WJIS

WJIS
City	Bradenton, Florida
Broadcast area	Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida
Frequency	88.1 FM (HD Radio)
Branding	The Joy FM
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner	Radio Training Network
History
First air date	1986
Technical information
Facility ID	54857
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°07′55″N 82°23′38″W / 27.132°N 82.394°WCoordinates: 27°07′55″N 82°23′38″W / 27.132°N 82.394°W
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Repeater(s)	See § Network
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	florida.thejoyfm.com

WJIS 88.1 FM, known on air as The JOY FM, is a Christian adult contemporary station serving North, Central and Southwest Florida, including the Sarasota/Bradenton and Tampa Bay areas, and is owned by the Radio Training Network.

Network[]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	FCC info
WAQV	90.9 FM	Crystal River, Florida	40159	5,000	87.7 m (288 ft)	A	FCC
WCIE	91.5 FM	New Port Richey, Florida	60262	75,000	388.5 m (1,275 ft)	C0	FCC
WCRJ	88.1 FM	Jacksonville, Florida	48390	8,000	187 m (614 ft)	C3	FCC
WDVH-FM	101.7 FM	Trenton, Florida	21797	3,000	143 m (469 ft)	A	FCC
WHIJ	88.1 FM	Ocala, Florida	40160	1,250	116 m (381 ft)	A	FCC
WFLJ	89.3 FM	Frostproof, Florida	93274	10,000	116 m (381 ft)	C3	FCC
WJFH	91.7 FM	Sebring, Florida	81147	2,000	136 m (446 ft)	A	FCC
WJIS	88.1 FM	Bradenton, Florida	54857	100,000	121 m (397 ft)	C1	FCC
WJLF	91.7 FM	Gainesville, Florida	21506	2,550	95 m (312 ft)	A	FCC
WNUE-FM	98.1 FM	Deltona, Florida	46969	50,000	145 m (476 ft)	C2	FCC
WWRZ-HD3	98.3-3 FM	Fort Meade, Florida	72687	27,000	203 m (666 ft)	C2	FCC

On April 19, 2021, RTN launched The Joy FM on WNUE-FM 98.1, which the organization concurrently filed to buy from Entravision Communications for $4 million.^[1]

During most of 2013, WJIS was also simulcasted on 91.7 WFTI-FM in St. Petersburg; that station would cease operations in fall 2013, to allow for upgrades of adjacent channel WCIE and co-channel WJFH.^[2]

The Radio Training Network also has The JOY FM-branded stations in Dothan, Alabama (WIZB); Montgomery, Alabama (WPHH); Athens, Georgia (WMSL); and Atlanta / Macon, Georgia (WVFJ-FM and WWWD), though these stations do not repeat WJIS 24/7.

Future stations[]

In May 2021, RTN reached a deal to purchase stations serving Tallahassee (WTSM) and Port St. Lucie (WHLG) from Horizon Broadcasting Company for $1.3 million.^[3]

HD radio[]

WCIE and WJIS broadcasts in the HD Radio format. On HD2, the station has The Joy FM Praise, a channel that features exclusively Christian praise songs. On HD3, the station has LF Radio, a progressive youth music channel. Both can be listened to online or via The Joy FM phone app.

Translators[]

In addition to the full-powered stations, The Joy FM is relayed by additional low-powered translators:

Broadcast translators of WJIS
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	Facility ID	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))	Class	FCC info
W208AR	89.5	Lake Placid, Florida	91738	10	101 m (331 ft)	D	FCC LMS

Broadcast translators of WCIE
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	Facility ID	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))	Class	FCC info
W220EK	91.9	Oldsmar, Florida	106676	30	314 m (1,030 ft)	D	FCC LMS
W229BM	93.7	Riverview, Florida	146760	100	310.9 m (1,020 ft)	D	FCC LMS

Broadcast translators of WWRZ-HD3
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	Facility ID	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))	Class	FCC info
W240DB	95.9	Auburndale, Florida	76209	180	62 m (203 ft)	D	FCC LMS
W242AK	96.3	Lakeland, Florida	76167	180	83 m (272 ft)	D	FCC LMS
W291AG	106.1	Highland City, Florida	76175	250	186 m (610 ft)	D	FCC LMS
W300CY	107.9	Lake Wales, Florida	145128	100	122 m (400 ft)	D	FCC LMS

Two of its translators are leased out to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) to rebroadcast their stations:

W290BJ 105.9 MHz West Tampa,^[4] rebroadcasting WMTX's HD-2 signal; originally leased out to rebroadcast WFLA (AM)^[5]
W237CW 95.3 MHz Pinellas Park, Florida, rebroadcasting WDAE