WFJS

Last updated

WFJS
WFJS Domestic Church Media logo.png
Broadcast area Mercer County, New Jersey
Frequency 1260 kHz
BrandingDomestic Church Media
Programming
Format Religious (Catholic)
Affiliations EWTN Radio
Ownership
OwnerDomestic Church Media Foundation
History
First air date
January 20, 1947;77 years ago (1947-01-20)
Former call signs
  • WBUD (1947–1978)
  • WTRT (1978–1980)
  • WKXW (1980–1981)
  • WBUD (1981–2008)
Former frequencies
1490 kHz (1947–1953)
Call sign meaning
 Fulton J. Sheen (noted archbishop)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 53443
Class B
Power
  • 5,900 watts (day)
  • 2,500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°15′56.39″N74°45′25.58″W / 40.2656639°N 74.7571056°W / 40.2656639; -74.7571056
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website domesticchurchmedia.org

WFJS (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious radio format, focusing on the Catholic Church and carrying EWTN Radio Network programs. The station is owned by the Domestic Church Media Foundation, a Catholic-based organization in Trenton, New Jersey. [2] Programming is simulcast on WFJS-FM (89.3) in Freehold, New Jersey, as well as WGYM (1580 AM) in the Atlantic City area and WSMJ (91.9 FM) in North Wildwood. [3]

Contents

By day, WFJS is powered at 5,900 watts. To protect other stations on 1260 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 2,500 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Ewingville Road in Ewing Township, New Jersey. [4]

History

Early years

The station signed on the air on January 20, 1947, as WBUD. Carrying During a NBC Radio during the early days. It was licensed to Morrisville, Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 1490 kHz. In 1952, WBUD moved to its current frequency of 1260 kHz as a Trenton-licensed station. During a period in the late 1970s, the station held the call sign WTRT. On May 29, 1980, the station adopted the call letters WKXW. It reverted to the original call sign WBUD on September 1, 1981, and kept those call letters until 2008. [5] [6]

In the early 1970s, WBUD broadcast a Top 40 format. In 1975, the station became an all-news outlet, carrying the NBC News and Information Service. When that service was discontinued in 1977, WBUD returned to music programming. By the late 1990s, WBUD was airing oldies music as "Great Gold Radio".

Standards and sports

In February 2006, WBUD switched to ABC Radio's "Unforgettable Favorites" satellite feed, airing a soft oldies/adult standards format. Despite Unforgettable merging with the "Timeless" Radio Network, WBUD maintained its nostalgia playlist for two years.

On March 31, 2008, the station switched to a sports radio format, becoming a network affiliate of Fox Sports Radio. The station aired Fox Sports all day except in afternoons, when it aired Premiere's Jim Rome Show and local programming.

Catholic radio

The Millennium Radio Group, then WBUD's owner, announced on July 25, 2008, that the station would be sold. The buyer was the Domestic Church Media Foundation, founded by New Jersey native, Jim Manfredonia. The station would drop Fox Sports Radio, switching to Catholic religious programming, mainly from EWTN. [7] The sale was completed on September 10, 2008. [8]

On September 14, 2008, WBUD had its final day of broadcasting, featuring the station's automated "Great Gold" oldies format, as well as Jack Pinto's Sunday Sinatra program, live in the studio. The station returned to Fox Sports at 2 p.m. after playing its final song, "Yesterday's Gone", by Chad and Jeremy. [9]

On September 15, 2008, WBUD officially flipped to a Catholic-based religious format, as "Domestic Church Catholic Radio". On September 22, 2008, the station changed its call letters to WFJS, named after Fulton J. Sheen, an archbishop who had used broadcasting (particularly television) to deliver the message about the Catholic faith. The station's studios were also renamed as "The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Media Evangelization". [10]

Power increase

In August 2012, WFJS was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission to increase its daytime power to 5,900 watts. It also added a fourth tower to its array to modify its daytime directional pattern.

The sign-off of station WNWK in Newark, Delaware, which also broadcast on 1260 AM, freed WFJS from an obligation to minimize interference to that station. The new directional pattern improves WFJS's daytime signal to the south and southwest. No change was made to the station's nighttime power or pattern.

Simulcasts

In May 2011, the Domestic Church Media Foundation was granted a license for WFJS-FM on 89.3 FM in Freehold, New Jersey. [11] The station simulcasts 1260 WFJS.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID Power
(W)		 ERP
(W)		 HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
WFJS-FM89.3 FM Freehold, New Jersey 174562—15,00050 m (160 ft)B1 40°16′27″N74°9′48.8″W / 40.27417°N 74.163556°W / 40.27417; -74.163556 (WFJS-FM) LMS
WGYM 1580 AM Hammonton, New Jersey 61110
  • 1,000 daytime
  • 6 nighttime
——C 39°37′33.42″N74°47′42.59″W / 39.6259500°N 74.7951639°W / 39.6259500; -74.7951639 (WGYM) LMS
WSMJ91.9 FM North Wildwood, New Jersey 174695—730280 m (920 ft)A 39°2′58″N74°51′13″W / 39.04944°N 74.85361°W / 39.04944; -74.85361 (WSMJ) LMS

Related Research Articles

WQNO is a station based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station is owned by Catholic Community Radio, Inc. and broadcasts at 690 kHz with a power level of 9,100 watts daytime and 2,100 watts nighttime. The station mostly runs Roman Catholic programming from EWTN radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WAOB (AM)</span> Radio station in Millvale, Pennsylvania

WAOB is an AM radio station licensed to Millvale, Pennsylvania that broadcasts to the Greater Pittsburgh region. Operating for fifty years as WAMO, it served Pittsburgh's African-American community until 2009. The station was sold to St. Joseph Ministries and carries a Catholic talk and teaching radio format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMEX (AM)</span> Radio station in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

WMEX is a commercial radio station licensed to Quincy, Massachusetts, and serving the Greater Boston media market. It is owned by L&J Media, headed by Tony LaGreca and Larry Justice. WMEX broadcasts an oldies format of hits from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, as well as full service features including local DJs, news, traffic and weather. Late nights and weekends, it carries MeTV FM, a syndicated music service. The station's studios and offices are on Enterprise Drive in Marshfield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WZTI</span> Radio station in Wisconsin, United States

WZTI is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Greenfield, Wisconsin, and serving the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It airs an oldies radio format, featuring hits from the 1960s and 1970s, known as "Fonz-FM". It is owned by the Milwaukee Radio Alliance, a partnership between Times-Shamrock Communications and All-Pro Broadcasting, along with sister stations 102.1 WLUM-FM and 93.3 WLDB. Its studios are on Good Hope Road in Menomonee Falls.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WILB (AM)</span> Catholic radio station in Canton, Ohio

WILB is an AM radio station in Canton, Ohio. It is owned by Living Bread Radio and it airs Catholic radio programming to the Canton, Akron and Cleveland areas. All shows are simulcast on co-owned 89.5 WILB-FM in Boardman.

KXCB is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Omaha, Nebraska, the station serves the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. It is owned and operated by Steven Seline, through licensee Hickory Radio, LLC. The studios and offices are on Burt Street near North 120th Street and Dodge Road in West Omaha.

KIHP is an AM radio station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by Wisconsin-based Relevant Radio, Inc. It airs a Catholic talk and teaching radio format.

WARM is an AM radio station licensed to the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and serving the Scranton - Wilkes-Barre - Hazleton radio market. The station is currently owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC. It simulcasts a classic rock radio format with sister station WLGD 107.7 FM. The studios and offices are on Baltimore Drive in Wilkes-Barre.

WDEK is a daytimer radio station licensed to Lexington, South Carolina, and serving the Columbia metropolitan area, calling itself "Columbia's Praise." It is owned by The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia and it airs an urban gospel radio format, with some Christian talk and teaching programs aimed at Columbia's African-American community. It seeks donations on the air and on its website. The studios and offices are at The Mall in Columbia.

WLTQ is a radio station in Charleston, South Carolina. It is owned by Mediatrix SC and it airs a Catholic talk radio format. Most of the programming comes from EWTN Radio and is shared with co-owned WCKI in Greer.

WHBO is a commercial radio station licensed to Pinellas Park, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by Genesis Communications and it airs a conservative talk radio format, branded as "News Talk 1040". Much of the programming comes from Westwood One and Fox News Radio.

WNJE is a silent radio station in Trenton, New Jersey. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. Until it left the air in December 2023, it carried a sports radio format featuring programming from ESPN Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WOBM (AM)</span> Radio station in Asbury Park, New Jersey

WOBM is an adult contemporary AM radio station serving southern Monmouth and northern Ocean County, New Jersey. Licensed to Asbury Park, its studios are located in Toms River and its transmitter is in Tinton Falls. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KKAT (AM)</span> Radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah

KKAT is an AM radio station broadcasting a talk format. KKAT is licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah and is owned by Cumulus Media. The station's studios are located in South Salt Lake.

WCZZ is a daytimer AM radio station licensed to Greenwood, South Carolina, and serving the Lakelands area. It airs an urban adult contemporary format and is owned by Broomfield Broadcasting, Inc. The studios are on Montague Avenue in Greenwood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WRSA (AM)</span> Radio station in Vermont, United States

WRSA is a commercial AM radio station licensed to the City of St. Albans, Vermont. It is owned by Steven Silberberg's Northeast Broadcasting Company, through licensee Radio Broadcasting Services, Incorporated. It airs a hot adult contemporary format, simulcasting sister station WIXM. There is an unrelated WRSA-FM (96.9) in Huntsville, Alabama.

WGYM is a non-commercial AM radio station broadcasting a religious format aimed at Catholic listeners. The station is licensed to Hammonton, New Jersey, and serves parts of Atlantic County and Camden County. The station is owned by the Domestic Church Media Foundation, which also owns three other stations, also in New Jersey: WFJS in Trenton, WFJS-FM in Freehold, and WSMJ in North Wildwood. All four broadcast Catholic programming, mostly supplied by the EWTN Radio Network.

KTIB is a commercial radio station in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It airs a Spanish-language Contemporary Hits radio format and is owned by Gap Broadcasting. With a good radio, the AM station can be heard as far as east as New Orleans, far as north as Baton Rouge, far as west as New Iberia, and as far south as the Gulf of Mexico.

WFAW is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, serving the Jefferson County and Janesville and Beloit area. The station is owned by Magnum Media, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., and features programming from Westwood One. WFAW has a classic rock radio format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WWTF</span> Radio station in Georgetown, Kentucky

WWTF is a commercial radio station broadcasting an active rock and alternative rock radio format. Licensed to Georgetown, Kentucky, United States, WWTF serves the Lexington Metro Area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WWTF programming is simulcast on FM translator W249DJ at 97.7 MHz. Since most listening to rock music is on FM, the station uses its FM dial position to identify itself, as "97.7 Lexington's Rock Alternative."

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WFJS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WFJS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ WFJS Coverage Area Map WFJS.org. Accessed February 7, 2015
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WFJS-AM
  5. ↑ "New Jersey AM Radio History". Archived from the original on March 9, 2002.
  6. ↑ "WBUD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  7. ↑ "Catholic group to drop WBUD sports format". Associated Press, Newsday . July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Making Moves: Wednesday Afternoon". Radio-Info.com. September 10, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Radio-Info.com Discussion Boards – WBUD now airing a final day broadcast..." Radio-Info.com. September 14, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ WFJS: " Domestic Church Media Foundation Announces Purchase OF WBUD 1260 AM in Trenton, NJ"
  11. ↑ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed February 7, 2015
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.