WJIS
| City | Bradenton, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida |
| Branding | "The JOY FM" |
| Slogan | "Helping You Find JOY" |
| Frequency | 88.1 FM |
| First air date | 1986 |
| Format | Christian AC |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 121 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Owner | Radio Training Network |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://florida.thejoyfm.com/index.php |
WJIS 88.1 FM, known on air as The JOY FM, is a family friendly station with strong Christian influences (calling its programming Christian AC) serving North, Central and Southwest Florida including the Sarasota/Bradenton & Tampa Bay area and is owned by the Radio Training Network.
During most of 2013, WJIS was also simulcasted on 91.7 WFTI-FM in St. Petersburg; that station would cease operations in fall 2013, to allow for upgrades of adjacent channel WCIE and co-channel WJFH.
The Radio Training Network also has The Joy FM-branded stations in Dothan, Alabama (WIZB) and Atlanta, Georgia (WVFJ-FM), though these stations do not repeat WJIS.
WCIE and WJIS broadcasts in the HD Radio format. On HD2, the station has The JOY FM Praise, a channel that features exclusively Christian praise songs. On HD3, the station has Lightforce Radio, a progressive youth music channel. Both can be listened to online or via The JOY FM phone app.
In addition to the full-powered stations, The Joy FM is relayed by an additional four low-powered translators:
Two of its translators are leased out to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) to rebroadcast their stations:
Coordinates: 27°07′55″N 82°23′38″W / 27.132°N 82.394°W
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