WJLS (AM)

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WJLS
WJLS 104.1-560-95.7 logo.png
CityBeckley, West Virginia
Broadcast areaSoutheastern West Virginia
Frequency560 kHz
95.7 MHz (WSWW-FM)
BrandingWJLS AM 560
Programming
FormatNews/Talk (day)/Country (night)
Ownership
OwnerWest Virginia Radio Corporation of Raleigh, LLC
WJLS-FM
History
First air date
1939
Call sign meaning
W Joe L. Smith
father of owner Joe L. Smith Jr.
Technical information
Facility ID52335
ClassB
Power4,500 watts daytime
470 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
37°45′32.0″N 81°11′12.0″W / 37.758889°N 81.186667°W / 37.758889; -81.186667
Translator(s)104.1 MHz: W281AJ (Beckley)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWJLS Online

WJLS is a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Southeastern West Virginia. WJLS is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Company of Raleigh, LLC. The station began broadcasting in 1939, the first radio station in Beckley. From 1943 to 1990 WJLS(AM) was a CBS affiliate. The station had a country music format in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1990 it swapped formats with WJLS-FM. In May 2017 WJLS switched from southern gospel to news/talk. (info taken from stationintel.com)

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