WJIS
- WCIE (FM) redirects here. For the radio station in Lakeland, Florida that formerly held these calls, see WKES.
 
| City | Bradenton, Florida | 
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida | 
| Branding | "The JOY FM" | 
| Slogan | "Helping You Find JOY" | 
| Frequency | 88.1 FM | 
| First air date | 1986 | 
| Format | Christian AC | 
| ERP | 100,000 watts | 
| HAAT | 121 meters | 
| Class | C1 | 
| Owner | Radio Training Network | 
| Webcast | Listen Live | 
| Website | http://florida.thejoyfm.com/index.php | 
WJIS 88.1 FM, known on air as The JOY FM, is a family friendly station[1] with strong Christian influences[1] (calling its programming Christian AC) serving North, Central and Southwest Florida including the Sarasota/Bradenton & Tampa Bay area and is owned by the Radio Training Network.
Network
- Bradenton/Sarasota, Florida 88.1 WJIS
 - New Port Richey, Florida 91.5 WCIE
 - Ocala, Florida 88.1 WHIJ
 - Gainesville, Florida 91.7 WJLF
 - Crystal River, Florida 90.9 WAQV
 - Sebring, Florida 91.7 FM WJFH
 - Frostproof, Florida 89.3 WFLJ
 
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) and Atlanta, Georgia (WVFJ-FM), though these stations do not repeat WJIS.
HD radio
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 Lightforce Radio, a progressive youth music channel. Both can be listened to online or via The JOY FM phone app.
Translators
In addition to the full-powered stations, The Joy FM is relayed by an additional 8 low-powered translators:
| Call sign |  Frequency (MHz)  | City of license |  ERP W  | Class | FCC info | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W254AI | 98.7 | Auburndale, Florida | 250 | D | FCC | 
| W291AG | 106.1 | Highland City, Florida | 250 | D | FCC | 
| W208AR | 89.5 | Lake Placid, Florida | 10 | D | FCC | 
| W242AK | 96.3 | Lakeland, Florida | 250 | D | FCC | 
| W267BW | 101.3 | Sebring, Florida | 10 | D | FCC | 
Two of its translators are leased out to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) to rebroadcast their stations:
- W290BJ 105.9 MHz West Tampa,[3] rebroadcasting WMTX's HD-2 signal; originally leased out to rebroadcast WFLA (AM)[4]
 - W237CW 95.3 MHz Pinellas Park, Florida, rebroadcasting WDAE
 
References
- 1 2 The JOY FM 100% Guarantee page
 - ↑ FCC CDSB Application Search for WFTI-FM. Accessed March 5, 2014
 - ↑ Query the FCC's FM station database for W290BJ
 - ↑ Tampa Bay Times: "WFLA-AM to begin simulcasting on 105.9 FM, raising competition in Tampa Bay area FM talk", May 31, 2012.
 
External links
- The Joy FM's Official Website
 - Query the FCC's FM station database for WJIS
 - Radio-Locator information on WJIS
 - Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJIS
 - Query the FCC's FM station database for WCIE
 - Radio-Locator information on WCIE
 - Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCIE
 - Query the FCC's FM station database for WHIJ
 - Radio-Locator information on WHIJ
 - Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHIJ
 - Query the FCC's FM station database for WJLF
 - Radio-Locator information on WJLF
 - Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJLF
 - Query the FCC's FM station database for WAQV
 - Radio-Locator information on WAQV
 - Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WAQV
 - Query the FCC's FM station database for WJFH
 - Radio-Locator information on WJFH
 - Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJFH
 - Query the FCC's FM station database for WFLJ
 - Radio-Locator information on WFLJ
 - Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFLJ
 
Coordinates: 27°07′55″N 82°23′38″W / 27.132°N 82.394°W