WJXB-FM
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| Broadcast area | Knoxville Metropolitan Area |
| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
| Branding | B97.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
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| Ownership | |
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| WIMZ-FM, WDKW, WNFZ | |
| History | |
First air date | April 10, 1967 |
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| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61040 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts (with beam tilt) |
| HAAT | 395 meters (1,296 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°0′36.2″N 83°55′56.6″W / 36.010056°N 83.932389°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 W297AX (Knoxville) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WJXB-FM (97.5 MHz, "B97.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by Duke Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc. The studios and offices are on Sharp's Ridge Memorial Park Drive in North Knoxville, where it's transmitter is also located.
WJXB-FM broadcasts an adult contemporary music format. The station was formerly a beautiful music station known as WEZK. The station was assigned the WJXB-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on January 21, 2002.
It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications would purchase nine of the ten Stations owned by South Central Communications, including WJXB-FM. With this purchase, Midwest Communications expanded its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville. The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.