WJOS (AM)
Encyclopedia
WJOS was a radio station
broadcasting a Southern gospel
format, licensed to Elkin, North Carolina
.
in Elkin in 1949, and added an AM station several years later. Both stations had difficulties but they survived. James Childress bought the stations in 1954. WIFM-AM was a daytime-only station, but the FM station aired programming at night.
The AM and FM stations aired the same programming (the AM went off the air at night) until FCC
rules prohibited this more than a few hours a day. By this time, enough people had FM radios that separate programming became possible.
In the mid-70s, Leon Reece's "Good Morning Show" and "Open Mike" aired on both stations. The AM aired pop
/rock music
.
In the early 80s the FM studio moved and the AM station took over the former FM studio.
WIFM-AM later became WJOS (for Jonesville
, where the station moved) and its format was Southern gospel from the late 80s until 1995. John Wishon was station manager and morning host most of those years.
Radio station
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broadcasting a Southern gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
format, licensed to Elkin, North Carolina
Elkin, North Carolina
Elkin is a town in Surry and Wilkes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the Yadkin River. Elkin shares its name with the surrounding township of Elkin Township...
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History
Al Hinshaw signed on WIFM-FMWIFM-FM
WIFM-FM is a radio station licensed to Elkin, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Yadkin Valley Broadcasting Corporation and broadcasts an Adult Contemporary format.-History:...
in Elkin in 1949, and added an AM station several years later. Both stations had difficulties but they survived. James Childress bought the stations in 1954. WIFM-AM was a daytime-only station, but the FM station aired programming at night.
The AM and FM stations aired the same programming (the AM went off the air at night) until FCC
Federal Communications Commission
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rules prohibited this more than a few hours a day. By this time, enough people had FM radios that separate programming became possible.
In the mid-70s, Leon Reece's "Good Morning Show" and "Open Mike" aired on both stations. The AM aired pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
.
In the early 80s the FM studio moved and the AM station took over the former FM studio.
WIFM-AM later became WJOS (for Jonesville
Jonesville, North Carolina
Jonesville is the oldest town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2000 census. However, it grew by nearly 800 residents in 2001 when it merged with neighboring Arlington. The county seat is Yadkinville. The closest large city is Winston-Salem away....
, where the station moved) and its format was Southern gospel from the late 80s until 1995. John Wishon was station manager and morning host most of those years.