winston salem high point burlington north carolina with signal coverage west to boone east to south boston va north to roanoke va and south to albemarle branding 102 jamz slogan the hip hop station frequency 102.1 mhz also on hd radio first air date 1947 as wrev fm format rhythmic contemporary leans mainstream urban hd2 old skool hip hop erp 99 000 watts haat 367 meters class c0 facility id 40754 transmitter coordinates 36 16 33 n 79 56 26 w 36.27583 n 79.94056 w 36.27583 ; 79.94056 callsign meaning an approximation of jamz also a nod to former sister station wjhm orlando former callsigns wrev fm 1947 1966 wwmo 1966 1987 wbig 1987 1989 owner entercom entercom license llc sister stations wpaw wqmg wsmw wpet . weal webcast listen live website 102jamz . com wjmh 102 jamz is a mainstream urban leaning rhythmic contemporary fm radio station serving the piedmont triad region with a hip hop intense playlist . it broadcasts at 102.1 mhz with 99 000 watts of power and is licensed to reidsville north carolina . owned by entercom the station s studios are located near the piedmont triad international airport in greensboro with a transmitter site near stokesdale north carolina . contents 1 personality lineup 2 special programming 3 102 jamz car show 4 former 102 jamz personalities 5 102 jamz superjam 6 early history of 102.1 1947 1988 7 background as 102 jamz 8 ownership history 9 references 10 external links personality lineup edit weekday mornings 6 to 10 am 102 jamz features 3 live crew starring brian b daht mclaughin demar osama bin drankin rankin and raquel roxie mccoy followed by big mo 10 am to 3 pm featuring the 20 minute workout toshamakia 3 to 7 pm with the 5 00 remix do it all willis 7 pm to midnight featuring the 10 00 banger and showdown midnight to 6 am . 102 jamz mix squad is a major element seven days a week . j flex is on the turntables for the 5 00 remix weekdays at 5 pm and on hip hop 102 friday nights from 10 to 2 . dj ern and dj deron juan handle the hour long 10 00 banger monday through wednesday evenings at 10 as well as the two hour expanded 10 00 banger on thursday nights . dj ern also covers smash city saturday nights from 10 to 2 . dj lil vegas does the breakfast mix weekday mornings at 9 as well as the 20 minute workout weekdays at noon . dj diesel mixes the sunday night heat at 10 and dj polo dj deluxe and ena pop shine on mix squad weekends while filling in on other mixes . all mix squad shows are aired live . the station carries no syndicated nationally produced or pre recorded mix programming . weekend personalities include fat jeez codeine marky marc vida j slim city and nick tunes . sunday mornings at 6 the station presents straight talk with chris lea and morgan mckenzie an interactive two hour talk program addressing community activity events and concerns . over the last twenty years it has become increasingly common for radio stations to carry nationally syndicated morning shows . almost all stations now carry pre recorded or voice tracked shows at other times of day . on weekends radio stations across all formats commonly present packaged programming in certain hours . in contrast all 102 jamz programming is live local and in real time 24 hours daily seven days a week . special programming edit 102 jamz does mix squad weekends with all music mixed retro radio weekends featuring older hip hop twin spin weekends with sets of music from particular artists and other weekend long features . the station also presents tributes to major artists on their birthdays does occasional retrospectives on fallen artists such as notorious b.i.g. and 2pac etc. 102 jamz car show edit may 22 2016 11am to 7 pm 102 jamz presented the car show at winston salem fairgrounds starring 2 chainz luke nasty dae dae tkncash kent jones and more . by mid afternoon the event had reached capacity and gates were closed with over 5 000 in attendance . the car show gave away with more than 6 000 in cash and prizes as well as trophies for outstanding cars and bikes in numerous categories . activity involving audience participation included a 500 did ya get from your mama twerk contest a 100 hard body contest for men and a 100 teeny weenie bikini contest presented between artist performances . the 102 jamz mix squad put together an intense mix squad dj battle won by dj ern . dj e sud did a stage takeover just prior to 2 chainz performance . donks low riders theme cars imports suvs trucks and show bikes were on display and in competition with prizes given away for best rims best paint best engine and best interior . prizes were offered for the most represented car club and best overall as well the peoples choice . former 102 jamz personalities edit personalities over the years have included shilynne cole now program director and mid day host for 97.1 qmg wqmg busta brown who spent several years with area television station wxii 12 and now hosts afternoon on 97.1 qmg madd hatta morning host at houston s 97.9 the boxx kbxx kyle santillian host of the chicago morning takeover on wgci 107.5 skip dillard operations manager program director of new york s wbls 107.5 afrika perry afternoon talent at miami s power 96 wpow boogie d operations manager of st. louis hot 104.1 whhl and old school 95.5 wfun fm st. louis mary k program director of charlotte s 92.7 the block old school 105.3 and praise 100.9 kendall b morning co host at denver s ks 107.5 kqks the bushman afternoons at detroit s fm 98 wjlb big tap money program director of fayetteville s foxy 99 wzfx baby j program director at wchz fm hot 95.5 93.1 augusta ga and waleed coyote executive at empire founder and ceo of othaz records and president of slip n slide djs . . other well known personalities included terrence j former co anchor of e news and former host of bet s 106 & park broadcast voice over talents george apollo fetherbay owner of radio commercial production house apollo productions and the jammer owner of larry davis voiceover as well as traci latrelle air talent at whur washington d.c. former new york air personality sammy mack and big lip bandit morning host at power 96 miami . all the previous happily admit that their time under the tutelage of brian douglas at 102 jamz was one of the big contributors to their success . the late tre black known as tre bien while with 102 jamz went on to great success in new york city los angeles and detroit before his untimely death in march 2010 . other alumni not active in radio at this time include dr. michael lynn hannah s baby boy stu tanya mario devoe mic foxx and former morning show co host amos quick now a guilford county school board member and pastor of calvary baptist church in high point . 102 jamz superjam edit main article 102 jamz superjam between 1997 and 2014 102 jamz annual summer concert happened each year in late june featuring primarily hip hop artists . the station s debut summer show superjam i took place friday night june 20 1997 at greensboro coliseum with an audience of 20 000 and featured bone thugs n harmony junior m.a.f.i.a. lil kim outkast lost boyz swv freak nasty and others . successive annual superjams have included artists such as jay z ludacris diddy young jeezy t pain rick ross busta rhymes t.i. ja rule three 6 mafia j. cole ll cool j fat joe petey pablo slick rick and doug e. fresh lil jon & the east side boyz nas wale cam ron trina big pun lloyd redman omarion ying yang twins 112 trick daddy da brat dem franchize boyz dru hill n.o.r.e. bow wow ashanti elephant man jermaine dupri dj kool chingy and jagged edge . superjam and the 102 jamz birthday bash held each jam uary were hosted by the 102 jamz airstaff with music provided by the 102 jamz mix squad . early history of 102.1 1947 1988 edit the radio station now known as 102 jamz was originally located in reidsville north carolina a simulcast of sister station wrev 1220 am . in 1947 william manton oliver sr. at that time owner of the local newspaper the reidsville review applied to the fcc for a permit to construct an fm radio station under the am s corporate name reidsville broadcasting company inc. after operating for a time under a construction permit the station s license was granted september 6 1948 . at that time fm was still new and somewhat experimental . almost all radio listening was shared among am radio stations . mr. oliver s primary purpose for constructing the station was a desire to provide high school football coverage to reidsville listeners as wrev am was not allowed to remain on the air after sunset . for almost twenty years the same programming was carried on both wrev am and wrev fm . the wrev simulcast ended in 1966 when oliver s son william manton oliver jr. began to handle day to day operations . wrev fm became a christian radio station and assumed the new call letters wwmo . on september 10 1977 by chance the day of william manton oliver sr. s funeral wrev fm was sold to new owner george beasley a former high school principal . late in 1986 beasley began construction of a new tall tower near the guilford rockingham county line and moved the facility to new studios in greensboro nc . upon completion of construction with a new much stronger signal in place the former reidsville only station first actively attempted to reach the greensboro winston salem high point metropolitan area . the new big 102 took the wbig call letters recently abandoned by greensboro s oldest radio station an am facility that went dark voluntarily turning in its broadcasting license to the fcc and leaving the air permanently hired some of wbig am s personalities and debuted as a country music station late in march 1987 . big 102 s debut was preceded by a computerized countdown created by dan robins who in 1994 was corporate product manager of smart computers and software in fayetteville north carolina . 1 wbig s initial arbitron ratings were fairly strong but settled back over time . through the four ratings books in 1988 the station s 12 shares a measure of the percentage of listeners aged 12 and older were 4.9 5.0 4.4 and 3.8 . through that same year competitor wtqr achieved shares of 18.6 17.5 18.1 and 16.8 citation needed . background as 102 jamz edit on january 1 1989 beasley abandoned the country battle flipping the format to churban and changing the station s call letters and name . wjmh 102 jamz was consulted by jerry clifton who specialized in multi ethnic programming in miami detroit orlando dallas philadelphia and other markets . under original program director chris bailey 102 jamz showed a 12 arbitron share of 7.7 in their first ratings book as compared to rival power 97 s 4.1 . under bailey and 102 jamz second pd brian douglas 102 jamz continued to outrank power 97 in the 12 ratings especially with men and women aged 18 to 34 and with teenaged listeners douglas joined 102 jamz in september 1990 and remains program director at the present time . 102 jamz and power 97 continued to compete head on until september 1996 . at that time new owner max media moved wqmg in a