WJCL-FM

WJCL-FM

City	Savannah, Georgia
Broadcast area	Savannah, Georgia Hilton Head, South Carolina
Branding	Kix 96
Slogan	Savannah and Hilton Head's Hit Country
Frequency	96.5 MHz
First air date	1972
Format	Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	354 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	37178
Callsign meaning	Named for founder J. Curtis Lewis
Owner	Cumulus Broadcasting (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	WBMQ, WEAS-FM, WIXV-FM, WJLG, WZAT-FM
Webcast	Listen Live or Listen Live or Listen Live via iHeart
Website	kix96.com

WJCL-FM (96.5 FM), known as "Kix 96", is a radio station in Savannah, Georgia featuring country music. WJCL-FM is a 100,000 watt FM station which serves as the secondary Emergency Alert System radio station for the region. Its studios are located on Television Circle in Savannah and utilizes a transmitter located west of the city in unincorporated Chatham County.

History

The station was founded by J. Curtis Lewis, Jr., who operated the radio station in conjunction with WJCL-TV on the south side of Savannah, adjacent to his car dealership. The call letters are the founder's initials. Lewis, a former mayor of Savannah, sold the TV station in 1999 to Grapevine Communications. The current owner of the radio station is Cumulus Broadcasting.

For most of its history, WJCL-FM featured easy listening music and was managed by Savannah broadcasting pioneer Al Jennings. Jennings not only managed the station, he was a frequent on-air presence, voicing numerous commercials, sports reports, and programs featuring big band music and nostalgia. A personal friend of Savannah native son Johnny Mercer, Jennings often paid tribute to the legendary songwriter with radio shows featuring unique insights and trivia.

WJCL-FM was one of the first radio stations in the area to use an automation system to play music and commercials, following WEAS-FM's earlier attempts in the late 1960s, which were a failure. During morning and afternoon drive times, live announcers were used, and the easy listening format was expanded to include adult contemporary and light rock music.

Other notable personalities on the station in its early years included Ben Mayo, host of an afternoon program called "Music with Mayo," Joe Cox, famous to a generation of Savannahians as weatherman "Cap'n Sandy," Charlie Solomons, who played drums in a local big band and featured big band music on his morning show, and Pete Preston, who was also a weathercaster on WJCL-TV. Morning and afternoon news updates were read by veteran local newscaster Richard Lantz.

The station turned to country music in the early 90's as KIX-96@1/2 Later to be shortened to KIX 96. Notable DJ's included Big Mac, Bill West, Tyler Morgan, Jay Scott, Boomer Lee, Mike Miller and Laura Anderson. The station was a powerhouse taking the country lead in the market as WCHY went into decline. The station was live assist for the majority of its existence. It became Nash-FM in 2013.

On December 4, 2015 WJCL dropped the "Nash FM" branding and reverted to its former "Kix 96" branding.^[1]

Nash FM

Nash FM logo from 2013–2015

References

↑ WJCL Savannah Drops Nash Branding to Return to Kix

External links

WJCL official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WJCL

Radio-Locator information on WJCL

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJCL

Radio stations in the Savannah, Georgia market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.9 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.3 93.1 94.1 95.5 96.5 97.3 98.3 98.7 100.1 101.1 102.1 103.1 103.9 104.7 104.9 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.9

By AM frequency	630 900 990 1230 1290 1400

By callsign	WAEV WAGP WBMQ WEAS WFXH WGCO WGML WHCJ WIXV WJCL WJLG WJWJ WLFS WLHH WLVH WLXP WQBT WRHQ WRWN WSEG WSGA WSOK WSVH WTHG WTKS WTYB WUBB WVSC WXYY WYFS WYKZ WZAT

Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia Hilton Head Radio

Radio stations in the Hilton Head, South Carolina market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.5 89.9 91.1 91.9 93.1 94.1 95.5 96.5 97.3 98.7 100.1 100.5 101.1 102.1 103.1 103.9 104.9 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.9

By AM frequency	630 900 1130 1230 1290 1400 1490

By callsign	WAEV WAGP WBMQ WEAS-FM WFXH-FM WHHW WIAR-LP WIXV WJCL-FM WJLG WJWJ-FM WLFS WLHH WLVH WLXP WQBT WRHQ WRWN WSEG WSOK WSVH WTKS WTYB WUBB WVGB WVSC WXYY WYFS WYKZ WZAT

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina Savannah Radio

Country radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBAF – Barnesville WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCOH – Newnan WCON – Cornelia WCON-FM – Cornelia WDAL - Dalton WDEN – Macon WEKS – Zebulon WFDR - Manchester WFFM – Ashburn WGCO – Midway/Savannah WHIE – Griffin WHKN – Millen WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Lumpkin WKHX – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR – Lavonia WLJA – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Toccoa WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WRLD - Columbus (Valley, AL) WSGA – Hinesville WSGC – Elberton WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO – Thomson WTIF-FM – Omega WTSH – Aragon WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZAT – Tybee Island/Savannah WZCH – Warner Robins WZQZ – Trion

Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert

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

Cumulus Media

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Radio networks	Arkansas Radio Network CBS Sports Radio* Titans Radio Network Westwood One (see navpage)

Online assets	iHeartRadio¹

Television-related assets	Nash TV

Other assets	Broadcast Software International CumulusJobs.com San Francisco Giants (minority interest in LP)

See also	Citadel Broadcasting Cumulus Media Networks Susquehanna Radio Corporation

¹ = Owned by iHeartMedia; operated by Cumulus under an LMA. ² = Co-owned with Champlin Broadcasting under an LMA. ³ = Operated by the Mohegan Sun under an LMA. AaBbCc = Owned by The Walt Disney Company; operated by Cumulus under an LMA. * = Owned by CBS Radio, operated by Cumulus.

Coordinates: 32°03′29″N 81°20′17″W / 32.058°N 81.338°W / 32.058; -81.338

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