WJDF

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WJDF
WJDF-FM Logo.png
Broadcast area North Quabbin
Frequency 97.3 MHz
Branding97.3 FM WJDF
Programming
Format Defunct; was full service classic hits
Ownership
OwnerDeane Brothers Broadcasting Corp.
History
First air date
August 1995 (1995-08)
Last air date
April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)
Former call signs
WFUB (1991–1995) [1]
Call sign meaning
Jay, Donn, and Fred Deane (owners) [2]
Technical information
Facility ID 16006
Class A
ERP 5,800 watts
HAAT 25 meters (82 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°36′03″N72°23′01″W / 42.60083°N 72.38361°W / 42.60083; -72.38361

WJDF (97.3 FM) was a radio station licensed to serve Orange, Massachusetts. The station was owned by Deane Brothers Broadcasting Corp. It aired a full service classic hits music format.

The station was assigned the WJDF call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on June 30, 1995. [1] It signed on in August 1995 with an adult contemporary format. [3] In January 2014, WJDF reformatted to full-service classic hits.

On November 30, 2018, the FCC warned WJDF of a potential for the revocation of their license if their debt was not paid within 60 days; at the time, the station owed $9,642 in regulatory fees dating to 2014. [4] [5] [6] The station did not respond to the warning, and on April 4, 2019, WJDF's license was revoked by the FCC. [7] [8] [9] [10] At the time of the revocation, WJDF had been operated by Steve Wendell under a local marketing agreement, with plans for Wendell to acquire the station outright. Wendell subsequently announced his intention to file a $1.8 million lawsuit against Deane Brothers Broadcasting, as he had not been informed of the station's unpaid regulatory fees (which prevented renewal of the WJDF license and the proposed license transfer); in addition, the station had been silent from August to December 2018 after WJDF's transmitter was destroyed by two lightning strikes. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Deane Brothers Broadcasting". Worcester Business Journal. May 9, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. August 16, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Order To Pay Or To Show Cause" (PDF). FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "FCC Warns: Pay Or Lose Your License". Inside Radio. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "FCC Wants A Why On Delinquent Reg Fees". RBR. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Order of Revocation" (PDF). FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ "FCC Revokes WJDF's License". Radioinsight.com. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. ↑ "FCC Yanks License Of WJDF/Orange, MA Due To Unpaid Regulatory Fees". AllAccess.com. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Delinquent Reg Fees Lead To FCC Revocation Order". RBR. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ Vine, Greg (April 8, 2019). "WJDF ordered off air, owners facing lawsuit". Athol Daily News . Retrieved April 10, 2019.


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