WEJK

Infobox Radio station
name = WEJK


city = Boonville, Indiana
area = Evansville
slogan = "Playing What We Want"
branding = "JackFM"
frequency = 107.1 MHz
repeater =
airdate =
share = 2.6
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Evansville Market Ratings | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Evansville&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Adult Hits
power =
erp = 1,600 watts
haat = 195.0 meters
class = A
facility_id = 6424
coordinates = coord|37|59|13.00|N| 87|16|11.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WBNL-FM (1979-2001)
WYXY (2001-2005)
owner = Boonville Broadcasting Co., Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = WBNL
webcast =
website = [http://www.1071jackfm.com 1071jackfm.com]
affiliations = ABC Radio

WEJK (107.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Hits format. Licensed to Boonville, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Boonville Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio . [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WEJK |title=WEJK Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

The station went on the air as WBNL-FM on 1979-03-22. on 2001-05-15, the station changed its call sign to WYXY, on 2005-11-11 to the current WEJK, [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=6424&Callsign=WEJK |title=WEJK Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

From the late 90s to the fall of 2003, the station was known as "Y 107 - Classic Hits." In November of 2003, South Central Communications, the station operator switched to a Christmas Holiday format. On December 26, 2003, the station became "107.1 WYXY - Today's Christian Music." This was the Salem Radio Networks format that was based out of Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast on the FISH stations across the country. On Friday, October 7, 2005, at 12:00 PM, the station left the Contemporary Christian format and became "107.1 JACK-FM." JACK is the format that originated in Canada in 2002. It plays a shuffle of music from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and a few of today's hits.

References

External links

*FM station data|WEJK
Evansville Radio