WSNJ

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WSNJ
City Bridgeton, New Jersey
Broadcast area South Jersey
Frequency 1240 kHz
BrandingPop-FM 99.9
Slogan Power of Positivity
Programming
Format Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerSNJ Today, LLC
History
First air date
August 1937
Call sign meaning
WSouth New Jersey
Technical information
Facility ID 12212
Class C
ERP 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
39°27′32″N75°12′11″W / 39.45889°N 75.20306°W / 39.45889; -75.20306
Translator(s) See § Translators
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website PopFM999.com

WSNJ (1240 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bridgeton, New Jersey. It is owned by SNJ Today, LLC, and it airs a full-service adult contemporary radio format, featuring hits from the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s.

Contents

WSNJ is powered at 1,000 watts and its transmitter is off South Burlington Road in Upper Deerfield Township. [1] WSNJ is also heard on two FM translators, one broadcasting on 99.9 FM and one on 105.7 FM. [2] [3]

History

In August 1937, WSNJ signed on the air. [4] It was owned by Eastern States Broadcasting and was powered at only 100 watts. For a time it broadcast on 1210 kilocycles. In 1941, it moved to its current frequency at 1240 kHz. It got a boost in power to 250 watts.

In the 2010s, WSNJ signed on its first FM translator, W260BW, on 99.9 FM in Bridgeton, New Jersey, which has since moved to Swedesboro, New Jersey and has increased its power and height. In 2018, WSNJ signed on its second FM translator, W260DK (now W289CY), in Milmay, New Jersey. W260BW is heard in Salem County and Gloucester County. W289CY is heard in Cumberland County and Atlantic County.

On June 4, 2020, 1240 AM and 99.9 FM rebranded to "POP FM 99.9", still retaining its full-service classic hits and adult contemporary format; "POP" is an acronym for "Power of Positivity". [5]

Translators

Broadcast translators of WSNJ
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license Facility
ID
ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W260BW99.9 Swedesboro, New Jersey 151086250222 m (728 ft)D 39°41′43.30″N75°17′54.80″W / 39.6953611°N 75.2985556°W / 39.6953611; -75.2985556 (W260BW) FCC LMS
W289CY105.7 Milmay, New Jersey 2007372500 m (0 ft)D 39°24′27.10″N75°1′50.60″W / 39.4075278°N 75.0307222°W / 39.4075278; -75.0307222 (W289CY) FCC LMS

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References

  1. Radio-Locator.com/WSNJ
  2. FCC.gov/W289CY
  3. Radio-Locator.com/W260BW
  4. Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1938 page 98
  5. Venta, Lance (June 4, 2020). "WSNJ Relaunches As 99.9 Pop-FM". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.