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WJWZ, also known as 97.9 Jamz, is an urban contemporary〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.arbitron.com/ )〕 formatted radio station that serves the Montgomery Metropolitan Area, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 97.9 MHz and licensed to Wetumpka, Alabama. The station is locally owned and operated by Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC. The station's transmitter is located in Montgomery. The station's studios are located on Wall St. in Midtown Montgomery. Local on-air personalities include Michelle C, Doughboy, and Frank White. WJWZ also participates in Montgomery rating survey by Arbitron (Market #150) and is monitored by Mediabase. It is the home of Tom Joyner in the mornings as of October 2013, after crosstown urban WWMG dropped him for Steve Harvey. Joyner replaces Russ Parr after five years, whom in turn replaced Doug Banks on the station. ==History== Vision Communications, Ltd. received the original construction permit to build a new 3,700 watt FM station at 97.9 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on May 28, 1996.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BPH-19921125MD) )〕 This construction permit was transferred from Vision Communications, Ltd. to Vision Communications, Ltd. II in April 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BAPH-19970325GF) )〕 The new station was assigned the call letters WICE by the FCC on July 7, 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=70356&Callsign=WJWZ )〕 In April 1998, control of permit holder Vision Communications, Ltd. II was transferred from Philip L. Williams to Montgomery Broadcast Properties, Ltd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BTCH-19980413EF) )〕 On April 4, 1998, the station applied to the FCC for program test authority which was finally granted on July 24, 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (PTA-19980515WW) )〕 The station's call letters were changed to the current WJWZ on April 24, 1998.〔 The transfer to Montgomery Broadcast Properties, Ltd., was approved by the FCC on June 19, 1998.〔 In August 1998, Vision Communications, Ltd. II applied to assign the permit outright to Montgomery Broadcast Properties, Ltd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BAPH-19980825EC) )〕 The transfer was approved by the FCC on September 16, 1998 and the transaction was consummated on September 22, 1998. WJWZ received its license to cover from the FCC on April 20, 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BLH-19980515KA) )〕 In March 2004, Montgomery Broadcast Properties Ltd. (Allan Stroh, CEO) reached an agreement to sell this station to Bluewater Broadcasting LLC. The sale was part of a multi-company four-station deal valued at a reported $15.3 million.〔 The deal was approved by the FCC on April 21, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on June 21, 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BAL-20040302ABH) )〕 At the time of the sale, WJWZ was broadcasting a Hip hop format.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WJWZ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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