WKTZ (1220

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) is an American

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licensed to serve

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, United States. Established in 1958, the station is currently owned and operated by the

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"WJAX" by the

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(FCC) on May 26,

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and then assigned the callsign WKTZ on November 5, 2014.

Programming

Until November 2014, WJAX featured the syndicated

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format of

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and

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oldies music distributed by

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, and streams online. Previously, the station aired

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, which

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distributed until January 19, 2008, and then aired Jones'

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format until it was discontinued in September 2008 and absorbed into America's Best Music following Triton Media Group's (owners of Westwood One's predecessor Dial Global) purchase of Jones.

History

The station began broadcasting from a

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located at the water plant across from Confederate Park (now Springfield Park) near First and Main streets. The station was owned by the city government. WJAX was also an

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on 95.1 and played album rock throughout the 1970s. The company that purchased WJAX-FM from the city in the early 1980s also owned WAPE at 690 AM, which is now

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. When the deal was done, the WAPE

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took over the spot at 95.1 and for a short while simulcast their

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format on both AM and FM frequencies. The

languished unused for years, but made a comeback on the AM dial as a station owned and operated by Jones College. The original WJAX at 930 AM is now WFXJ. The WJAX call sign has been used by Jacksonville's CBS station

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since 2014.

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* * {{Religious Radio Stations in Florida KTZ Radio stations established in 1958 Duval County, Florida KTZ American Family Radio stations 1958 establishments in Florida