Broadcast area | North Central West Virginia |
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Frequency | 1440 kHz |
Branding | Full 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 | |
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 |
Translator(s) | 104.5 W283CR (Morgantown) |
Links | |
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. [4]
For decades, WAJR was the flagship station for West Virginia Mountaineers football and basketball. However, that role has since been taken on by WZST.
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.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W283CR | 104.5 FM | Morgantown, West Virginia | 143294 | 250 | D | LMS |
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