WJBC (AM)

WJBC
Bloomington, Illinois;
Broadcast area	Bloomington-Normal
Frequency	1230 kHz
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; NBC News Radio; Premiere Networks; Radio America; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media; (Cumulus Licensing LLC);
Sister stations	WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC-FM, WJEZ
History
First air date	May 1925
Former frequencies	1200 kHz (LaSalle/Normal, 1928–1941); 1320 kHz (LaSalle, 1927–1928); 1280 kHz (LaSalle, 1925–1927);
Call sign meaning	"Where Jazz Becomes Classic" (old mnemonic for sequentially assigned callsign)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5876
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	40°27′1.1″N 89°0′42.3″W (NAD83)
Translator(s)	102.1 W271DC (Bloomington)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wjbc.com

WJBC (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bloomington, Illinois, and serving the Bloomington-Normal region. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media, part of a five-station cluster. It has four full-time news anchors and one part-time reporter. The station calls itself "The Voice of Central Illinois".

WJBC is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Greenwood Avenue at West Hamilton Road in Bloomington. Programming is also heard on 50-watt FM translator W271DC at 102.1 MHz.

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