1965 (1965-9-25) |
Former call signs | WKAU (1965–1984) WQWM (1984–1993) WSGC (1993–1999) |
Call sign meaning | JesusOurKing (backronymed calls; formerly stood for "Jock" for last commercial sports format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19879 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°14′51″N88°18′00″W / 44.24750°N 88.30000°W /44.24750; -88.30000 |
| Translator(s) | 95.7MHz W239CV (Oshkosh) 107.9 MHz W300CM (Appleton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | relevantradio |
WJOK (1050AM) is aRoman CatholicChristian formattedradio stationlicensed toKaukauna, Wisconsin, that serves theGreen Bay andAppleton-Oshkosh areas. The station is owned by the Green Bay-basedRelevant Radio network.
The station originally signed on as WKAU in aTop 40 format. In 1984, the station was sold to Quinn Martin of Milwaukee who changed the call letters to his initials, WQWM, and made it anoldies music format. The station changed hands again in 1993 to a new ownership who changed the calls to WSGC and the format to"Positive Country" music. Another sale in 1999 resulted in the station becoming all-sports "1050 The Jock, WJOK," which carried programming from the national Sports Fan Radio Network as well as local broadcasts ofWisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball. WJOK was purchased byStarboard Broadcasting in 2000, and the station joined Starboard's Relevant Radio network on November 26 of that year.[2]The station was originally known as WAGO, a clear channel polka station at 975 W. Sunnyview Road, Oshkosh, WI, directing its signal South until 1974, when WKAU took license to the station. Harvey Moss was the station manager.