JACKSONVILLE – WJCT Public Media is planning to convert 89.9 FM to an all-news/talk format, and the station will be identified as WJCT News 89.9 effective July 13.

The conversion will expand WJCT’s local journalism with additional midday newscasts of local reporting by the organization’s news team and thirteen new national programs will be added to the weekly schedule. The Jacksonville area in Northeast Florida is growing, requiring a healthy range of news sources to inform critical decisions about our shared future.

Public radio news audiences have also grown substantially over the last decade, reflecting a growing appreciation for the local/national mix of news and conversation that has been presented by WJCT-FM as its primary format for more than fifteen years. WJCT’s local news audience has grown, as its journalism has become increasingly available in the places and formats audiences now look for news: on air, streaming live or on demand across mobile devices and online.

WJCT also recently launched the Jacksonville Music Experience (JME), which includes 24/7 HD stations and streams offering classical music (Classical 24), a hand-crafted selection of music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s (Anthology), and WJCT's popular program, Electro Lounge, is now a dedicated station devoted to chill out, downtempo, nu jazz, and reggae (Electro Lounge Radio).

To view the new weekly programming schedule, visit https://wjct.org/radiopreview/.