WPJX
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WPJX 1500 is an AM radio station, licensed to Zion
, Illinois
, that airs a Spanish format since February 2011. The station is owned by Polnet who also owns WKTA
Evanston, WNVR
Vernon Hills, and WEEF Highland Park-Deerfield. The station transmits with a directional 250 watts of power from 3 towers located on the corner of Delany Road and 21st Street near Wadsworth, Illinois
. The station's daytime signal serves northern Lake County, Illinois
and Kenosha County, Wisconsin
. WPJX was previously a daytime only signal until May 2009 when it went 24 hours with 250 watt, 2 watts night.
Between 2000 and 2002 the station spent much of its time off the air while its previous owner ABC Radio was working on selling it off. A short lasting LMA to the owners of WBJX Racine, WI (now WJTI) brought the station back on the air for a short period in the spring and summer of 2001 simulcasting WBJX and airing its own Regional Mexican music from the Shiloh Mall in downtown Zion. The station then signed off the air until spring 2002 with occasional "tests" to keep the license going with easy listening music in the fall of 2001. It returned to the air permanently in spring 2002 first with its previous format, a simulcast of Radio Disney
station WRDZ La Grange.
From 1998-2000 WPJX simulcasted WDDZ Radio Disney
with its sister station WRDZ-AM until it was taken off the air in January 2000.
Prior to this, it ran a Regional Mexican format (also simulcasting with 1300) as "La Mexicana"
Other previous formats include Latin Jazz, sports talk (ESPN Radio), Classic Country, Gospel, and Adult Contemporary. The station was once co owned with WWDV
96.9 now owned by Bonneville and had studios in downtown Zion when they were co owned.
Zion, Illinois
Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,866 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 24,303 as of 2005. The city was founded in July 1901 by John Alexander Dowie. He also started the Zion Tabernacle of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, which was the only...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, that airs a Spanish format since February 2011. The station is owned by Polnet who also owns WKTA
WKTA
WKTA is a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format. Licensed to Evanston, Illinois, USA the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd..-History:...
Evanston, WNVR
WNVR
WNVR is a radio station licensed to serve Vernon Hills, Illinois, USA. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications.It broadcasts a World Ethnic format featuring Polish language programming 24 hours a day....
Vernon Hills, and WEEF Highland Park-Deerfield. The station transmits with a directional 250 watts of power from 3 towers located on the corner of Delany Road and 21st Street near Wadsworth, Illinois
Wadsworth, Illinois
Wadsworth is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,083 at the 2000 census. It is named after , who was on the board of directors for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St...
. The station's daytime signal serves northern Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
and Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. WPJX was previously a daytime only signal until May 2009 when it went 24 hours with 250 watt, 2 watts night.
WPJX History
WPJX has had several formats over the years. When Polnet bought the station from Multicultural Broadcasting in 2006, the format was changed to a feed of Radio Formula Prior to this under Multicultural's ownership it aired a mixture of oldies and classic country from 2002-2006.Between 2000 and 2002 the station spent much of its time off the air while its previous owner ABC Radio was working on selling it off. A short lasting LMA to the owners of WBJX Racine, WI (now WJTI) brought the station back on the air for a short period in the spring and summer of 2001 simulcasting WBJX and airing its own Regional Mexican music from the Shiloh Mall in downtown Zion. The station then signed off the air until spring 2002 with occasional "tests" to keep the license going with easy listening music in the fall of 2001. It returned to the air permanently in spring 2002 first with its previous format, a simulcast of Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
station WRDZ La Grange.
From 1998-2000 WPJX simulcasted WDDZ Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
with its sister station WRDZ-AM until it was taken off the air in January 2000.
Prior to this, it ran a Regional Mexican format (also simulcasting with 1300) as "La Mexicana"
Other previous formats include Latin Jazz, sports talk (ESPN Radio), Classic Country, Gospel, and Adult Contemporary. The station was once co owned with WWDV
WWDV
WWDV is a radio station in Zion, Illinois, known as "The Drive". The station is currently owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, and simulcasts with WDRV...
96.9 now owned by Bonneville and had studios in downtown Zion when they were co owned.