| Broadcast area | Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | The JOY FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Subchannels | HD2: Christian worship HD3: Christian hip hop |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Training Network |
| History | |
First air date | 1986 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54857 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 121 meters (397 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°07′55″N 82°23′38″W / 27.132°N 82.394°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Repeater(s) | See § Network |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | florida |
WJIS (88.1 FM), known on air as The JOY FM, is a Christian adult contemporary station serving North, Central and Southwest Florida, including the Sarasota/Bradenton and Tampa Bay areas, and is owned by the Radio Training Network.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAQV | 90.9 FM | Crystal River, Florida | 40159 | 5,000 | 87.7 m (288 ft) | A | FCC |
| WCIE | 91.5 FM | New Port Richey, Florida | 60262 | 75,000 | 388.5 m (1,275 ft) | C0 | FCC |
| WCRJ | 88.1 FM | Jacksonville, Florida | 48390 | 8,000 | 151 m (495 ft) | C3 | FCC |
| WDVH-FM | 101.7 FM | Trenton, Florida | 21797 | 3,000 | 143 m (469 ft) | A | FCC |
| WHIJ | 88.1 FM | Ocala, Florida | 40160 | 1,250 | 116 m (381 ft) | A | FCC |
| WHLG | 101.3 FM | Port St. Lucie, Florida | 27674 | 3,300 | 128 m (420 ft) | A | FCC |
| WFLJ | 89.3 FM | Frostproof, Florida | 93274 | 10,000 | 116 m (381 ft) | C3 | FCC |
| WJFH | 91.7 FM | Sebring, Florida | 81147 | 2,000 | 136 m (446 ft) | A | FCC |
| WJIS | 88.1 FM | Bradenton, Florida | 54857 | 100,000 | 121 m (397 ft) | C1 | FCC |
| WJLF | 91.7 FM | Gainesville, Florida | 21506 | 2,550 | 95 m (312 ft) | A | FCC |
| WNUE-FM | 98.1 FM | Deltona, Florida | 46969 | 50,000 | 145 m (476 ft) | C2 | FCC |
| WTSM | 97.9 FM | Woodville, Florida | 89051 | 6,000 | 95.3 m (313 ft) | A | FCC |
| WWRZ-HD3 | 98.3-3 FM | Fort Meade, Florida | 72687 | 27,000 | 203 m (666 ft) | C2 | FCC |
On April 19, 2021, RTN launched The JOY FM on WNUE-FM 98.1, which the organization concurrently filed to buy from Entravision Communications for $4 million.[1]
During most of 2013, WJIS was also simulcasted on 91.7 WFTI-FM in St. Petersburg; that station would cease operations in fall 2013, to allow for upgrades of adjacent channel WCIE and co-channel WJFH.[2]
The Radio Training Network also has The JOY FM-branded stations in Dothan, Alabama (WIZB); Montgomery, Alabama (WPHH); Athens, Georgia (WMSL); and Atlanta / Macon, Georgia (WVFJ-FM and WWWD), though these stations do not repeat WJIS 24/7.
In May 2021, RTN reached a deal to purchase stations serving Tallahassee (WTSM) and Port St. Lucie (WHLG) from Horizon Broadcasting Company for $1.3 million.[3] The sale was consummated on August 31, 2021.
WCIE and WJIS broadcasts in the HD Radio format. On HD2, the station has The Joy FM Praise, a channel that features exclusively Christian praise songs. On HD3, the station has LF Radio, a progressive youth music channel. Both can be listened to online or via The JOY FM phone app.
In addition to the full-powered stations, The JOY FM is relayed by additional translators:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W208AR | 89.5 FM | Lake Placid, Florida | 91738 | 10 | 101 m (331 ft) | D | LMS |
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W220EK | 91.9 FM | Oldsmar, Florida | 106676 | 30 | 314 m (1,030 ft) | D | LMS |
| W229BM | 93.7 FM | Riverview, Florida | 146760 | 100 | 310.9 m (1,020 ft) | D | LMS |
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W240DB | 95.9 FM | Auburndale, Florida | 76209 | 180 | 62 m (203 ft) | D | LMS |
| W242AK | 96.3 FM | Lakeland, Florida | 76167 | 180 | 83 m (272 ft) | D | LMS |
| W291AG | 106.1 FM | Highland City, Florida | 76175 | 250 | 186 m (610 ft) | D | LMS |
| W300CY | 107.9 FM | Lake Wales, Florida | 145128 | 100 | 122 m (400 ft) | D | LMS |
Two of its translators are leased out to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) to rebroadcast their stations: