WJNS (1530 kHz) was a radio station licensed to Yazoo City, Mississippi.History Cards for WJNS, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019. It operated during daytime hours only, and ran 250 watts.
History The station began broadcasting April 19, 1974, and originally held the call sign WYAZ. WYAZ's studio was located in a house trailer in a cornfield one mile north of Yazoo City.Iglauer, Bruce; Roberts, Patrick A. (2018). Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story. University of Chicago Press. p. 88. Retrieved May 18, 2019. The station was owned by Gateway Broadcasting, with State Representative Joel Netherland owning controlling interest."Mississippi Lawmaker Is Killed by Gunshot", Associated Press. The New York Times. August 9, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2019."Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. September 7, 1981. p. 99. Retrieved May 17, 2019. In 1981, the station was sold to Chicago evangelist James Baker, and its call sign was changed to WPJJ.Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019. It was repurchased by Gateway Broadcasting in 1983, and its call sign was changed to WJNS."Ownership changes", Broadcasting. May 9, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved May 18, 2019. The purchase made the AM a sister to WJNS-FM, which had been on the air since 1968. Its license was cancelled March 6, 1986.
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