WJDX (AM)

WJDX
City	Jackson, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Jackson, Mississippi
Branding	AM 620
Slogan	Jackson's Talk, News and Sports
Frequency	620 kHz
First air date	1929
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	59817
Transmitter coordinates	32°22′56″N 90°11′26″W / 32.38222°N 90.19056°W / 32.38222; -90.19056
Former callsigns	WJDX (1929-1990) WJDS (1990-1998) WJDX (1998-Current)^[1]
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wjdx.com

WJDX (620 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Jackson, Mississippi. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014) and licensed to Capstar TX Limited Partnership. It airs a news/talk format.^[2]

Mississippi Sports This Morning is AM-620's flagship local program. It has aired during WJDX's morning drive slot without interruption since 1998. It is currently hosted by Doug Colson and Jay White. It is the longest running daily sports talk program in Mississippi radio history.

WJDX also serves as the Jackson home for the New Orleans Saints and NASCAR.^[3]

The station was assigned the current WJDX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 9, 1998.^[1] According to the FCC, the call letters were WJDS from July 6, 1990 to October 8, 1998. Prior to July 6, 1990 the call letters were WJDX for several years.

On October 3, 2011 WJDX changed their format to news/talk.

In the 1970s and early 1980s, WJDX was a successful Top 40 music station. Prior to that the station had been a conservative MOR music outlet.

Previous logo

(WJDX's logo under previous sports format)

References

1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Saints Radio Network Stations". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

External links

WJDX official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WJDX

Radio-Locator Information on WJDX

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WJDX

Radio stations in the Jackson, Mississippi market

By FM frequency	87.7 88.5 90.1 91.3 92.5 93.5 93.9 94.7 95.5 96.3 96.9 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.7 99.1 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.7 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.5

By AM frequency	620 780 810 930 970 1120 1150 1180 1240 1300 1370 1400

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400

By callsign	KIH38 W245AH W256BL K278CF WFMN WFQY WHJT WHLH WIIN WJAI WJDX WJDX-FM WJKK WJLV WJMF-LP WJMI WJNT WJQS WJSU WJXN-FM WKXI-FM WLEZ-LP WMGO WMPN-FM WMPR WMSI WOAD WONG WPBP-LP WPBQ WQST-FM WRBJ WRKS WRTM-FM WSFZ WSJC WSTZ WTWZ WUSJ WYAB WYOY

Defunct	WQST (850 AM) WZRX (AM)

Nearby radio markets Columbus-Starkville-West Point Greenville-Greenwood Laurel-Hattiesburg McComb-Brookhaven Meridian Natchez Vicksburg See also List of radio stations in Mississippi

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Mississippi

Stations	WABG – Greenwood WALT – Meridian WALT-FM – Meridian WBUV – Moss Point WFMN – Flora WHOC – Philadelphia WHSY – Hattiesburg WJDX – Jackson WJNT – Pearl WLAU – Heidelberg WMOX – Meridian WMXI – Laurel WNAT – Natchez WQBC – Vicksburg WRQO – Monticello WSSO – Starkville WTNI – Biloxi WTNM – Courtland WVBG – Vicksburg WWMR – Saltillo WWZQ – Aberdeen WYAB – Pocahontas WZKR – Collinsville

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Mississippi

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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