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WJMX-FM

Cheraw, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Florence, South Carolina, and the Pee Dee Region
Frequency	103.3 MHz
Branding	103X
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WDAR-FM, WDSC, WEGX, WJMX-AM, WRZE, WWRK, WZTF
History
First air date	July 17, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-07-17) (as WPDZ)
Former call signs	WPDZ (1979–1988)
Call sign meaning	WJM"X" (The X is used in the station's branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3114
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	103xonline.iheart.com

WJMX-FM (103.3 MHz), also known as "103X", is a top 40 (CHR) station located in the Florence, South Carolina, radio market. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the town of Cheraw, South Carolina, and broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50 kW. Its studios are located in Florence, and its transmitter is located west of Society Hill, South Carolina. WJMX-FM is owned by iHeartMedia.

History

103.1 signed on July 17, 1979, as WPDZ in Cheraw as the area's first FM Top 40 (CHR) station, "Z103". Although the station broadcast with 3 kW of power at the time, Z103 quickly became the top station in the area, even passing heritage Top 40 outlet WJMX AM 970 in the ratings (WJMX would add an FM signal on 106.3 in 1985). Eventually, WPDZ got a construction permit to increase its power to 50 kW, with a frequency change to 103.3, but the station went into bankruptcy by 1987 before it could be acted upon.

In early 1988, WJMX-FM purchased WPDZ and simulcasted with its 106.3 FM signal for most of the year, while upgrading the WPDZ signal to 50 kW (at 103.3 MHz). The move from 103.1 to 103.3 was to avoid interference with the station in Surfside Beach, SC also on 103.1, then WYAK (now WSYN), allowing both stations to increase power and coverage. In November of that year, WJMX spun off its 106.3 signal to Urban Contemporary outlet, WYNN-FM, while the 103.3 frequency became "103X", the CHR format (with more classic hits in the late 1980s).

In a deal announced in February 1997, Root Communications Ltd. announced plans to buy eight radio stations owned by Florence-based Atlantic Broadcasting, including WJMX-FM. Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Florence's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WJMX-FM, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York, to Connoisseur Media via Qantum. The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WJMX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Hager-Van Dyke, Charlene (1997-02-20). "Root Communications Eyes 8 Radio Stations In Carolinas". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
3. "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-03-16. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
4. Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

External links

• 103X's official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 3114 (WJMX-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WJMX-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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