WJBC (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Bloomington-Normal |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| WBNQ, WBWN, WJBC-FM, WJEZ | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1925 |
Former frequencies | |
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 / 40.450306°N 89.011750°W (NAD83) |
| Translator(s) | 102.1 W271DC (Bloomington) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
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 two full-time show hosts. 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.