City | Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Broadcast area | Knoxville Metropolitan Area |
Branding | B97.5 |
Slogan | Today's Hits and All Your Favorites |
Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
Format | Adult Contemporary |
ERP | 100,000 watts (with beam tilt) |
HAAT | 395 meters (1,296 ft) |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 61040 |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°00′36″N 83°55′57″W / 36.01000°N 83.93250°W |
Former callsigns | WEZK (1990-1993) WEZJ-FM (1993-1994) WJXB (1994-2002) |
Owner | Duey Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WIMZ-FM, WDKW |
Website | b975.com |
WJXB-FM (97.5 FM, "B97.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned by Duey Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc.
WJXB-FM broadcasts an adult contemporary music format. The station was formerly a beautiful music station known as WEZK. The station was assigned the WJXB-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on January 21, 2002.
It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications will purchase 9 of the 10 Stations owned by South Central Communications. (This includes WJXB-FM along with Sister Stations WIMZ-FM & WVRX) With this purchase, Midwest Communications will expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville. The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.
WJXB-FM programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.