WJIM-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = WJIM-FM


city = Lansing, Michigan
area =
branding = 97-5 Now FM
slogan = "Lansing's Hit Music Station"
airdate = June 1960
frequency = 97.5 MHz
format = Top 40 (CHR)
power = 45,000 watts
haat = 156 meters
class = B
facility_id = 17386
coordinates = coord|42|40|33|N|84|30|0|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning = Jim Gross, son of original owner Harold Gross
former_callsigns =
owner = Citadel Broadcasting
sister_stations = WFMK, WITL-FM, WJIM, WMMQ
webcast =
website = http://www.975now.com/
affiliations =

WJIM-FM (97.5 FM, "97-5 Now FM") is a radio station in Lansing, Michigan, broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format.

The station has had the WJIM-FM calls continuously since it signed on in 1960. For over three decades, WJIM-FM broadcast an easy listening/beautiful music format, which evolved during the early 1990s into a soft adult contemporary sound. In 1994, WJIM-FM switched from AC to "Oldies 97.5." The station's "good times and great oldies" format was very popular in Lansing for over a decade, with the station consistently rated in the top ten (and frequently the top five) 12+ in the Arbitron ratings.

On September 13, 2005, crosstown competitor WHZZ 101.7 FM abruptly flipped from adult-leaning CHR as "Z101.7" to Variety Hits as "Mike FM." WJIM-FM stepped in to fill the Top 40 void in the market two days later, as "Oldies 97.5" signed off with Don McLean's "American Pie" at 10 a.m. on September 15 and "The New 97-5" debuted in its place. Longtime "Oldies 97.5" morning man Rich Michaels moved to sister station WMMQ. On September 7, 2007, the station repositioned from "The New 97-5" to "97-5 Now FM."

The WJIM call letters have a history in Lansing of being associated with Top 40 music, as WJIM-AM 1240 was a leading Top 40 station in Lansing during the 1960s as "Big Jim 1240."

Sources

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-j/wjim-fm.html Michiguide.com - WJIM-FM History]

External links

* [http://www.975now.com/ 97.5 Now FM official website]
*FM station data|WJIM