WJMR-FM

Infobox Radio Station
name = WJMR-FM


city = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
area = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
branding = "Jammin' 98.3"
slogan = "Today's R&B and Old School"
airdate =
frequency = 98.3 (MHz)
format = Urban Adult Contemporary
power =
erp = 4,900 watts
haat = 111 meters
class = A
facility_id = 26222
callsign_meaning = We're
Jammin
Milwaukee
Radio
former_callsigns = WZMF, WXJY, WFMR
owner = Saga Communications
sister_stations = WHQG, WJYI, WJZX, WKLH
webcast = [http://winmedia.voxcdn.net/3156-WMA-WJMR-FM-32 Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wjmr.com/ www.wjmr.com]
affiliations =

WJMR-FM (98.3 FM) is an urban adult contemporary radio station serving the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area. They are known on-air as "Jammin' 98.3", and are licensed to Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

WJMR-FM Station History

WJMR started out on 106.9 FM as WMJO, playing a Jammin' Oldies format. Chancellor Broadcasting owned the trademark for the phrase "Jammin' Oldies", so the station was referred to as "Jammin' Hits" and the call letters (which stood for Milwaukee's Jammin' Oldies) were changed to WJMR, and the station was known as "Jammin' 106.9".

The station stayed at 106.9 until December 2000, when current owner Saga Communications moved WFMR to its current 106.9 FM dial position, and WJMR's format and call letters to 98.3. This was done primarily to boost WJMR's signal in the urban areas of Milwaukee, and to target WFMR toward the Western and Northern suburbs. Soon after WJMR moved to 98.3, the "Jammin' Oldies" trend was winding down, and the station tweaked their format to urban adult contemporary, a format it retains to this day. The station still refers to itself as "Jammin' 98.3", and has had some success with its format since moving to the new frequency. Its main and only other Urban rival is Hip Hop station WKKV.

The station is the Milwaukee affiliate of the "Tom Joyner Morning Show".

98.3 FM History

, currently airs a "ZMF Flashback" feature on Friday afternoons.

External links

* [http://www.wjmr.com Jammin' 98.3 station website]
* [http://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwradio.html Milwaukee radio: a retrospective]
* [http://gallery.bostonradio.org/2004-07/mke/100-02033-lrg.html Former WZMF and WFMR studios]
* [http://claim.to/prog/oldzmfscans.html A sample playlist from WZMF]
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