WAJR (AM)

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WAJR
Broadcast area North Central West Virginia
Frequency 1440 kHz
BrandingFull Service 1440 WAJR
Programming
Format News/talk/sports [1]
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network
West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
Owner WVRC Media
WBRB, WBTQ, WDNE, WDNE-FM, WELK, WFBY, WFGM-FM, WKKW, WKMZ, WVAQ, WWLW
History
First air date
December 7, 1940 [2]
Former call signs
WAJR (1940–Present) [3]
Call sign meaning
WAgnes J. Reeves Greer
former owner
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71671
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 39°40′34.0″N80°0′12.0″W / 39.676111°N 80.003333°W / 39.676111; -80.003333
Translator(s) 104.5 W283CR (Morgantown)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wajr.com

WAJR (1440 kHz) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia. [1] WAJR is owned and operated by WVRC Media. [5]

Contents

For decades, WAJR was the flagship station for West Virginia Mountaineers football and basketball. However, that role has since been taken on by WZST.

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FM Translator

In addition to the main station at 1440 kHz, WAJR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area, especially at night when the AM station reduces power to 500 watts. Translator W283CR is owned by Morgantown, West Virginia-based West Virginia Radio Corporation.

Broadcast translator for WAJR
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W283CR104.5 FM Morgantown, West Virginia 143294250D LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAJR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WAJR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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