WJMX is a news

News Radio

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/talk

Talk radio

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 radio station

Radio station

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 located in Florence, South Carolina

Florence, South Carolina

-Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...

, United States. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) to broadcast on 970 AM with an effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

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 (ERP) of 10 kW during the day, non-directional and 3 kW at night, directional.

History

WJMX signed on July 13, 1947. This station also covered NASCAR

NASCAR

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 races in the past like the 1955 Southern 500

1955 Southern 500

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 that took place in nearby Darlington

Darlington, South Carolina

Darlington is a city in and the county seat of Darlington County, in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a center for tobacco farming. The population was 6,720 at the 2000 census and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. The station featured local as well as national programming from the ABC Radio Network. By the 1980s WJMX was Top 40 under the handle "97X" but was beaten out by new upstart WPDZ (now WJMX-FM). The format migrated to its newly acquired 106.3 FM frequency (now WYNN-FM

WYNN-FM

WYNN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Mainstream Urban format. Licensed to Florence, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 106.3 with an effective radiated power of 6 kW.-History:...

) and the station switched to Adult Contemporary before transitioning to News/Talk.

Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.

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