WJZS (106.1 FM) is a

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– affiliated

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– formatted

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licensed to

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, and also serving nearby Lake City. The station is owned by Southern Stone Communications as part of a conglomerate with Live Oak–licensed

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station WQHL (1250 AM), Live Oak–licensed

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station WQHL-FM (98.1 FM) and Five Points–licensed

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station WCJX (106.5 FM). WJZS is also sister to two Lake City–licensed stations,

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(1340 AM) and classic hits WNFB (94.3 FM) through a

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with their owner Newman Media, Inc.

History

The station went on the air as WLVO on September 6, 1991. On August 31, 2004, the station changed its call sign to DWLVO, and on August 2, 2007, back to WLVO. The station, which at the time broadcast a classic hits format, quit on January 14, 2012, after station owner Leon Pettersen, due to illness, was not able to operate the station to FCC requirements. On January 4, 2013, WLVO returned to the air with a

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format. On October 1, 2013, the station changed its call sign to the current WJZS. Effective October 1, 2014, WJZS was sold to Newman Broadcasting, Inc. for $2,500. Effective February 1, 2018, Newman Broadcasting sold WJZS to current owner Southern Stone Communications for $5,000. WJZS previously broadcast a

format in

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with Lake City–licensed and Fred Dockins–owned WJTK (96.5 FM). That has since been swapped for a

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format.

Programming

WJZS is primarily an affiliate of

, airing many of its programs, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. The station also airs a regional sports morning show, ''Miller and Moulton'', from the Florida Sports Network. WJZS also airs

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games via the Jaguars Radio Network and

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games from the

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References

External links

* JZS Sports radio stations in the United States Fox Sports Radio stations Radio stations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Florida {{Florida-radio-station-stub