WJCT/Jacksonville To Convert 89.9 FM to All News/Talk
| RADIO ONLINE | Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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After recently launching the "Jacksonville Music Experience," Paragon Media reports that WJCT-FM/Jacksonville has completed its overhaul by announcing that it will become a fulltime NPR News/Talk station branded as "WJCT News 89.9" on July 13. The conversion expands WJCT's local journalism with additional midday newscasts of local reporting by the organization's news team. Thirteen new national programs from a range of producers will also be added to the station's weekly schedule.
The move brings coverage of stories throughout Northeast Florida; shares breaking news from partner news outlets such as The Florida Times-Union, News4Jax and the Jacksonville Daily Record; and produces original digital media such as the magazine ADAPT and the Odd Ball and VOIDCAST podcasts.
"The growing need for sources of news and information that are deeply thoughtful, unfailing in the pursuit of truth and universally available has never been clearer than it is now," said WJCT President & CEO David McGowan. "The Jacksonville area in Northeast Florida, a region with an ever-more diverse citizenry, requires a healthy range of news sources to inform critical decisions about our shared future."
