WJRZ-FM

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WJRZ-FM
City of license	Manahawkin, NJ
Broadcast area	Monmouth-Ocean, NJ
Branding	100.1 WJRZ The Greatest Hits of the 60's & 70's
Frequency	100.1
Format	Oldies/Classic Hits
Power	1,200 Watts
Callsign meaning	Jersey
Owner	Greater Media
Website	wjrz.com

[edit] WJRZ-FM History

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WJRZ-FM began broadcasting on July 4th 1976 from Manahawkin NJ with a Top 40 format that also played a lot of Recurrents. The original city of license was Ship Bottom, later changed to Manahawkin. Some of the early slogans used were "Stereo 100" and "FM 100" - later using "Power 100," similar to WPLJ in NYC.

The CHR/Hot AC format continued until November 1991, when WJRZ moved to a classic hits format, but went back to CHR by the middle of 1992. In December 1998, WJRZ dropped Hot AC in favor of country as "Jersey Shore Country." The country format had a mixed reaction from area listeners and failed to attract a significant number of listeners.

In June 2000, they flipped to oldies as "Oldies 100," and in 2002 ownership changed to Greater Media.

Addendum

It is worth noting there was another WJRZ, a country music station at 970 AM in Hackensack, New Jersey, in the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1971, it switched to a Top 40 format and became WWDJ. In 1974, it switched to a religious format, which it still has as of this writing in 2007.

[edit] WJRZ-FM Today

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WJRZ-FM has moved away from the "Oldies 100" slogan, re-branding themselves as "100.1 WJRZ - The Greatest Hits Of the 60's & 70's" and dropping all pre-Beatles music except for Saturday & Sunday nights. WJRZ is licensed for HD radio, but has not launched it yet. WJRZ's HD2 multicast channel will be "Classic Oldies," launching alongside HD sometime in early 2007.

[edit] WJRZ Lineup

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Monday

12 AM to 5 AM - Marc Lee

5 AM to 10 AM - The Jersey Shore Morning Show with Spyder & Anita

10 AM to 2 PM - Jeff Rafter

2 PM to 7 PM - Chris Van Zant

7 PM to 12 AM - Joe Stephens

Tuesday - Wednesday

12 AM to 5 AM - Ritchie V

5 AM to 10 AM - The Jersey Shore Morning Show with Spyder & Anita

10 AM to 2 PM - Jeff Rafter

2 PM to 7 PM - Chris Van Zant

7 PM to 12 AM - Joe Stephens

Thursday - Friday

12 AM to 5 AM - Big Tom Lawler

5 AM to 10 AM - The Jersey Shore Morning Show with Spyder & Anita

10 AM to 2 PM - Jeff Rafter

2 PM to 7 PM - Chris Van Zant

7 PM to 12 AM - Joe Stephens

Saturday

12 AM to 5 AM - Ritchie V

5 AM to 9 AM - Rock, Roll and Remember with Dick Clark

9 AM to 10 AM - Brunch with The Beatles with Spyder McGuire

10 AM to 2 PM - Tom Shannon

2 PM to 7 PM - Mark Yalden

7 PM to Midnight - Jukebox Saturday Night with Joe Stephens (pre Beatle Oldies)

Sunday

12 AM to 7 AM - Marc Lee

7 AM to 10 AM - Dick Bartley's American Gold

10 AM to 3 PM - Johnny Dark

3 PM to 7 PM - Tom Shannon

7 PM to Midight - Sunday Night Request Show with TJ Lubinsky (50's, 60's, 70's)