| City of license | Wetumpka, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Branding | 97.9 Jamz |
| Slogan | "Montgomery's #1 Non-Stop Hip Hop" |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1998 |
| Format | Hip hop |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 70356 |
| Callsign meaning | JamZ |
| Former callsigns | WICE (1997-1998)[1] |
| Owner | Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC |
| Sister stations | WACV, WBAM-FM, WQKS-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 979jamz.com |
WJWZ (97.9 FM, "97.9 Jamz") is a radio station licensed to serve Montgomery, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC.
It broadcasts a hip hop music format.[2] Notable on-air personalities include The Russ Parr Morning Show, Michelle C, Doughboy, Swift, and Frank White.
Vision Communications, Ltd. received the original construction permit to build a new 3,000 watt FM station at 97.9 MHz from the Federal Communications Commission on May 28, 1996.[3] This construction permit was transferred from Vision Communications, Ltd. to Vision Communications, Ltd. II in April 1997.[4] The new station was assigned the call letters WICE by the FCC on July 7, 1997.[1]
In April 1998, control of permit holder Vision Communications, Ltd. II was transferred from Philip L. Williams to Montgomery Broadcast Properties, Ltd.[5] On April 4, 1998, the station applied to the FCC for program test authority which was finally granted on July 24, 1998.[6] The station's call letters were changed to the current WJWZ on April 24, 1998.[1] The transfer to Montgomery Broadcast Properties, Ltd., was approved by the FCC on June 19, 1998.[5]
In August 1998, Vision Communications, Ltd. II applied to assign the permit outright to Montgomery Broadcast Properties, Ltd.[7] The transfer was approved by the FCC on September 16, 1998 and the transaction was consummated on September 22, 1998.
WJWZ received its license to cover from the FCC on April 20, 1999.[8]
In March 2004, Montgomery Broadcast Properties Ltd. (Allan Stroh, CEO) reached an agreement to sell this station to Bluewater Broadcasting LLC.[9] The sale was part of a multi-company four-station deal valued at a reported $15.3 million.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 21, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on June 21, 2004.[10] At the time of the sale, WJWZ was broadcasting a urban music format.[9]
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