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WWJM

Radio station in New Lexington, Ohio, United States

WWJM (105.9 FM) is a radio station currently owned by Perry County Broadcasting Co. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format, featuring a number of syndicated female-oriented lifestyle talk shows.

Licensed to New Lexington, Ohio, WWJM, like many stations in the region, also targets listeners in the nearby Zanesville, Ohio area. It maintains an FM translator, W233AK (94.5 FM), in Zanesville itself.

Though WWJM's overall music format is considered Hot Adult Contemporary, the station carries a weekday schedule of lifestyle-oriented talk shows syndicated by Dial Global. The shows, produced by WLNK in Charlotte, North Carolina, include Bob and Sheri and Matt and Ramona.

01History

WWJM signed on the air May 1, 1978. Programming was AC/country from sign on (6am) until 3pm when the music became "Top 40". In 1979 The country Music was dumped and top 40 was played until 9pm.the late evening music was "AOR". Joe Hill AKA "David Barnes" was program director at that time. Joe was PM drive host at KFLR in Phoenix, Arizona in 2002.

WWJM on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.
WWJM on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.
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