WJPF

WJPF

City	Herrin, Illinois
Broadcast area	Marion-Carbondale (IL) area
Branding	Newsradio 1340
Slogan	The Voice of Southern Illinois
Frequency	1340 kHz
Repeater(s)	WCIL (AM) 1020 kHz (Carbondale)
Format	News Talk Information
Audience share	5.9 (Fa'06, R&R^[1])
Power	770 watts (unlimited)
Class	C
Facility ID	WJPF: 19058
Transmitter coordinates	37°50′4.00″N 89°1′40.00″W / 37.8344444°N 89.0277778°W / 37.8344444; -89.0277778
Affiliations	Citadel Media
Owner	Max Media (MRR License LLC)
Sister stations	WCIL, WCIL-FM, WUEZ, WOOZ-FM, WXLT
Website	http://www.wjpf.com

WJPF (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Herrin, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale area. The station is currently owned by Max Media, licensed to MRR License LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio.^[2]

Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).^[3] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.^[4]

References

↑ "Marion-Carbondale (IL) Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
↑ "WJPF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Homan, John D. (2003-12-19). "Zimmer sells 17 radio stations". Southern Illinoisan. The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.
↑ "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-01-12.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WJPF

Radio-Locator Information on WJPF

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WJPF

Radio stations in the Marion–Carbondale (Southern Illinois) market

By FM frequency	89.1 90.1 91.1 91.9 92.7 94.1 95.1 95.9 96.5 97.7 98.9 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.1 106.3 107.3

By AM frequency	940 960 1020 1060 1150 1300 1340 1420 1440 1580

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425

By callsign	KEZS-FM KGMO KZIM WAWJ WBVN WCIL WCIL-FM WDBX WDDD-FM WDQN WDQN-FM WFRX WGGH WHET WIBH WIMB WINI WISH-FM WJPF WKIB WMCL WMIX WMIX-FM WOOZ-FM WQRL WSIU WTAO-FM WUEZ WVZA WXAN WXLT WXM49

Defunct	WDDD 810 AM

Nearby radio markets Cape Girardeau Evansville Mount Vernon Paducah St. Louis See also List of radio stations in Illinois

Max Media stations

Radio stations	KCGQ-FM KEZS-FM KFCO KGIR KGKS KJEZ KJHM KKLR-FM KLSC KMAL KSIM KWOC KZIM WCIL WCIL-FM WCMS-FM WCXL WGH WGH-FM WJPF WOOZ-FM WUEZ WVBW WVHT WVSP-FM WXLT

Television stations	WMEI / WQQZ-CD (RetroTV/Tuff TV)¹ WOST / WWKQ-LP (AccuWX)¹ WNKY (NBC/CBS) WPFO (Fox)^{1, 2}

¹ These stations are owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, which Max Media holds a 49 percent stake in. ² This station, owned by CMCG, is operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sale to Cunningham Broadcasting, pending FCC approval.

News/talk radio stations in the state of Illinois

All-news	WBBM – Chicago WCFS – Elmwood Park

News and talk	KFTK – East St. Louis KQQZ – Fairview Heights WAIK – Galesburg WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBEL – South Beloit WBIG – Aurora WBGZ – Alton WCIL – Carbondale WCMY – Ottawa WCPT – Willow Springs WCRA – Effingham WCSJ – Morris WDAN – Danville WDWS – Champaign WFIW – Fairfield WGEM – Quincy WGFA – Watseka WGIL – Galesburg WGN – Chicago WGNU – Granite City WHOW – Clinton WIND – Chicago WJBC – Bloomington WJBM – Jerseyville WJOL – Joliet WJPF – Herrin WKAN – Kankakee WKEI – Kewanee WKYX – Golconda WLBK – DeKalb WLMD - Bushnell WLS – Chicago WMAY – Springfield WMIX – Mount Vernon WRHL – Rochelle WRMN – Elgin WROK – Rockford WRPW – Colfax WSDR – Sterling WSDZ – Belleville WSOY – Decatur WTAD – Quincy WTAX – Springfield WTIM – Assumption WTRH – Ramsey WZOE – Princeton WZUS – Macon

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

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