WJBC
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| City of license | Bloomington, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Bloomington-Normal, Illinois |
| Slogan | The Voice of McLean County |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Format | News/Talk |
| ERP | 1000 watts |
| Class | C |
| Callsign meaning | FCC-assigned |
| Owner | Regent Broadcasting |
| Webcast | [1] |
| Website | www.wjbc.com] |
WJBC is a radio station based in the twin cities of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. It broadcasts on the AM frequency 1230.
The station began broadcasting from La Salle, Illinois in 1925. Its call letters were apparently assigned arbitrarily during the AM radio expansion era of the 1920s. The station was initially music-oriented, and for awhile it adopted the backronym slogan "Where Jazz Becomes Classic."
In 1934 the station moved about 60 miles straight south, to the Twin Cities area, and in the ensuing decades has become a staple in the community. The station currently calls itself "The Voice of McLean County".
In 2005, the station won the Marconi Award from the National Association of Broadcasters for Best Small Market Radio Station in the United States.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WJBC
- Highlights in WJBC History - history and dozens of historical audio clips
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See also: Peoria-Bloomington TV
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