its Tampa and Charlotte stations, including WBCN, as well as WIP in Philadelphia to the Beasley Broadcast Group in exchange for five stations located in Miami and Philadelphia. The swap was completed on December 1, 2014. On September 8, 2015, WBCN changed back to conservative talk, branded as "America's Pulse 1660". Switch to "Smoke" On June 19, 2017, at 6 a.m., WBCN flipped formats to classic rock, branded as "94.7 Smoke", and began relaying on translator W234BY (94.7 FM). The station aired an original playlist, focused on Southern classic rock artists including Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers and Tom Petty, as well as local artists, and some Southern country tracks. It competed with iHeartMedia's longtime classic rock outlet WRFX. While WBCN was also heard on FM through a 250-watt translator station, WRFX's effective radiated power is 84,000 watts. Switch to Fox Sports On February 4, 2019, the station returned to a sports format, now with an affiliation with Fox Sports Radio. Station goes dark On December 31, 2020, WBCN went silent. The "Fox Sports Charlotte" sports format continued on W234BY 94.7 FM and WSOC-FM HD3. On February 5, 2021, the call sign of the still silent station was changed to WJBX in a swap with a radio station near Fort Myers, Florida. WJBX's license was cancelled on August 24, 2022. References External links FCC Station Search Details: DWJBX (Facility ID: 87037) BCN Radio stations established in 2004 Radio stations disestablished in 2022 2004 establishments in North Carolina Defunct radio stations in the United States BCN 2022 disestablishments in North Carolina