![]() |
|
City | Portland, Oregon |
---|---|
Broadcast area | Northern Willamette Valley and Clark County, Washington |
Branding | 99.5 The Wolf |
Slogan | Great Country for the great Northwest! |
Frequency | 99.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | September 21, 1968 (as KJIB) |
Format | FM/HD1: Country HD2: Sports (KFXX simulcast) HD3: Sports (KMTT simulcast) |
ERP | 52,000 watts |
HAAT | 386 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 13738 |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°29′20.00″N 122°41′40.00″W / 45.4888889°N 122.6944444°W |
Callsign meaning | K Wilbur J. Jerman, founder of the original KWJJ (now KFXX). (Callsign dates back to 1927.) |
Former callsigns | KJIB (1968-1985) |
Owner | Entercom Communications (Entercom License, LLC) |
Sister stations | KGON, KNRK, KYCH, KRSK, KMTT, KFXX |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thewolfonline.com |
KWJJ-FM (99.5 FM) is a commercial broadcast radio station located in the Portland, Oregon, area. The studio is near downtown Portland, while the main transmitter is atop Portland's Tualatin Mountains. KWJJ-FM airs a country music format.[1]
Contents
History
The station signed on the air on September 21, 1968 as KJIB with a beautiful music format. KJIB transitioned towards country in the early 1980s. On August 19, 1985, KJIB changed their call letters to the current KWJJ-FM. On January 6, 2004, KWJJ-FM rebranded as "99.5 The Wolf".
Jingles and sweepers
KWJJ uses the "Reelworld One Country" service after dropping their "IQ Beats" custom package in 2009.[citation needed] Sweepers are done by Emily Mcintosh and Jack Murphy.[citation needed] This is Mcintosh's 10th country client and her fifth "Wolf" station to do sweepers and custom liners.[citation needed]
KWJJ-HD2
KWJJ-HD2 airs a simulcast of sports-formatted KFXX 1080 AM "The Fan".
KWJJ-HD3
On October 26, 2015 KWJJ-HD3 launched with a simulcast of sports-formatted KMTT 910 AM "910 ESPN Portland".
See also
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- 99.5 The Wolf on Facebook
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KWJJ
- Radio-Locator information on KWJJ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KWJJ