City | Reidsville, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Greensboro / Winston-Salem / High Point / Burlington, North Carolina, with signal coverage west to Boone, east to South Boston, VA, north to Roanoke, VA and south to Albemarle |
Branding | 102 JAMZ |
Slogan | "*The* Hip Hop Station" |
Frequency | 102.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | 1947 (as WREV-FM) |
Format |
Rhythmic Contemporary (leans Mainstream Urban) HD2: Old Skool Hip-Hop |
ERP | 99,000 watts |
HAAT | 367 meters |
Class | C0 |
Facility ID | 40754 |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°16′33″N 79°56′26″W / 36.27583°N 79.94056°W |
Callsign meaning | an approximation of JAMZ (also a nod to former (and future) sister station WJHM/Orlando) |
Former callsigns | WREV-FM (1947-1966) WWMO (1966-1987) WBIG (1987-1989) |
Owner |
Entercom (Entercom License, LLC) |
Sister stations | WPAW, WQMG, WSMW, WPET. WEAL |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 102jamz.com |
WJMH, "102 JAMZ," is a mainstream urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary FM radio station serving the Piedmont Triad region, with a hip hop-intense playlist. It broadcasts at 102.1 MHz with 99,000 watts of power and is licensed to Reidsville, North Carolina. Owned by Entercom, the station's studios are located near the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, with a transmitter site near Stokesdale, North Carolina.
Weekday mornings, 6 to 10 am, 102 JAMZ features 3 Live Crew, starring Brian "B-Daht" McLaughin, Demar "Osama Bin Drankin" Rankin, and Raquel "Roxie" McCoy, followed by Big Mo, 10 am to 3 pm (featuring the 20 Minute Workout), Toshamakia, 3 to 7 pm (with the 5:00 ReMix), Do-It-All Willis, 7 pm to midnight (featuring the 10:00 Banger) and Showdown, midnight to 6 am.
102 JAMZ' Mix Squad is a major element, seven days a week. J-Flex is on the turntables for the 5:00 ReMix, weekdays at 5 pm and on Hip Hop 102, Friday nights from 10 to 2. DJ Ern and DJ DeRon Juan handle the hour long 10:00 Banger, Monday through Wednesday evenings at 10, as well as the two-hour expanded 10:00 Banger on Thursday nights. DJ Ern also covers Smash City, Saturday Nights from 10 to 2. DJ Lil Vegas does the Breakfast Mix, weekday mornings at 9, as well as the 20 Minute Workout, weekdays at noon. DJ Diesel mixes the Sunday Night Heat at 10, and DJ Polo, DJ Deluxe and Ena Pop shine on Mix Squad Weekends while filling in on other mixes. All Mix Squad shows are aired live. The station carries no syndicated (nationally produced or pre-recorded) mix programming.
Weekend personalities include Fat Jeez, Codeine, Marky Marc, Vida J, Slim City and Nick Tunes.
Sunday mornings at 6, the station presents Straight Talk, with Chris Lea and Morgan McKenzie, an interactive, two hour talk program addressing community activity, events and concerns.