WJAM
radio station in Selma, Alabama
WJAM (1340 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Selma, Alabama, United States. Originally launched in 1946, the station is currently owned by Scott Communications, Inc., and the WJAM broadcast license is held by Scott Communications, Inc.
Programming
WJAM broadcasts an urban adult contemporary music format. Notable syndicated weeknight talk programming once included Larry King Live and The Jim Bohannon Show.
WJAM has broadcast Sunday morning services of the First Presbyterian Church of Selma for more than 40 years.
History
This station first began regular broadcast operations on December 19, 1946, as a full-time 250 watt station licensed to serve Selma, Alabama. Original owner G.W. Covington Jr. had the station assigned the call letters WGWC after his own initials. Covington died in 1949 and his estate transferred the license for WGWC to Dallas Broadcasters Inc., owned by Oscar Covington.
Judge W.E. Farrar acquired Dallas Broadcasters Inc.
The public source identifies “WJAM” as radio station in Selma, Alabama. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WJAM, radio and station.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7951060. Authority coordinates are 32.425, -86.996. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1340, 1946 and 1949.
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