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WPJX
WPJX (1500 AM) is a radio station, licensed to Zion, Illinois, that airs a heavy metal format. The station is owned by Polnet Communications, which also owns WKTA in Evanston, WNVR in Vernon Hills, and WEEF in Highland Park-Deerfield. The station transmits with a directional 250 watts of power from three towers located on the corner of Delany Road and 21st Street near Wadsworth, Illinois. The station's daytime signal serves northern Lake County, Illinois, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. WPJX was licensed to operate during daytime hours only until May 2009, when it began broadcasting 24 hours a day with a power of 250 watts daytime and 2 watts nighttime. The station has an extremely weak signal null to the north and south.
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WPJX (1500 AM) is a radio station, licensed to Zion, Illinois, that airs a heavy metal format. The station is owned by Polnet Communications, which also owns WKTA in Evanston, WNVR in Vernon Hills, and WEEF in Highland Park-Deerfield. The station transmits with a directional 250 watts of power from three towers located on the corner of Delany Road and 21st Street near Wadsworth, Illinois. The station's daytime signal serves northern Lake County, Illinois, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. WPJX was licensed to operate during daytime hours only until May 2009, when it began broadcasting 24 hours a day with a power of 250 watts daytime and 2 watts nighttime. The station has an extremely weak signal null to the north and south.
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