WJQK
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| City of license | Zeeland, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Branding | JQ99.3 |
| Slogan | Your Faith, Your Music |
| Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1971 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 4,700 watts |
| HAAT | 113 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 4364 |
| Former callsigns | WZND-FM (?-1/5/87) |
| Owner | Lanser Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | jq99.com |
WJQK is a contemporary Christian music radio station in Zeeland, Michigan on a frequency of 99.3 MHz. It is heard as far east as Lowell, Michigan, as far north as Grant, Michigan, and as far south as Kalamazoo, Michigan
Originally a country music station, its original call letters were WZND (which referred to city of license Zeeland, Michigan), until Lanser Broadcasting purchased the station and changed them to WJQK in January 1987. The studios were moved into the same Holland, Michigan building as sister station WWJQ-AM (now WPNW) but the transmitting tower remained in Zeeland along Interstate 196 near the 96th Avenue overpass until the early 1990s when it was moved three miles east to where 72nd Avenue would cross the highway.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the station (and its AM sister) promoted themselves as WJQ.
JQ99
In 1997, the logo and nickname were changed to reflect the new moniker "JQ 99". A New Christian Hot AC/CHR format was introduced as well.
2005 saw the tagline of "Today's Best Christian Music" replaced by "Positive Hits" as well as the move of the business office and studio from Holland to Zeeland.
Relaunch as JQ99.3
At midnight on April 8, 2013, JQ99 relaunched as JQ99.3 after a full hour of stunting with old JQ99 jingles and liners. After that, the station started the launch by airing a 2.5 minute liner all about the old station, and telling listeners about the new rebrand, after which the new Toth was fired up, and the first song, Let My Words Be Few by Phillips, Craig and Dean. The last song played under the JQ brand was Blessed by Rachael Lampa. The new rebrand now plays music from 2000-present.
The new slogan is Energetic Positive Music, replacing Connected and growing from their previous JQ99 name. On May 1, 2013 the slogan was changed from Energetic Positive Music to Your Faith, Your Music.
JQ99.3 is a reporter to Mediabase 24/7's Christian Adult Contemporary panel.
Other stations
Lanser Broadcasting also owns WPNW. JQ99.3 is a sponsor of the annual Unity Christian Music Festival.
The station operated a satellite studio, known as JQ2, in Holland's Westshore Mall until 2008.
Sources
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJQK
- Radio-Locator information on WJQK
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJQK
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