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On Thanksgiving Day 1925, WJAX lit up 600 kWh with 1,000 watts, becoming Jacksonville’s first radio station. (At least it's first station that stayed on the air for more than a few months!) This city-owned station broadcast local news and events, gave local performers a larger audience, and brought the world to Jacksonville via the NBC radio network.

In the 1920s and '30s, people listened only with table-top sets. Radios became standard equipment in cars by the '40s. By the middle of the century, there were a half-dozen AM radio stations in town competing for a growing audience.

This video review of WJAX and Jacksonville's other pioneering stations and the people who make them successful debuted at Jax Broadcasters' November 2025 meeting.