WKJX
Broadcast area
Frequency96.7 MHz
Branding96.7 The Coast
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerEast Carolina Radio of Elizabeth City, Inc.
History
First air date
1984 (1984)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49156
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT124 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°12′10.0″N 75°52′23.0″W / 36.202778°N 75.873056°W / 36.202778; -75.873056
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.my967thecoast.com

WKJX (96.7 FM, "The Coast") is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks. WKJX is owned and operated by East Carolina Radio of Elizabeth City, Inc.

While WKJX is primarily heard in North Carolina, it can be heard in extreme south-eastern sections of Hampton Roads.

History

WKJX signed on in 1984 as an automated country music station. In 1998, it was sold to East Carolina Radio who flipped the station's format to urban adult contemporary as "Kiss 97". In the early 2000s, the station became a simulcast of sister-station WOBR-FM.

In May 2004, WKJX increased its power to 50,000 watts and split from the simulcast of WOBR-FM, picking up a Light adult contemporary music format as "Mix 96."

At 9:06 am on April 2, 2010, after stunting the previous day with Bill Cosby stand-up routines, WKJX flipped to an urban hip-hop format, and took on the name "96.7 The Block".[2]

On June 24, 2019 WKJX changed their format from urban hip hop (which moved to WFMZ 104.9 FM Hertford) to hot adult contemporary, branded as "96.7 The Coast".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKJX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Soft AC station is blown up for Hip-Hop". VARTV.com. April 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ WKJX Flips to Hot AC 96.7 The Coast Radioinsight - June 24, 2019


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