| WJNT | |
| City: | Pearl, Mississippi |
| Area: | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Branding: | NewsTalk 1180/96.9 |
| Frequency: | 1180 kHz |
| Airdate: | October 28, 1980 (as WPRL) |
| Format: | News/talk |
| Power: | 50,000 watts day 10,000 watts critical hours 500 watts night |
| Erp: | 135 watts (FM) |
| Haat: | (FM) |
| Class: | B (AM) D (FM) |
| Facility Id: | 7691 |
| Affiliations: | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
| Callsign Meaning: | We're Jackson's News-Talk station |
| Former Callsigns: | WPRL (1980–1981) WKKE (1981–1986) |
| Owner: | Alpha Media |
| Licensee: | Alpha Media Licensee LLC |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | wjnt.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WJNT (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to Pearl, Mississippi. WJNT is currently owned by Alpha Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC and its sister stations are WJMI, WKXI-FM, WOAD, WRKS, and WJQS. All six stations have shared studios which are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower for WJNT is located in Pearl.
WJNT broadcasts a news/talk format with mostly syndicated talk shows such as Brian Kilmeade, Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham. WJNT operates at 50,000 watts during the day, 10,000 watts during critical hours and 500 watts at night.
WJNT operated at night on WJNT-FM1 103.9 until June, 2017.
WJNT was granted permission for the FM booster due to massive nighttime interference by Cuban stations on 1180 AM, and has been operating a nighttime-only FM booster under special temporary authority from the FCC since December 20, 1999.[1]
Once WJNT-FM1 was turned off, WJNT started simulcasting 24/7 on W245AH, a 135 watt FM translator at 96.9 MHz licensed to Jackson, Mississippi.