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WJZS

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City
  
Live Oak, Florida

Frequency
  
106.1 MHz

ERP
  
2,600 watts

Branding
  
96.5 & 106.1 The Jet

Format
  
News/Talk

First air date
  
September 6, 1991 (as WLVO)

WJZS (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Live Oak, Florida, USA. The station is owned by Dr. Cesta Newman, through licensee Newman Broadcasting, Inc. It simulcasts WJTK 96.5 FM.

History

The station went on the air as WLVO on September 6, 1991. On August 31, 2004, the station changed its call sign to DWLVO, and on August 2, 2007, back to WLVO. The station, which at the time broadcast a classic hits format, quit on January 14, 2012, after station owner Leon Pettersen, due to illness, was not able to operate the station to FCC requirements.

The station became inactive due to the owner's death, see: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lakecityreporter/obituary.aspx?n=leon-fred-pettersen&pid=156333844.

On January 4, 2013, WLVO returned to the air with a contemporary Christian format. On October 1, 2013, the station changed its call sign to the current WJZS. Effective October 1, 2014, WJZS was sold to Newman Broadcasting, Inc. for $2,500.

References

WJZS Wikipedia