WJMP (AM)

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WJMP (AM)

WJMP (1070 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a classic hip hop format. Licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, the station serves the Champlain Valley, including Burlington, Vermont. The station is owned by Loud Media.[3] WJMP's programming is also heard on translator station W279DE (103.7 FM) in Plattsburgh.[4]

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WJMP
Broadcast areaChamplain Valley
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingJUMP 103.7
Programming
FormatClassic hip hop
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Loud Media
  • (A & J Radio LLC)
History
First air date
June 15, 1968
(56 years ago)
 (1968-06-15)[1]
Former call signs
  • WKDR (1967–1993)
  • WNWX (1993–1995)
  • WZBZ (1995–1998)
  • WDOT (1998–1999)
  • WGLY (1999–2001)
  • WLFE (2001–2002)
  • WTWK (2002–2017)
  • WPLB (2017–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Jump"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27554
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
44°36′15.16″N 73°27′18.49″W
Translator(s)103.7 W279DE (Plattsburgh)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.jumpradio.com/plattsburgh-burlington
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History

The station went on the air on June 15, 1968,[1] as WKDR.[5] It became WNWX on June 1, 1993. On April 14, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WZBZ; on January 23, 1998, to WDOT; on July 15, 1999, to WGLY; on February 23, 2001, to WLFE; on April 23, 2002, to WTWK and on January 15, 2017, to WPLB.[6]

A & J Radio acquired WTWK from Radio Broadcasting Services (a subsidiary of Northeast Broadcasting) for $140,000[7] on October 24, 2016.[8] At the time of the sale, the station was running a business news format supplied by Bloomberg Radio.[9] In January 2017, after briefly simulcasting WZXP (a country music station operated by A & J Radio but owned by Radioactive, LLC), the station introduced an oldies and classic country format, which was transferred from former sister stations WCAT and WRSA.[10]

A & J Radio merged with Border Media to form Loud Media in 2020.[11] On June 13, 2020, WPLB dropped its oldies format for a classic hip hop format using Loud Media's JUMP brand. The station is branded as JUMP 103.7.[12] The WJMP call letters were moved here from 1120 AM in Maryville, Tennessee, on October 1, 2021.

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