WJBR-FM

WJBR-FM is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Wilmington, Delaware. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group and broadcasts an Adult contemporary music format. Its broadcast tower is located north of Wilmington at. The station's service contour covers the entire city of Philadelphia.WJBR-FM airs the nationally syndicated Delilah radio show. The official mascot for the station is J. Bear.HistoryWJBR-FM first signed on in 1956 founded by a father and son team of John B Reynolds, Sr. and John B Reynolds, Jr. John Sr. began the radio station because his son was "a strong believer in the future of FM". The station originally broadcast a classical & light music format and used the slogan "Just Beautiful Radio". The format eventually evolved into 24 hours of beautiful music and the station branded as JBR 100.John B Reynolds, Jr. sold WJBR-FM in 1985 to CRB Broadcasting. CRB changed its name to Commodore Media and was eventually purchased by Capstar Broadcasting. The station was then sold to NextMedia Group in March, 2000.In February 2007, Beasley Broadcast Group completed its acquisition of the station from NextMedia for a reported $42 million.The station currently uses the slogan "The 80's to Now", despite still playing music from the 1970s in the mix with music from the 1980s and onwards.