WJCP

WJCP is a Full Service-Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to North Vernon, Indiana, serving Vernon and Jennings County, Indiana.[1] WJCP is owned and operated by Keith Reising, through licensee Jennings County Promotion Partners, LLC.[6][7]

WJCP
CityNorth Vernon, Indiana
Broadcast areaVernon, Indiana
Jennings County, Indiana
Frequency1460 AM kHz
Branding"Classic Hits 97-7 and 1460 WJCP"
SloganJennings County's Station
Programming
FormatFull Service
Classic Hits[1]
AffiliationsBrownfield Ag News[2]
USA Radio News
Ownership
OwnerKeith Reising
(Jennings County Promotion Partners, LLC)
History
First air date
January 8, 1955[3]
Former call signs
WINN (1984-1988)
WNVI (1988-1989)
WKRP (1989-1997)
WNVI (1997-2006)[4]
Call sign meaning
W Jennings County Panthers[5]
Technical information
Facility ID61196
ClassD
Power1,000 Watts daytime
92 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
38°59′46.0″N 85°39′2.0″W
Translator(s)W249DG (97.7 MHz, North Vernon)
Links
WebcastWJCP Webstream
WebsiteWJCP Online

History

WJCP was launched on January 8, 1955 as WOCH by Dorrell Ochs.[3][5] Located in the Ochs' family auto supply business in North Vernon, the station was started with the intent of keeping the local community informed and entertained, while broadcasting Christian programming.[5][8]

Eventually, the station was bought ARS Broadcasting Corporation and carried a Middle of the Radio (MOR) format.[9] At the time, the station carried the WNVI callsign.[4][9] WNVI changed its callsign to WKRP on August 17, 1989 and back to WNVI on August 8, 1997.[4] Findlay Publishing Company purchased WNVI and its then FM sister-stations WRBI and WWWY for $1.9 million in 1997.[9] For a time, after the sale, WNVI carried a Talk format, simulcasting then sister-station WCSI.[9]

Findlay Publishing Company sold WNVI, in a swap for WWWY, to Pieratt Communications, Inc. on November 20, 2001.[10] With the sale, the simulcast was WCSI ended and WNVI switched to Adult Standards.[9] In 2003, the station flipped to ESPN Radio-affiliated sports branded as "ESPN 1460".[9]

On May 15, 2006, WNVI became WJCP with its callsign standing for Jennings County Panthers, the latter derived from the county high school's mascot.[4][9] WJCP was sold to Tom and Diana Taylor on October 17, 2014.[11] WJCP added FM translator W249DG, broadcasting on 97.7 FM, on May 9, 2016.[9] The translator simulcasts WJCP's AM signal on the FM band.[12]

Effective October 10, 2019, Tom and Diana Taylor sold WJCP and translator W249DG to Keith Reising's Jennings County Promotion Partners, LLC for $115,000.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WJCP is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[13] Translator W249DG was originally owned by Greenfield, Indiana-based Indiana Community Radio Corporation.[14] It was subsequently sold as part of a package of stations and translators to New Beginnings Movement, Inc., and then acquired by WJCP owners Tom and Diana Taylor effective June 29, 2018.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W249DG97.7 FMNorth Vernon, Indiana141722250 watts57 m (187 ft)DFCC

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. "Indiana Affiliates - Brownfield Ag News". Brownfield Ag News/CME Group. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-211. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  4. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  5. "About Us". 97.7 FM & 1460 AM WJCP. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  6. "WJCP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  7. http://indianaradio.net/stations/61196.html
  8. Jennings County Historical Society (15 June 1999). Jennings County, Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 168. ISBN 9781563115219. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  9. "The Indiana Radio Archive - Stations - WJCP". Blaine Thompson/The Indiana Radio Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  10. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 20, 2001. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  11. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. October 17, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  12. "W249DG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  13. "Application for an FM Translator or an FM Booster Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  14. "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". REC Networks. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
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