WJKQ
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WJKQ is a radio station
licensed to serve Jackson, Michigan
. The station is owned by Great Lakes Community Broadcasting and is in the process of being donated to the Society for Accurate Information and Distribution (SAID) Foundation pending FCC approval. The SAID Foundation took over operations of the station in early 2008 and is operating it under the name Foundation Radio, where community matters. According to the Foundation Radio web site, the station is in the midst of being taken over by new owners, but it is not made clear who the new owners are or what they intend to do with the station.
The station formerly aired a commercial-free Oldies
format with some Christian religious programming; it was then off the air for several months but is now back on the air with the SAID Foundation's automated, commercial-free adult standards
/oldies
/light music feed, with breaks for locally-oriented community programming. It also broadcasts public service programming from NASA, USDA, CDC, etc.
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
since May 8, 2003.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
. The station is owned by Great Lakes Community Broadcasting and is in the process of being donated to the Society for Accurate Information and Distribution (SAID) Foundation pending FCC approval. The SAID Foundation took over operations of the station in early 2008 and is operating it under the name Foundation Radio, where community matters. According to the Foundation Radio web site, the station is in the midst of being taken over by new owners, but it is not made clear who the new owners are or what they intend to do with the station.
The station formerly aired a commercial-free Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format with some Christian religious programming; it was then off the air for several months but is now back on the air with the SAID Foundation's automated, commercial-free adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
/oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/light music feed, with breaks for locally-oriented community programming. It also broadcasts public service programming from NASA, USDA, CDC, etc.
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
since May 8, 2003.