City | Anderson, South Carolina |
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Broadcast area | The Upstate |
Branding | 107.3 JAMZ |
Slogan | Today's R&B, 50 Minutes of Music Every Hour |
Frequency | 107.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
Translator(s) | 99.5 W258CB (Greenville, relays HD3) 98.5 W253BG (Greenville, relays HD2) 94.1 W231BA (Spartanburg, relays HD4) |
First air date | August 1st, 1963 |
Format |
Urban Adult Contemporary HD2: Alternative rock "X98.5" HD3: Adult Hits "99.5 Chuck FM" HD4: WHZT simulcast |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 308 meters (1010 ft) |
Class | C0 |
Facility ID | 1303 |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°42′7.00″N 82°36′19.00″W / 34.7019444°N 82.6052778°W |
Callsign meaning | W JaM Z |
Former callsigns | WANS-FM (1963-1991) WWMM (1991-1993) |
Owner | Summit Media LLC (SM-WJMZ, LLC) |
Sister stations | WHZT |
Webcast |
WJMZ Webstream WJMZ-HD2 Webstream WJMZ-HD3 Webstream |
Website |
1073jamz.com x985fm.com (HD2) 977chuckfm.com (HD3) |
WJMZ-FM (107.3 MHz "107.3 JAMZ") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Anderson, South Carolina and serving the Upstate South Carolina region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The station is owned by Summit Media and airs an urban contemporary radio format. It is among the highest rated stations in the Greenville/Spartanburg radio market, according to Nielsen ratings.
WJMZ is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts with a tower at 1010 feet height above average terrain (HAAT). Its studios are located at Noma Square in Downtown Greenville, and its transmitter is located off Massey Road in Pendleton.
107.3 began as WANS-FM on October 24, 1967, the FM sister station to 1280 WANS. They broadcast out of studios in Anderson on Clemson Boulevard. WANS-AM-FM were highly rated Top 40 radio stations through the 1960s and 70s, with the AM station eventually switching to oldies music, while the FM continued playing the hits. After being a top 40 powerhouse for many years, owner Radio Anderson sold them to Degree Communications, another local owner, in 1988. The new owner cut staff, promotions and other costs. The AM once again simulcast the FM station. Ratings dropped in a drastic way.