WJJH
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WJJH is an American radio station
Radio station
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 broadcasting a mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
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 format as "Real Rock J96." Licensed to Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,695 at the 2010 census....

, USA, the station is currently owned by Heartland Communications Group, LLC, and features programing from ABC Radio, CBS Radio
CBS Radio
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 and Westwood One
Westwood One
Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...

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Studio and transmitter are located at 2320 Ellis Avenue in Ashland, with its local sister stations.

History

The station was assigned call sign
Call sign
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 WATW-FM on December 6, 1982. On January 16, 1985, the station changed its call sign to the current WJJH. Prior to the 2010 change to mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
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, its previous format was satellite-based classic rock
Classic rock
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