WJBC-FM
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| City | Pontiac, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Bloomington-Normal |
| Branding | 93.7 Nash Icon |
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz |
| First air date | June 1969 (as WPOK-FM at 103.1) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 12,000 watts |
| HAAT | 144 meters (472 ft) |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 37818 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′27.1″N 88°37′40.2″W / 40.757528°N 88.627833°WCoordinates: 40°45′27.1″N 88°37′40.2″W / 40.757528°N 88.627833°W (NAD83) |
| Callsign meaning | from WJBC (AM) |
| Former callsigns | WTRX-FM (2003–2010) WJEZ (1984–2003) WPOK-FM (1969-1984) |
| Former frequencies | 103.1 MHz (1969-1990s) |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC (AM), WJEZ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 937nashicon.com |
WJBC-FM is an FM radio station licensed on 93.7 for Pontiac, Illinois in the Bloomington-Normal market. It is the only remaining commercial station licensed to Pontiac.
The station went in the air in July 1969, and by 1975 had 3000 watts on 103.1 MHz using the callsign WPOK-FM, simulcasting its sister station 1080 WPOK (AM), also in Pontiac. WPOK-FM changed its callsign to WJEZ in November 1984; the AM station eventually went off the air sometime in the 1990s. WJEZ was a modern country station by 1989, and received authorization to move from 103.1 MHz to 93.7 MHz in the early 1990s.
In 2003, the WJEZ callsign was moved to sister station 98.9 at Dwight, Illinois; that station still remains WJEZ as of 2010[update]. 93.7 became WTRX-FM, a classic rock station with the nickname "Thunder 93.7 WTRX". It then became "WTRX, The Oldies Channel", from the name of the Westwood One's music network format it used; the music network was purchased by Dial Global and WTRX-FM began using Dial Global's Kool Gold format, except during mornings.
In 2010, the station changed its callsign to WJBC-FM and began simulcasting sister station 1230 WJBC (AM) from Bloomington.
On August 15th, 2014, at 3pm, WJBC-FM split from the simulcast and became one of the first stations to flip to the new "Nash Icons" country network as 93.7 Nash Icon.
"The Oldies Channel 93.7 WTRX" used until 2010
"Thunder 93.7 WTRX" used during its classic rock days.
logo used while simulcasting WJBC
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