WJRE
Encyclopedia
WJRE is a FM
radio station
licensed to Galva
, Illinois
, with studio in Kewanee
, Illinois. WJRE operates on a frequency of 102.5 MHz. It is one of 7 stations owned by the Miller Media Group of Taylorville
, Illinois. WJRE plays the Country Music of Yesterday and Today country music
format, with songs from the 1970s through today. Hogg Country 102.5 can also be found on line and on Facebook.
WJRE has Kris Wexell weekday mornings with the Hogg Country Morning Show Also, WJRE airs Thunder Road, Crook & Chase Countdown and Homecoming Radio along with The Final Lap NASCAR Reports weekdays. Local personalities include Kris Wexell,and Bob McKee
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
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...
licensed to Galva
Galva, Illinois
Galva is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,589 at the 2010 census, down from 2,758 at the 2000 census.-Information:...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, with studio in Kewanee
Kewanee, Illinois
Kewanee is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for prairie chicken, which lekked there. The population was 12,916 at the 2010 census, down from 12,944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Illinois. WJRE operates on a frequency of 102.5 MHz. It is one of 7 stations owned by the Miller Media Group of Taylorville
Taylorville, Illinois
Taylorville is a city in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,246 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and largest city in Christian County.-Geography:Taylorville is located at ....
, Illinois. WJRE plays the Country Music of Yesterday and Today country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format, with songs from the 1970s through today. Hogg Country 102.5 can also be found on line and on Facebook.
WJRE has Kris Wexell weekday mornings with the Hogg Country Morning Show Also, WJRE airs Thunder Road, Crook & Chase Countdown and Homecoming Radio along with The Final Lap NASCAR Reports weekdays. Local personalities include Kris Wexell,and Bob McKee
History
- May 20, 1966 - WKEI-FM went on the air, providing the Tri-County area (HenryHenry County, IllinoisHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,486, which is a decrease of 1.0% from 51,020 in 2000. Its county seat is Cambridge...
, BureauBureau County, IllinoisBureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,978, which is a decrease of 1.5% from 35,503 in 2000. Its county seat is Princeton. Bureau County is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, and StarkStark County, IllinoisStark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,994, which is a decrease of 5.3% from 6,332 in 2000...
) with its first local FM signal. - March 1, 1974 - WKEI-FM became WJRE. They operated on a frequency of 92.1 MHz.
- October 1, 1996 - The frequency was changed to 93.9 MHz, with 3,100 wattWattThe watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of power from a 453-foot tower northeast of KewaneeKewaneeKewanee is the name of several places in the United States:*Kewanee, Illinois, a city in Henry County*Kewanee, Mississippi, a location in Mississippi*Kewanee, Missouri, an unincorporated community in New Madrid County...
, substantially increasing WJRE's coverage area. - May 1, 2003, midnightMidnightMidnight is the transition time period from one day to the next: the moment when the date changes. In the Roman time system, midnight was halfway between sunset and sunrise, varying according to the seasons....
- The frequency was changed to 102.5 MHz from a tower south of GalvaGalva, IllinoisGalva is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,589 at the 2010 census, down from 2,758 at the 2000 census.-Information:...
, with 3,000 watts of power. - November 3, 2005 at 4 p.m., WJRE flipped the switch to its new transmitter on Beach Street in Kewanee, sharing facilities with sister station WKEIWKEIWKEI is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Kewanee, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Quad Cities area. The station is currently owned by Virden Broadcasting Corp....
. WJRE now operates at 6,000 watts. - January 1, 2007 at 6 a.m., WJRE changed music format from Hot Adult ContemporaryAdult contemporary musicAdult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
(Hot AC) to a country format.