WPJX
| City | Zion, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Lake County, IL Kenosha County, WI |
| Frequency | 1500 kHz |
| First air date | September 19, 1967 |
| Format | Spanish |
| Power | 250 watts day 2 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 49293 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°27′19″N 87°54′3″W / 42.45528°N 87.90083°WCoordinates: 42°27′19″N 87°54′3″W / 42.45528°N 87.90083°W |
| Former callsigns | WDDZ (1998-2001) WTAU (1996-1998) WKGA (1987-1996) WRJR (1984-1987) WNIZ (1983-1984) WKZN (197?-1983) WZBN (1967-197?) |
| Owner | Polnet Communications, Ltd. |
| Sister stations | WKTA, WEEF, WNVR |
WPJX 1500 is an AM radio station, licensed to Zion, Illinois, that has aired a Spanish format since February 2011. The station is owned by Polnet Communications, who also owns WKTA Evanston, WNVR Vernon Hills, and WEEF Highland Park-Deerfield. The station transmits with a directional 250 watts of power from 3 towers located on the corner of Delany Road and 21st Street near Wadsworth, Illinois. The station's daytime signal serves northern Lake County, Illinois and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. WPJX was licensed to operate during daytime hours only until May 2009 when it began broadcasting 24 hours a day with a power of 250 watts daytime and 2 watts nighttime.
The station first began broadcasting on September 19, 1967, and originally held the callsign WZBN. The station was originally owned by the Zion-Benton Broadcasting Company.
The station has had several formats over the years, which have included Latin Jazz, sports talk (ESPN Radio), Classical, Classic Country, Gospel, and Adult Contemporary. The station was once co-owned with WKZN 96.9 (later WNIZ and now WWDV) and had studios in downtown Zion when they were co-owned.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s the station aired an MOR-Adult Contemporary format and held the callsign WKZN, simulcasting the programming of WKZN-FM 96.9.
In 1983, the station's callsign was changed to WNIZ, and the station began airing a Classical music format, simulcasting the programming of its sister stations WNIZ 96.9 and WNIB 97.1. In 1984, Lake County Broadcasting Co. purchased the station from Northern Illinois Broadcasting Co. for $200,000. On December 1, 1984, the station's callsign was changed to WRJR.
On December 1, 1987, the station's callsign was changed to WKGA. As WKGA, the station aired a Spanish music format and was branded "Radio Borinquen".
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