The Juice FM 107.3

What The Juice FM 107.3 does

The Juice FM 107.3 (legal call sign WJUC) is a privately held urban/R&B radio station headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, owned and operated by Fleming Street Communications, Inc. Founded in 1997 as the first African American-owned and operated radio station in the Toledo region, the station broadcasts on the 107.3 FM frequency and serves the local African American community with R&B music, hip-hop, talk programming, community news, and locally produced shows including The Chubb Rock Morning Show, Saturday Morning Juice, and B.Wills.

The station's product surface is anchored by a traditional FM broadcast operation, supplemented by a website (thejuice1073.com), podcast content distributed via SoundCloud, and active social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Technical infrastructure is standard for the industry: AM/FM radio broadcast technology, a website built and maintained by Vipology, and syndicated content from Radio One/Urban One's Reach Media network. The station produces original local programming and partners with community organizations such as the African American Legacy Project for content collaboration.

The business model is entirely advertising-based. Revenue is generated by selling on-air commercial spots, live endorsements, live broadcasts, event partnerships, and digital advertising to local businesses and community organizations in the Toledo market through a direct sales team led by a General Sales Manager. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company operates as a small, family-run enterprise with 11-50 employees, and there is no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional investment.

Name

The Juice FM 107.3

Legal name

Fleming Street Communications, Inc

Website

https://thejuice1073.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Juice FM 107.3 (WJUC) is a privately held urban/R&B radio station in Toledo, Ohio, serving the local African American community with music, talk, and community programming since 1997. The station generates revenue by selling on-air and digital advertising to local Toledo-area businesses through a direct sales team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Multicultural/Language Broadcasters (Spanish/Asian/Other Local Markets) (MPABACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public/Community Local Stations (PBS Member Stations, Community Radio, LPFM) (MPABACAG)

Keywords

• Urban radio broadcasting
• FM radio station
• Radio advertising
• Community radio programming
• R&B music broadcasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. On-Air Advertising: Selling on-air commercial spots to local businesses and advertisers. The station offers various ad formats including live endorsements and live broadcasts.
2. Digital Advertising: Digital advertising services sold alongside on-air commercials as part of integrated marketing campaigns for local businesses.
3. Event and Community Partnerships: Partnership opportunities with the station for community events, leveraging the station's audience reach.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Juice FM 107.3 (WJUC) is an urban/R&B radio station broadcasting on the 107.3 FM frequency in Toledo, Ohio, providing on-air music programming, talk shows, community news, and entertainment. The station sells on-air commercials, live endorsements, live broadcasts, event partnerships, and digital advertising to local businesses, and distributes community-focused podcasts via SoundCloud.

Product overview

The Juice FM 107.3 (WJUC) is a Toledo, Ohio urban/R&B radio station owned by Fleming Street Communications, Inc. The station operates as a single broadcast product offering multiple on-air programming shows including morning drive (The Chubb Rock Morning Show), evening R&B (Love and R&B with Ralph Tresvant), weekend morning community programming (Saturday Morning Juice), and Saturday evening hip-hop (B.Wills). Additional personalities include Mike Allen and Pastor Willie C.H. Garrett. The station also offers advertising/marketing services, community engagement features (song requests, PSA submissions, local business spotlight), and podcast content distributed via SoundCloud. The station positions itself as 'The People's Station' focused on serving the African American community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Juice FM 107.3 Radio Broadcasting Urban/R&B radio station (WJUC 107.3 FM) providing on-air programming including music, talk shows, community news, and entertainment content targeted at the Toledo, Ohio African American community and broader local audience.
• Advertising Services

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Radio One Inc (Urban One Inc) / Reach MediacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Radio One Inc's Reach Media syndicates the 'Love and R&B' show hosted by Ralph Tresvant (lead singer of New Edition) to affiliate stations including WJUC. Ralph Tresvant has captivated audiences for 40 years as a legendary frontman and now broadcasts the show nightly on affiliate stations including Dallas, Washington DC, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Richmond.
• African American Legacy ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe African American Legacy Project is featured on the Saturday Morning Juice program. Executive Director Robert Smith brings the AALP to the airwaves to 'Connect to Community' with informative interviews and community information. The AALP preserves the history and legacy of the African American community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WJLB 97.9 FM: Urban contemporary radio station serving the Detroit metropolitan area. Comparable format and target audience, with the nearby Michigan market creating overlapping advertiser pools and a relevant competitive benchmark.
• WBLK 93.7 FM: Urban contemporary radio station serving the Buffalo, NY market. Operates a comparable R&B/hip-hop format targeting African-American listeners with local content and multi-channel digital distribution in a similar mid-size DMA.
• WDKX 103.9 FM: Independently-owned urban format radio station in Rochester, NY. Highly comparable as a similarly-sized, community-rooted African-American-focused commercial urban station with local programming and integrated digital presence serving a mid-size market.
• WIZF 101.1 FM (The Wiz): Urban format radio station serving the Cincinnati, OH market. Closely comparable on format, target demographic (African-American listeners), and Ohio regional presence, making it a direct in-state competitive analog.

Broad incumbents

• Salem Communications: Multi-format radio operator with concentration in talk and religious programming. Relevant peer for understanding small-to-mid market radio operations economics, particularly as The Juice FM includes religious programming (Pastor Willie C.H. Garrett).
• iHeartMedia, Inc. Largest U.S. radio operator with multiple stations in the Toledo DMA (including competing formats). Represents the dominant commercial radio competitor and benchmark for revenue scale, technology investment, and advertiser relationships in the same local market.
• Emmis Communications: Diversified media operator historically known for urban format radio holdings (including formerly operating iconic urban stations). Provides a benchmark for operational and financial profile of urban format broadcasters at scale.
• Audacy, Inc. Major U.S. commercial radio operator with significant multi-market presence. Competes for the same local and national advertising budgets, and its digital platform (Audacy app) represents a direct substitute distribution channel for audio content consumption.
• Urban One, Inc. Largest African-American-owned multi-media broadcaster in the U.S. and the parent of Reach Media, which syndicates 'Love and R&B with Ralph Tresvant' to The Juice FM. Operates dozens of urban format radio stations nationwide, providing both a content supplier relationship and the closest comparable scale operator in the African-American-targeted radio segment.
• Cumulus Media: Large-scale U.S. radio operator with stations across multiple formats and markets. Competes for Toledo-area advertisers and listeners, and represents the kind of consolidated multi-station operator that defines industry economics and competitive benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/THEJUICE1073
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClpkm6yIuUUP1JDI5hcVoLw
• Facebookfacebook.com/thejuice1073
• Instagraminstagram.com/thejuice1073
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wjuc-107-3-the-juice-fm-welch-communications

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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