WJMZ-FM

Infobox Radio Station
name = WJMZ-FM


city = Anderson/Greenville/Spartanburg
area = The Upstate
branding = "107.3 Jamz"
slogan = "Today's R&B, 50 Minutes of Music Every Hour"
airdate = August 1st, 1963
frequency = 107.3 (MHz)
format = Urban Contemporary (Urban Adult Contemporary)
erp = 100,000 watts
class =
owner = Cox Broadcasting
sister_stations = WHZT, WJMZ-FM
website = [http://1073jamz.com/ http://1073jamz.com/]
callsign_meaning = W JaM Z

WJMZ is an Urban Contemporary station licensed to Anderson, South Carolina and serves the Upstate South Carolina region, including Greenville and [Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg. The Cox outlet is licensed by the FCC to broadcast at 107.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. The station goes by the name 107.3 JAMZ! and its current slogan is "Today's R&B."

The target audience is the 25-54 demographic and it is the only station in the Greenville/Spartanburg Arbitron metro serving the urban market. According to recent Arbitron ratings, WJMZ has also consistently maintained the position as the #1 music station in the Greenville-Spartanburg (#60) radio market.

History

The station that would become "107.3 Jamz" began as WANS on August 1st, 1963. WANS flipped from Top 40 to Adult Contemporary-formatted, WWMM, "Magic 107.3"" in February 1991 due to the station being sold to new owners. In 1994, due to low ratings, Adult Contemporary formatted, "Magic 107.3" WWMM changed format and call letters to Urban Contemporary, "107.3 Jamz"", WJMZ. WJMZ carried the station slogan, "The Peoples' Station" until 2003, in which it changed to "Today's R&B" -- and modified its format to Urban Adult Contemporary (almost dropping hip hop entirely) due to competition from WHZT. They also recently added the addition slogan to the moniker, "50 Minutes of Music Every Hour", a slogan on other Cox Radio owned urban radio stations.

tation lineup

Monday-Saturday
*"The Tom Joyner Morning Show" 6-10a
*"Kelly Mac midday
* "Michael Baisden" afternoons
*"JJ Solomon " [http://1073jamz.com/blogs/jj_solomons_blog/ link to jjsolomon's page on 1073 Jamz] eveningsSunday-Thursday
*"The Quiet Storm with Kenny "The Mac" Miles" 10p-2a
*Contemporary Gospel with Pastor Curtis Johnson 4-6aFriday & Saturday Nights
* "Club 107.3" 10p-2aSundays
* "Pause for the Cause with Joy Phillips" 6-7a
* Sunday Gospel with Curtis Johnson 7a-1p

tation management

* Vice President/General Manager Steve Sinicropi
* Operations Manager/Program Director Steve Crumbley
* General Sales Manager David Abel
* News/Public Affairs Director Joy Phillips

External links

* [http://1073jamz.com 107.3 Jamz, Today's R&B, 50 Minute of Music Every Hour]
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