WKTZ (AM) - Wikipedia

WKTZ
Jacksonville, Florida
Frequency	1220 kHz
Programming
Format	Conservative Christian radio
Affiliations	American Family Radio
Ownership
Owner	American Family Association
History
First air date	February 1958 (as WPEG)
Former call signs	WPEG (1957–1960) WQTY (1960–1963) WDCJ (1963–1971) WKTZ (1971–1984) WRXJ (1984–1986) WKTZ (1986–1987) WJAX (1987–2014)^[1]
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	31937
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 36 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	30°19′30″N 81°34′15″W / 30.32500°N 81.57083°W / 30.32500; -81.57083
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	http://www.afr.net

WKTZ (1220 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Established in 1958, the station is currently owned and operated by the American Family Association, and is that organization's only station on the AM band.

The station was assigned the call sign "WJAX" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 26, 1987 and then assigned the callsign WKTZ on November 5, 2014.^[1]

Programming

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Until November 2014, WJAX featured the syndicated America's Best Music format of adult standards and adult contemporary oldies music distributed by Westwood One, and streams online. Previously, the station aired Music of Your Life, which Jones Radio Networks distributed until January 19, 2008, and then aired Jones' Jones Standards format until it was discontinued in September 2008 and absorbed into America's Best Music following Triton Media Group's (owners of Westwood One's predecessor Dial Global) purchase of Jones.

History

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The station began broadcasting from a transmitter located at the water plant across from Confederate Park (now Springfield Park) near First and Main streets. The station was owned by the city government. WJAX was also an FM station on 95.1 and played album rock throughout the 1970s. The company that purchased WJAX-FM from the city in the early 1980s also owned WAPE at 690 AM, which is now WOKV. When the deal was done, the WAPE call sign took over the spot at 95.1 and for a short while simulcast their top 40 format on both AM and FM frequencies. The call sign languished unused for years, but made a comeback on the AM dial as a station owned and operated by Jones College. The original WJAX at 930 AM is now WFXJ. The WJAX call sign has been used by Jacksonville's CBS station WJAX-TV since 2014.

Translators

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Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W252DJ	98.3 FM	Jacksonville Beach, Florida	139399	110	D	LMS
W270CD	101.9 FM	Jacksonville Beach, Florida	140687	120	D	LMS

References

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^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WKTZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

External links

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Facility details for Facility ID 31937 (WKTZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WKTZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 139399 (W252DJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W252DJ at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 140687 (W270CD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W270CD at FCCdata.org

Radio stations in the Jacksonville metropolitan area (Florida)

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	95.5
Translators	89.5 92.3 92.9 94.7 95.7 96.5 W243AW W243DO 97.3 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.3 101.9 102.1 102.3 103.3 103.7 103.9 104.1 104.9 106.1 106.3 106.9

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Defunct

WCAN (833 AM)
WDAL (833 AM)
WSVE (1280 AM)

Nearby regions: Brunswick; Daytona Beach; Gainesville/Ocala; Lake City; Savannah; Waycross

See also: List of radio stations in Florida

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Florida
Stations	WAKJ – DeFuniak Springs WAOC - St. Augustine WAPN – Holly Hill WAPQ-LP – Avon Park WAYF – West Palm Beach WAYJ – Naples WAYL – St. Augustine WAYP – Marianna WAYR – Fleming Island WBOF-LP – Fort Pierce WBVM – Tampa WCGL – Jacksonville WCIF – Melbourne WCNO – Palm City WCPL – Merritt Island WCVC – Tallahassee WDBW – Port Saint Joe WDMC – Melbourne WDWR – Pensacola WECA-LP – Palm Bay WEGS – Milton WEGS – Pensacola WEJF – Palm Bay WEXY – Wilton Manors WFBB-LP – Glen Saint Mary WFBU-LP – Graceville WFFL – Panama City WFRF – Tallahassee WFRF-FM – Monticello WFRU – Quincy WFSD – Tallahassee WGGP-LP – Big Pine Key WGSE – Sebring WGSG – Mayo WGTT – Emeralda WHGN – Crystal River WHMF – Marianna WHOO - Kissimmee WIGW – Eustis WJFR – Jacksonville WJKV - Jacksonville WJLH – Flagler Beach WJLN – White Springs WJLU – New Smyrna Beach WJPP-LP – Palm City WJTF – Panama City WJYO – Fort Myers WKES – Lakeland WKFA – St. Catherine WKOT-LP – Wimauma WKTO – Edgewater WKZM – Sarasota WLFE – Cutler Bay WLGM-LP – Edgewater WLJM-LP – Miami Beach WLSF – Starke WLTG – Upper Grand Lagoon WLVF-FM – Haines City WMFJ – Daytona Beach WMIE – Cocoa WMYM - Kendall WNSS – Palm Coast WNVY – Cantonment WPBV-LP – Palm Beach WPCF - Panama City Beach WPCS – Pensacola WPGT – Lake City WPHK – Blountstown WPIO – Titusville WPSM – Fort Walton Beach WPZM-LP – Gainesville WQOS – Coral Gables WRMB – Boynton Beach WROS – Jacksonville WSEB – Englewood WSOR – Naples WSVB-LP – Chiefland WTBH – Chiefland WTBN – Pinellas Park WTJT – Baker WTLN – Orlando WTRJ-FM – Orange Park WTWD – Plant City WTYG – Sparr WUJC – Saint Marks WVTJ – Pensacola WWBC – Cocoa WWCL – Lehigh Acres WWEO-LP – DeFuniak Springs WWFR – Stuart WWMA-LP – Avon Park WYBP – Fort Lauderdale WYBX – Key West WYFB – Gainesville WYFE – Tarpon Springs WYFO – Lakeland WYFZ – Belleview WYND – DeLand WZFR – Eastpoint WZNZ – Atlantic Beach
Defunct	WAGE – Dogwood Lakes Estate WFTI-FM – Saint Petersburg WLMS – Lecanto WLVF – Haines City WPCU-LP – Panama City WREH – Cypress Quarters
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Florida See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Florida
Stations	WACC – Hialeah WAFC – Clewiston WAFZ – Immokalee WAFZ-FM – Immokalee WAMA – Tampa WAMR-FM – Miami WAQI – Miami WAUC – Wauchula WAXY – South Miami WCIW-LP – Immokalee WCMQ-FM – Hialeah WDJA – Delray Beach WDYZ – Altamonte Springs WFYY – Windermere WGES – Saint Petersburg WIWA – Eatonville WIXC — Titusville WJNJ – Jacksonville WJNX – Fort Pierce WJNX-FM – Okeechobee WJRN-LP – Summerfield WKAT – Miami WLAA – Winter Garden WLAZ – Kissimmee WLFE – Cutler Bay WLLY-FM - Palm Beach Gardens WLTG – Upper Grand Lagoon WMFM – Key West WMGG – Egypt Lake WMYM – Kendall WNMA – Miami Springs WNNR – Jacksonville WOIR – Homestead WONQ – Oviedo WOTS – Kissimmee WPKA-LP – Apopka WPRD – Winter Park WPSP – Royal Palm Beach WQBA – Miami WQBN – Temple Terrace WQXM – Bartow WRHC – Coral Gables WRLX – Riviera Beach WRLZ – Saint Cloud WRMA – North Miami Beach WRTO-FM – Goulds WRUB - Clearwater WRUM – Orlando WSDO – Sanford WSUA – Miami WTJV – Deland WTLQ-FM – Punta Rassa WUNA – Ocoee WVDV-LP – Sebring WVOJ – Fernandina Beach WVVO – Orlando WWCL – Lehigh Acres WWFE – Miami WWPR – Bradenton WWRF – Lake Worth WXDJ – Fort Lauderdale WYKB – Fernandina Beach WYUU – Safety Harbor WZTU – Miami Beach
Defunct	WAXA – Fort Myers WNPL – Naples
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Florida See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other