WJCK (FM)
| City | Piedmont, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Branding | Praise FM |
| Slogan | "Not entertainment, but inspiration" |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| Format | Religious |
| ERP | 2,700 watts |
| HAAT | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 28334 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°50′12″N 85°43′59″W / 33.83667°N 85.73306°WCoordinates: 33°50′12″N 85°43′59″W / 33.83667°N 85.73306°W |
| Callsign meaning | Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Owner | Immanuel Broadcasting Network |
| Sister stations | WCCV |
| Website | ibn.org |
WJCK FM 88.3, known as "Praise FM", is a radio station licensed to serve Piedmont, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Immanuel Broadcasting Network, and serves northeast Alabama from Chimney Peak, just northeast of Jacksonville (from which the "JCK" in its broadcast callsign is derived).
It broadcasts a Christian religious radio format and simulcasts its flagship station, WCCV FM 91.7 in Cartersville, Georgia, IBN's other full-power station. There are also several broadcast translators that retransmit IBN, W216BP FM 91.1 in Fort Payne is the only IBN translator in Alabama, but is assigned to relay WCCV as its primary or parent station.
This station received its original construction permit for a 6,000-watt FM station in Cedartown, Georgia, from the Federal Communications Commission on March 23, 1992. The new station was assigned the call letters WJCK by the FCC on April 23, 2992. In May 1994, WJCK applied for a waiver of the FCC's main-studio rule (which requires a radio station to maintain its studios and main offices within the city of license and broadcast range for that station) to allow for the simulcasting of programming from sister station WCCV in Cartersville, Georgia. This waiver was granted on November 2, 1994. After multiple extensions to the construction permit, WJCK received its license to cover from the FCC on January 30, 1995.
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