WQJJ-LP
Encyclopedia
WQJJ-LP is a low-power FM radio station
- the only FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Jasper, Alabama
, USA, by the Federal Communications Commission
. Unlike all other FM radio stations in the area, WQJJ-LP actually broadcasts locally from Jasper as a "live and local" radio station with a radio studio located within the city and with live people on-site 24 hours daily. WQJJ-LP is also the areas only local radio station (AM or FM) that is still owned and operated by its original owners, North Alabama Public Service Broadcasters.
on December 30, 2003.
The second-oldest LPFM station in Alabama, WQJJ-LP originally went on the air during January 2005. Elmore managed the station for almost three years and resigned due to FCC regulations preventing his involvement in more than one radio station of different classes. Because of this, WQJJ-LP temporarily went silent in mid-April 2008. WQJJ-LP was completely rebuilt and returned to the air under management of the original owners during June and early July 2008.
WQJJ-LP is now known as "97.7 Fox-FM" and airs an Adult Contemporary/Oldies
music format, the first in America to be trademarked as "Classic Top-40".
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
- the only FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Jasper, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama
Jasper is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 14,659. As of 2011 the population had was 13,857. The city is the county seat of Walker County, and once ranked among the world's leading producers of coal....
, USA, by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
. Unlike all other FM radio stations in the area, WQJJ-LP actually broadcasts locally from Jasper as a "live and local" radio station with a radio studio located within the city and with live people on-site 24 hours daily. WQJJ-LP is also the areas only local radio station (AM or FM) that is still owned and operated by its original owners, North Alabama Public Service Broadcasters.
History
The station was applied for by its current owners, North Alabama Public Service Broadcasters, during August 2000. A Jasper native, Brett Elmore, was selected as station manager under its owners. The station was assigned the WQJJ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on December 30, 2003.
The second-oldest LPFM station in Alabama, WQJJ-LP originally went on the air during January 2005. Elmore managed the station for almost three years and resigned due to FCC regulations preventing his involvement in more than one radio station of different classes. Because of this, WQJJ-LP temporarily went silent in mid-April 2008. WQJJ-LP was completely rebuilt and returned to the air under management of the original owners during June and early July 2008.
WQJJ-LP is now known as "97.7 Fox-FM" and airs an Adult Contemporary/Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format, the first in America to be trademarked as "Classic Top-40".