WJNS-FM (92.1 MHz) is a Christian radio station licensed to Bentonia, Mississippi, and serving the Jackson metropolitan area. WJNS-FM is owned and operated by Family Worship Center Church, Inc.FM Query Results: WJNS-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
History The station began broadcasting on December 13, 1968, and was originally licensed to Yazoo City, Mississippi.History Cards for WJNS-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2019. The station was owned by Gateway Broadcasting, with State Representative Joel Netherland owning controlling interest."Mississippi Lawmaker Is Killed by Gunshot", Associated Press. The New York Times. August 9, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2019."Ownership changes", Broadcasting. May 9, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved May 17, 2019."Changing Hands", Broadcasting. April 25, 1988. p. 72. Retrieved May 17, 2019. The station primarily aired country music through the 1980s.Broadcasting Yearbook 1975. Broadcasting. 1975. p. C-107. Retrieved May 17, 2019.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1981. Broadcasting & Cable. 1981. p. C-133. Retrieved May 17, 2019.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988. Broadcasting & Cable. 1988. p. B-161. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
In 1988, the station was sold to St. Pe' Broadcasting for $312,500. St. Pe' was owned by Edward and Debbie St. Pe'. By the early 1990s, the station had adopted a contemporary hits format.The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991. Broadcasting & Cable. 1991. p. B-187. Retrieved May 18, 2019."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 7. February 18, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.Ross, Sean; Rosen, Craig; Stark, Phyllis. "Vox Jox", Billboard. March 2, 1991. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2019. In early 1991, the station switched to an oldies format, but in the summer of that year it returned to a country music format."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 30. July 29, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019. In 1992, the station adopted a Gospel music format."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 37. September 16, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
In 1993, the station was sold to Bishop Levi E. Willis's Willis Broadcasting."Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. August 9, 1993. p. 42. Retrieved May 18, 2019. In 2004, the station was sold to Jimmy Swaggart's Family Worship Center for $350,000.
In 2007, the station was granted a construction permit to move from Yazoo City to Bentonia."City of License Change Review", fcc.gov. June 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2019.Public Notice Comment – BPED-20070611AKN, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019. WJNS-FM's tower was destroyed by Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008, and was off the air for several months afterwards."WJNS-FM Bentonia, Mississippi Facility Identification Number: 72816 Special Temporary Authority", fcc.gov. May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2019. In spring 2009, the station returned to the air from its new facilities in Bentonia.
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