WJSR

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WJSR
City Lakeside, Virginia
Broadcast area Richmond, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Branding Star 100.9
Slogan The Best of the '70s, '80s, and More
Frequency 100.9 MHz
First air date December, 1968 (as WDYL)[1]
Format Classic Hits
Power 15,000 watts
HAAT 130 meters (430 ft)
Class B1
Facility ID 27439
Transmitter coordinates 37°37′17.0″N 77°22′14.0″W / 37.621389°N 77.370556°W / 37.621389; -77.370556
Callsign meaning W J StaR
Former callsigns WDYL (1968-2010)
WHTI (2010-2016)[2]
Owner SummitMedia LLC
(SM-WHTI, LLC)
Sister stations W291CL, WKHK, WKLR, WURV
Webcast WJSR Webstream
Website WJSR Online

WJSR is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lakeside, Virginia, serving Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia.[3] WJSR is owned and operated by SummitMedia LLC.[3]

The station flipped from Soft Adult Contemporary music to Classic Hits, changing their branding from "Easy 100.9" to "Star 100.9", on the morning of January 27, 2016. Bill Bevins and Sherry Perkins continue to host the morning show.[4] The station's call letters changed from WHTI to WJSR on February 9, 2016.

Former logos

Logo as Easy 100.9 (2014-2016}

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-562. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "WJSR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. Venta, Lance (January 27, 2016). "Star 100.9 Rises Over Richmond". radioinsight. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

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