WPLA
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WJGH is a classic hits
formatted radio station
located in Jacksonville, Florida
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
WJEE, but became oldies
as WCRJ in 1981. In 1991 it became country music
formatted WROO ("Rooster Country"), then on December 19, 2005, it became the new home for modern rock
station WPLA ("Planet Radio"). While WPLA saw its ratings rise after the frequency change, the station began losing ground when a new modern rock
rival WXXJ signed on in 2009.
On August 4, 2010 at 10pm, Planet Radio became Magic 107.3 with its current classic hits format, playing music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The last station to attempt this format in the Jacksonville market was WMUV
. On October 13, 2010, Magic 107.3 changed its call sign from WPLA to WJGH which stands for "Jacksonville's Greatest Hits". Neal Sharpe was named program director and assumed the position on November 18, 2010.
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
formatted 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...
located in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
History
The station had originally signed on as beautiful musicBeautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
WJEE, but became oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
as WCRJ in 1981. In 1991 it became 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...
formatted WROO ("Rooster Country"), then on December 19, 2005, it became the new home for modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
station WPLA ("Planet Radio"). While WPLA saw its ratings rise after the frequency change, the station began losing ground when a new modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
rival WXXJ signed on in 2009.
On August 4, 2010 at 10pm, Planet Radio became Magic 107.3 with its current classic hits format, playing music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The last station to attempt this format in the Jacksonville market was WMUV
WMUV
WMUV is a commercial radio station located in Brunswick, Georgia, broadcasting to the Jacksonville, Florida area on 100.7 FM. The station airs a Classic Country music format branded as "Country Legends 100.7".-History:...
. On October 13, 2010, Magic 107.3 changed its call sign from WPLA to WJGH which stands for "Jacksonville's Greatest Hits". Neal Sharpe was named program director and assumed the position on November 18, 2010.