WMJY

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WMJY
City of license	Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Biloxi-Gulfport
Branding	Magic 93.7
Slogan	The Best Variety
Frequency	93.7 MHz
Format	Adult Contemporary
ERP	100,000 watts horiz 98,300 watts vert
HAAT	300 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	61368
Former callsigns	WQID (1970s-1994)
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	magic937.com

WMJY (93.7 FM, "Magic 93.7") is a mainstream adult contemporary music formatted radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi. The station is owned by Clear Channel, and they broadcast with an ERP of 100 kW.

History

The station has it orgions as WQID-FM which located to the 93.7 dail position in the 1970s. During the height of the 1980s Top 40 radio, QID rode to the top of the radio waves. A series of ownership changes and format changes ensued and WQID found itself in a ratings slump in the early 1990s. Starr Broadcasting bought the station along with sister AM WVMI in 1994 and changed the format to Soft Rock WMJY, Magic 93.7. The station has been a long-time ratings leader with adults along the Coast. Multi-Market Radio bought out Starr in 1994 and a series of mergers led to Clear Channel owning the station since 2001.

Signal

WMJY broadcast tower is in Jackson County covering all areas far east to Mobile, Alabama and far west to Slidell, Louisiana.

Airstaff

5:00AM–9:00AM The Magic Morning show w/ Walter Brown and Kelly Bennett 9:00AM–2:00PM Erika Woods 2:00PM–7:00PM "The Legend" Allen Beebe 7:00pm-12Mid Delilah

Operations Manager Walter Brown has been overseeing the station's programming since its inception and has been half of the morning team with Kelly Bennett. Together, Walter and Kelly are the longest running morning show on the Gulf Coast, over 16 years. Beebe is a legendary jock that has worked in markets such as New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans. He was at WNBC when stablemates included Don Imus and Howard Stern. Clear Channel Market Manager Reggie Bates oversees the station as well as sister stations WKNN, WBUV and WQYZ.

External links

WMJY official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMJY

Radio-Locator information on WMJY

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMJY

v t e Radio stations in the Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.1 89.7 90.3 91.7 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.3 96.7 97.9 99.1 102.3 103.1 103.5 104.9 105.9 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	1130 1190 1240 1390 1490 1640

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.550

By callsign	KEC61 KIH21 W209CF WAOY WBUV WCPR-FM WGCM WGCM-FM WJZD-FM WKNN-FM WMAH-FM WMEJ WMJY WOLM WOSM WOTB WPAS WQBB WQFX WQRZ-LP WQYZ WROA WTNI WUJM WXBD WXYK WZKX WZNF

Mississippi radio markets Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula New Orleans, LA Jackson Laurel-Hattiesburg Oxford Memphis, TN Tupelo Other Mississippi radio regions Columbus-Starkville-West Point Meridian See also List of radio stations in Mississippi New Orleans Radio Mobile Radio

v t e Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Mississippi

Stations	WFFF-FM - Columbia WFTA - Fulton WJKK - Vicksburg WLTM - Greenville WLZA - Eupora WMJU - Bude WMJY - Biloxi WPBP - Pearl WQLJ - Oxford WSYE - Houston WWSL - Philadelphia

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Mississippi

v t e Clear Channel Communications

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (CEO, CC Media Holdings, Inc.) John Hogan (Chairman/CEO, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays (Chairman) Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by Clear Channel

Radio networks	Australian Radio Network (50%) Fox Sports Radio Metro Networks Premiere Networks Premium Choice Shadow Traffic Total Traffic Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio Mediabase

Coordinates: 30°29′10″N 88°42′54″W / 30.486°N 88.715°W / 30.486; -88.715

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