WJFK (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Baltimore, MD |
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| Branding | "Baltimore's ESPN Radio 1300" |
| First air date | 1950s |
| Frequency | 1300 kHz |
| Format | Sports |
| ERP | 5,000 watts |
| Callsign meaning | W John F. Kennedy |
| Owner | CBS Radio |
| Website | www.espn1300.com |
WJFK, the callsign of ESPN Radio 1300 at 1300 kHz is a sports radio station located in Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. It is owned and operated by CBS Radio.
The station began with the callsign WEAR. Later in the 1920s, it changed its name to WFBR, which stood for First Baltimore Regiment, in whose Armory on Preston St. it broadcast from. It was one of the first two stations in Maryland. By the 1960s it had a CBS affiliation and was a Top-40 Station with studios on E. 20 St., and a transmitter on the south side of the mouth of the Patapsco River off Waterview Avenue. For awhile it was WLIF-AM and was a beautiful music station similar to its sister station WLIF-FM. Eventually the station was sold to Emmis Broadcasting and was renamed WJFK. It was eventually sold to Viacom/CBS. Currently, the WFBR call letters are used by a small AM radio station on 1590 kHz in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
WJFK was originally simulcast with WJFK-FM, a talk radio station that serves the Washington, DC area. Former programs from that era include the Howard Stern and Don and Mike shows.
WJFK is now "ESPN 1300", and carries University of Maryland, College Park sporting events (whose rights were previously held by rival station WBAL). WJFK's status as a flagship station for the Baltimore Ravens football franchise ended after the 2005 season; those rights were acquired by WBAL. To fill the gap in the team's coverage, WJFK and sister station WHFS aired "Baltimore Football Uncensored" throughout the 2006 season; the show is hosted by former Ravens announcers Scott Garceau and Tom Matte.
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