WJLS (AM)

WJLS
Beckley, West Virginia;
Broadcast area	Southeastern West Virginia
Frequency	560 kHz
Branding	WJLS AM 560
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Talk radio (day); Country (night);
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Westwood One; West Virginia Miners
Ownership
Owner	WVRC Media; (West Virginia Radio Corporation of Raleigh, LLC);
Sister stations	WJLS-FM
History
First air date	1939
Call sign meaning	"Joe L. Smith", father of station founder Joe L. Smith, Jr.
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52335
Class	B
Power	4,500 watts day; 470 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	37°45′32.0″N 81°11′12.0″W
Translator(s)	104.1 W281AJ (Beckley)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wjlsam.com

WJLS (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Southeastern West Virginia with talk radio programming during the daytime and country music in evenings and overnights. The sister station to WJLS-FM, it is owned and operated by WVRC Media, who bought both stations in the 2010s from First Media Radio, LLC. The station began broadcasting in 1939, the first radio station in Beckley, and was a CBS affiliate from 1943 to 1990.

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