WWJK
Encyclopedia
WWJK is an adult hits
radio station
in Jackson, Mississippi
. In July, 2008, after six years (2002–2008) in the Jackson radio market, Jacksonville
-based Backyard Broadcasting
had apparently sold WWJK to Meridian
-based New South Radio, but the deal was called off shortly thereafter.
station known as Arrow 94.7 with the call letters WTYX. On Friday, September 3, 2004 (at 3pm CDT), under the direction of program director Russ Schell, Arrow became the first U.S. Jack FM station east of the Mississippi River
. Schell left WWJK in 2005. He was replaced by Don Wayne, who still serves as the current program director and Angela Roland handles the traffic.
Jack currently runs a popular contest known as the Jack Jackpot, in which contestants who are chosen at random via a phone call can guess the current amount of money in the jackpot. If the contestant guesses the correct amount, he or she wins the jackpot and the contest starts back at $1000 and increases by $100 for every wrong guess.
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
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 Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
. In July, 2008, after six years (2002–2008) in the Jackson radio market, Jacksonville
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...
-based Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company, primarily owning radio stations in medium-sized, small and rural markets in the United States. The company is owned by the private equity firms Boston Ventures Management and Pacific Corporate Group and is headed by Barry Drake, the former head...
had apparently sold WWJK to Meridian
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
-based New South Radio, but the deal was called off shortly thereafter.
History
WWJK was previously a classic hitsClassic 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...
station known as Arrow 94.7 with the call letters WTYX. On Friday, September 3, 2004 (at 3pm CDT), under the direction of program director Russ Schell, Arrow became the first U.S. Jack FM station east of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. Schell left WWJK in 2005. He was replaced by Don Wayne, who still serves as the current program director and Angela Roland handles the traffic.
Jack currently runs a popular contest known as the Jack Jackpot, in which contestants who are chosen at random via a phone call can guess the current amount of money in the jackpot. If the contestant guesses the correct amount, he or she wins the jackpot and the contest starts back at $1000 and increases by $100 for every wrong guess.