WJBC

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WJBC
City of license Bloomington, Illinois
Broadcast area Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
Slogan The Voice of McLean County
Frequency 1230 kHz
Format News/Talk
Power 1000 watts
Class C
Callsign meaning FCC-assigned
Owner Regent Broadcasting
Webcast [1]
Website http://www.wjbc.com/

WJBC is a radio station based in the twin cities of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. It broadcasts on the AM frequency 1230.

The station began broadcasting from La Salle, Illinois in 1925. Its call letters were apparently assigned arbitrarily during the AM radio expansion era of the 1920s. The station was initially music-oriented, and for awhile it adopted the backronym slogan "Where Jazz Becomes Classic."

In 1934 the station moved about 60 miles straight south, to the Twin Cities area, and in the ensuing decades has become a staple in the community. The station currently calls itself "The Voice of McLean County".

In 2005, the station won the Marconi Award from the National Association of Broadcasters for Best Small Market Radio Station in the United States.

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Radio stations in the Bloomington, Illinois market (Arbitron #241)

WESN - 88.1 | WGLT - 89.1 | WRPW - 92.9 | WIHN - 96.7 | WBBE - 97.9 | WDQZ - 99.5 | WVMG - 100.7 | WBNQ - 101.5 | WEWT - 103.3 | WBWN - 104.1 | WYST - 107.7 | WJBC - 1230 | WHOW - 1520

See also: Peoria-Bloomington TV

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