WJFK-FM

WJFK-FM is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Manassas, Virginia, serving the Washington metropolitan area. WJFK-FM is owned and operated by CBS Radio. WJFK's studios are located near the Navy Yard in Southeast Washington, while its transmitter is located in Falls Church, Virginia.

History

WJFK-FM started in 1961 as WPRW-FM, the sister station to Manassas-based WPRW. In 1968, it would be sold to EZ Communications, and flipped to an easy listening format. The format would remain until January 1, 1985, when it flipped to Top 40 as WBMW, "B106." WBMW would be positioned against two other Top 40 stations, WRQX and WAVA-FM. The station would be acquired by Infinity Broadcasting in April 1987, resulting in a flip to new age music in October. On October 3, 1988, the station flipped to a rock format as WJFK, with the station being the Washington affiliate for Howard Stern, marking his return to the market for the first time since he was let go from WWDC in 1982.

Throughout the 1990s, WJFK would drop most of their music programming and evolve into a hot talk format. Programs on the station during this era include Stern, Don and Mike,Opie & Anthony, G. Gordon Liddy,The Greaseman, Bill O'Reilly, Ron & Fez and the Sports Junkies. WJFK would also simulcast on WJFK-AM in Baltimore during this time period. Infinity would be renamed CBS Radio in December 2005.