WMIR (AM)

WMIR (1200 kHz) is an urban contemporary gospel AM radio station licensed to Atlantic Beach, South Carolina and targeting a primarily African-American audience.

WMIR

Atlantic Beach, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Myrtle Beach
Frequency	1200 kHz
Branding	Rejoice 103.7 & 95.5
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary gospel
Ownership
Owner	Jeffrey Andrulonis (Colonial Media and Entertainment, LLC)
Sister stations	WFAY, WMRV
History
First air date	October 1, 1997 (as WMIR)
Former call signs	WMIW (1987–1997, CP) WMIR (1997–2017) WJXY (2017–2021)
Call sign meaning	W MI(y)Rtle Beach
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41499
Class	D
Power	6,500 watts day 11 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	33°50′12″N 78°47′3″W
Translator(s)	95.5 W238CJ (Atlantic Beach) 102.3 W272CV (Myrtle Beach) 103.7 W279EI (Conway)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mrbrejoice.com

History

WMIR signed on in the late 1990s with a southern gospel format. After several years, the station changed its musical emphasis, with positive results.^{[citation needed]}

Reggie Dyson, general manager of WMIR, said his station played a role in the 2002 BeachFest and planned live broadcasts from the June 2008 Beachfest, the third event of its type in the area.^[2]

On February 10, 2017, WMIR began a simulcast on WXJY "Rejoice FM" in Georgetown.^[3] On June 23, 2017, WMIR changed callsigns to WJXY.^[4] The WXJY simulcast ended in February 2019.^[5] The call sign reverted to WMIR on March 23, 2021.

Former logo

WMIR added F.M. translator W238CJ on 95.5 MHz.^[6]