WJQK
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WJQK is a contemporary Christian music
radio station
in Zeeland, Michigan
on a frequency of 99.3 MHz.
Originally a country music station, its original call letters were WZND (which referred to city of license Zeeland, Michigan
), until Lanser Broadcasting
purchased the station and changed them to WJQK in January 1987. The studios were moved into the same Holland, Michigan
building as sister station WWJQ-AM (now WPNW
) but the transmitting tower remained in Zeeland along Interstate 196
near the 96th Avenue overpass until the early 1990s when it was moved three miles east to where 72nd Avenue would cross the highway.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the station (and its AM sister) promoted themselves as WJQ.
In 2001, the logo and nickname were changed to reflect the new moniker "JQ 99 FM".
2005 saw the tagline of "Today's Best Christian Music" replaced by "Positive Hits" as well as the move of the business office and studio from Holland to Zeeland.
Lanser Broadcasting also owns WPNW
. JQ99 is a sponsor of the annual Unity Christian Music Festival
.
The station operated a satellite studio, known as JQ2, in Holland's Westshore Mall until 2008.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Zeeland, Michigan
Zeeland, Michigan
Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,805 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township which is politically independent. Its name is derived from the Dutch province of Zeeland...
on a frequency of 99.3 MHz.
Originally a country music station, its original call letters were WZND (which referred to city of license Zeeland, Michigan
Zeeland, Michigan
Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,805 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township which is politically independent. Its name is derived from the Dutch province of Zeeland...
), until Lanser Broadcasting
Lanser Broadcasting
Lanser Broadcasting is a Zeeland, Michigan based company which owns and operates the WJQK and WPNW radio stations. It is a privately owned company. Les Lanser and his son Brad are the sole owners.-WPNW:...
purchased the station and changed them to WJQK in January 1987. The studios were moved into the same Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan
Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....
building as sister station WWJQ-AM (now WPNW
WPNW
WPNW is a conservative-based news/talk radio station in Holland, Michigan, in the United States.Signing on the air on November 2, 1956, it originally had the call letters WJBL...
) but the transmitting tower remained in Zeeland along Interstate 196
Interstate 196
Interstate 196 is a long freeway spur route in the US state of Michigan linking Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, and Benton Harbor. I-196 is known as the Gerald R. Ford Freeway, or simply the Ford Freeway, in Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan Counties, after the 38th President of the United States,...
near the 96th Avenue overpass until the early 1990s when it was moved three miles east to where 72nd Avenue would cross the highway.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the station (and its AM sister) promoted themselves as WJQ.
In 2001, the logo and nickname were changed to reflect the new moniker "JQ 99 FM".
2005 saw the tagline of "Today's Best Christian Music" replaced by "Positive Hits" as well as the move of the business office and studio from Holland to Zeeland.
Lanser Broadcasting also owns WPNW
WPNW
WPNW is a conservative-based news/talk radio station in Holland, Michigan, in the United States.Signing on the air on November 2, 1956, it originally had the call letters WJBL...
. JQ99 is a sponsor of the annual Unity Christian Music Festival
Unity Christian Music Festival
Unity Christian Music Festival is a three day Christian music festival held annually during the month of August at Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Michigan....
.
The station operated a satellite studio, known as JQ2, in Holland's Westshore Mall until 2008.