WJEZ

WJEZ
City of license Dwight, Illinois
Broadcast area Pontiac, Illinois
Branding Classic Hits 98.9
Slogan "Pontiac's Greatest Hits"
Frequency 98.9 MHz
First air date 1998 (as WLDC)
Format Classic hits
ERP 1,300 watts
HAAT 149 meters (489 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 19211
Transmitter coordinates 41°02′06″N 88°26′10″W / 41.03500°N 88.43611°W / 41.03500; -88.43611
Callsign meaning W J EZ = "Easy"
Former callsigns WDWT (1994-1997, CP)
WLDC (1997-2003)[1]
Affiliations Dial Global CBS News
Owner Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC, WJBC-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.wjez.com

WJEZ (98.9 FM, "Classic Hits 98.9") is a radio station licensed to the community of Dwight, Illinois, USA, and serving the greater Livingston County, Illinois, area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and licensed to Cumulus Licensing LLC, which purchased the station from Townsquare Media.[2] It airs a classic hits music format.[3] In addition, the station superserves the area with news and information in addition to religious programming on Sundays and oldies music on Fridays.

The station was assigned the WJEZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 16, 2003.[1]

WJEZ broadcasts the Chicago Cubs. Whenever the Cubs were playing the St. Louis Cardinals, sister stations WJBC and WJBC-FM carried the Cardinals radio broadcasts as well, making it so that the two sister stations carried the same game, but with different broadcasts. WJEZ broadcasts high school football games, along with WJBC's Friday night football show.

On November 29, 2012, WJEZ changed their format from adult contemporary to classic hits.[4]

Previous Logo

(WJEZ's logo under previous adult contemporary format)

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