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WJLG (900 AM broadcasting) was a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Savannah, Georgia, United States, the station served the Savannah area. The station was last owned by Cumulus Media and featured programming from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks. Its studios were located on Television Circle in Savannah; its transmitter was located east of historic downtown at the interchange of President Street and Harry S. Truman Parkway.
WJIV was involved in a long-running battle with WSAV for a grant for television channel 3 in Savannah. It appeared that the Rivers' family political connections would have the license granted to WJIV, but, in the end, WBMQ won out and became WSAV-TV (after WTOC-TV).
In 1961, the transmitting antenna was damaged in a storm and for several years resulted in a weak signal. A new tower, to also support the new WEAS-FM antenna, improved coverage. A relocation of the transmitter, site to allow for development of a hotel and golf course, caused the station to reduce power from 5,000 watts to 4,350 watts.
As WJLG, the transmitter was damaged by a lightning storm in July 2020, resulting in a temporary power reduction to 200 watts; sister station WBMQ (the former WSAV), which operated from the same site, was forced off the air entirely. On October 9, Cumulus elected to return both stations' licenses to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) instead of making repairs; the surrender also invalidated a construction permit for an FM translator station, W289CL (105.7), to relay WJLG. The station licenses were cancelled on October 13, 2020.
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