Knoxville / United States
WJBE FM 99.7
99.7 FM WJBE
About WJBE FM 99.7
A commercial radio station serving the Knoxville metropolitan area with an urban contemporary format, branded as Jammin' 99.7 and operating alongside a companion AM signal. The station is licensed to Powell, Tennessee, a community northeast of Knoxville, and is owned through the broadcast licensee Arm & Rage, LLC by Joe E. Armstrong. Its name honors the legacy of a historically significant earlier Knoxville station — the original WJBE (1430 AM) — which was owned by entertainer James Brown from 1968 to 1979 and played an important role in Black radio in the region. The current station's AM frequency, 1040 kHz, is a United States clear-channel frequency dominated nationally by WHO in Des Moines; WJBE operates as a Class D daytime-only station on that frequency. Programming centers on hip hop and R&B music alongside the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, with a community-oriented approach that emphasizes local, regional, and national news relevant to Knoxville's Black community.
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