WJCT-FM (89.9

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) is a

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station in

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. Owned by WJCT, Inc., it is an

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member station. It shares studios with its sister

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station WJCT (channel 7) on Festival Park Avenue, near EverBank Stadium in Downtown Jacksonville's Stadium District. Its transmitter facilities are located on Hogan Road in the city's Killarney Shores area.

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WJCT broadcasts in

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; it broadcasts three full-time subchannels, ''Classical 24'' on HD2— which carries

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, ''Anthology'' on HD3 - which carries classic hits, and "The Independent" on HD4 - which carries adult album alternative. On its analog subcarrier, WJCT operates the regional

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for the visually impaired, which is also streamed online. From September to November 2019, the station ran a

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subchannel, ''Pop-Up Country'', on HD4, as a tie-in to

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' PBS documentary series ''

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''. On July 13, 2020, WJCT-FM converted from its previous mix of news and music into an all-news/talk format with its music programs moved to its HD radio subchannels. On this date, the station became known as ''WJCT News 89.9''. On April 28, 2022, WJCT-FM's HD4 subchannel changed its format from lounge as "Electro Lounge Radio" to adult album alternative as "The Independent". On Aay 21, 2025, WJCT's HD4 subchannel changed their format from adult album alternative to jazz as "Jazz Radio".WJCT Launches Jazz Radio HD4
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