The studio is located in the Purdue Commercialization & Excellence Center, less than a mile (1.6 km) south of the transmitter tower and broadcast facility.

[4] The station was first authorized, as WWAE, by a telegram sent to the Alamo Dance Hall (L. J. Crowley) on November 10, 1923,[5] and operated by Dr. George F. Courier and Lawrence J.

On May 27, 1925, ownership was changed to the Electric Park Company (L. J. Crowley) of Plainfield, Illinois, and the transmitter moved to 915 North Raynor Boulevard.

[7] In addition, stations were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.

[8] On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WWAE, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it.

Odell Reed, who conducted his services from 4635 State Street in Chicago, the first remote broadcast of radio station WJOB.

A YouTube video features a 1959 broadcast of polka legend Li'l Wally Walter Jagiello performing at Club 505 in Hegewisch as aired on WJOB.

Personalities Larry Peterson, and later Thurm Ferree, Mike Bonaventura, Greg Doffin and others continued to provide quality local programming for WJOB's audience, just as did Irv Lewin until his 1995 death.

WJOB continued to relay important notices about the flood and host several local leaders to give their views of the natural disaster.

Listener-assisted concepts such as the Citizens Traffic Authority and the Community Programming Initiative gave WJOB's local audience an unprecedented role in on-air participation.

WJOB boasted nearly eighteen hours of live local programming with the remainder being dedicated to "Region Flashbacks," archived soundbites from previous shows.

WJOB continued as the "Sports Voice of the Region" with its dedication to local and Big Ten sports events and was one of the first local radio stations to broadcast WFA (Women's Football Association) games featuring the Chicago Force and Collegiate Baseball League baseball featuring the NWI Oilmen games.

WJOB broadcasts over 150 local high school baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, and softball games per calendar year, many produced in-house and some as an affiliate of the Regional Radio Sports Network In February 2012, longtime host Steven "The Preacher" Glover died suddenly at his home.

Other personalities who worked at WJOB early in their careers include Jean Shepherd, Frank Reynolds (later with ABC News), Emery King (later with NBC News, WBBM-TV and WDIV-TV), Steve King (later at WLS, now at WGN), Melissa McGurren (now co-host of the Melissa and Austin morning show on WUSN), Tommy Williams, (formerly of WSCR 670) and Felicia Middlebrooks (now at WBBM).