KWJJ-FM
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City | Portland, Oregon |
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Broadcast area | Northern Willamette Valley and Clark County, Washington |
Branding | 99.5 The Wolf |
Slogan | Great Country for the great Northwest! |
Frequency | 99.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | September 21, 1968 (as KJIB) |
Format |
FM/HD1: Country HD2: Sports (KFXX simulcast) HD3: Sports (KMTT simulcast) |
ERP | 52,000 watts |
HAAT | 386 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 13738 |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°29′20.00″N 122°41′40.00″W / 45.4888889°N 122.6944444°W |
Callsign meaning | K Wilbur J. Jerman, founder of the original KWJJ (now KFXX). (Callsign dates back to 1927.) |
Former callsigns | KJIB (1968-1985) |
Owner |
Entercom Communications (Entercom License, LLC) |
Sister stations | KGON, KNRK, KYCH, KRSK, KMTT, KFXX |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thewolfonline.com |
KWJJ-FM (99.5 FM) is a commercial broadcast radio station located in the Portland, Oregon, area. The studio is near downtown Portland, while the main transmitter is atop Portland's Tualatin Mountains. KWJJ-FM airs a country music format.[1]
History
The station signed on the air on September 21, 1968 as KJIB with a beautiful music format. KJIB transitioned towards country in the early 1980s. On August 19, 1985, KJIB changed their call letters to the current KWJJ-FM. On January 6, 2004, KWJJ-FM rebranded as "99.5 The Wolf".
Jingles and sweepers
KWJJ uses the "Reelworld One Country" service after dropping their "IQ Beats" custom package in 2009. Sweepers are done by Emily Mcintosh and Jack Murphy. This is Mcintosh's 10th country client and her fifth "Wolf" station to do sweepers and custom liners.
KWJJ-HD2
KWJJ-HD2 airs a simulcast of sports-formatted KFXX 1080 AM "The Fan".
KWJJ-HD3
On October 26, 2015 KWJJ-HD3 launched with a simulcast of sports-formatted KMTT 910 AM "910 ESPN Portland".
See also
References
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- 99.5 The Wolf on Facebook
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KWJJ
- Radio-Locator information on KWJJ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KWJJ