WYKB (105.3 FM) is a

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rhythmic

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licensed to

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, that serves the

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area. It is owned by Norberto Sanchez's Norsan Media.

History

WYKB broadcast a classic country format from October 15, 2013 until May 26, 2014. Prior to that, it used to broadcast a

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format with emphasis on Salsa and

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until August 5, 2013, when it flipped to a short-lived classic hits format. By April 2015, then-WJSJ went silent. On November 2, 2015, WJSJ returned to air with sports, programming from the

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. On July 1, 2016, WJSJ dropped the CBS Sports Radio format and began stunting. On July 18, 2016, WJSJ launched a classic dance format, branded as "DJ 105.3". The station changed its call sign to WZDJ on July 20, 2016, where afterwards, WZDJ began adding more current music from the Rhythmic and Dance genres, with the recurrents receiving less airplay. During this tenure, it was in the middle of being purchased through a LMA from veteran radio programmer Tony Quarterone for $1.3 million. On December 31, 2016, WZDJ signed off air due to a lack of advertising support and financial issues, which included the collapse of the sale of the station. The station left a message on its Facebook page that signaled the end of the format and its website and stream were deleted. On January 2, 2017, the station flipped to a simulcast of country-formatted WKBX under the original ownership for the time being. On January 13, 2017, WZDJ changed its callsign to WYKB. On October 16, 2017, WYKB split from its simulcast with WKBX and changed its format to classic country, branded as "Jax Country 105.3". In January 2020, WYKB became "Jacksonville's JAX 105.3", keeping the classic country format, but with no commercials. In July 2021, the station switched to a

rhythmic format as "Flow 105.3." Among its core artists were

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific ...

Karol G Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born February 14, 1991), known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian singer. Considered as one of the most influential reggaeton and Urban contemporary music, urban pop artists, she has received awards including a ...

, Maluma, Ozuna,

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Bad Bunny Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (; born March 10, 1994), better known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Known as the " King of Latin Trap", Bad Bunny is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve m ...

, Anitta,

Nicky Jam Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante"; the latter three are from his 20 ...

, Natti Natasha and Wisin y Yandel.

WYKB-HD2

On August 4, 2021, WYKB launched a Spanish adult contemporary format on its HD2 sub-channel, branded as "Azul 105.3 HD2".Azul 105.3 HD2 Debuts In Jacksonville
Radioinsight - August 4, 2021

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