WJDM (New Jersey)

Last updated
DWJDM
Frequency 1530 kHz
BrandingRadio Cantico Nuevo
Programming
Format Defunct
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 11, 1970;52 years ago (1970-03-11) (as WELA)
Last air date
January 30, 2019;3 years ago (2019-01-30)
Former call signs
WELA (1969-1971)
Call sign meaning
John Quinn, Dominick Mirabelli, Michael Quinn, the first names of the station's original owners
Technical information
Facility ID 54563
Class D
Power 1,000 watts (Daytime)
670 watts (critical hours)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°41′25″N74°15′40″W / 40.69028°N 74.26111°W / 40.69028; -74.26111 Coordinates: 40°41′25″N74°15′40″W / 40.69028°N 74.26111°W / 40.69028; -74.26111
Translator(s) 97.5 W248CG (Jersey City)

WJDM (1530 AM, "Radio Cantico Nuevo") was a radio station licensed to Elizabeth, New Jersey (the seat of Union County, New Jersey), which last broadcast a Spanish language Christian radio format. The station's transmitter was located in nearby Union Township, Union County, New Jersey.

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History

The station signed on the air on March 11, 1970 as WELA with the following jingle: (Drumroll) - Announcer: "You've listened to the rest, now listen to the best!" (Chorus - "W-E-L-A, You never heard it so good!")[ citation needed ] The original format consisted of music, mainly middle-of-the-road (MOR), adult contemporary and rock 'n roll oldies selections, with local news and information. The station made a name for itself with its coverage of an explosion at the Linden, New Jersey Bayway Refinery just after 11 PM Saturday December 5, 1970,[ citation needed ] which had area residents fearing for their lives much of the next day.

In order to avoid confusion with WERA Plainfield, New Jersey (1590 kHz), the original call sign was changed in January 1971 to WJDM, with the letters J, D and M standing for the first names of the original owners. [1] WJDM later adopted an ethnic format, reflecting the city's changing demographics, that expanded from Sundays to full-time in the 1990s.

Expanded Band assignment

In 1979, a World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC-79) adopted "Radio Regulation No. 480", which stated that "In Region 2, the use of the band 1605-1705 kHz by stations of the broadcasting service shall be subject to a plan to be established by a regional administrative radio conference..." As a consequence, on June 8, 1988, an ITU-sponsored conference held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil adopted provisions, effective July 1, 1990, to extend the upper end of the Region 2 AM broadcast band, by adding ten frequencies which spanned from 1610 kHz to 1700 kHz. The agreement provided for a standard transmitter power of 1 kilowatt, which could be increased to 10 kilowatts in cases where it did not result in undue interference. [2]

While the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was still making U.S. preparations to populate the additional frequencies, known as the AM expanded band, a provision was added to the Communications Act of 1934 in late 1991 which mandated that priority for assignments would be given to existing daytime-only stations that were located in a community with a population over 100,000, and which also did not have any full-time stations. [3] Taking advantage of this provision, on December 8, 1995, WJDM became first station in the country to begin regular broadcasting on the expanded band, assigned to 1660 kHz. [4] On February 1, 1996 Radio AAHS network children's programming debuted on 1660 AM, [5] which lasted until 1997.

Initially, the expanded band station carried the same WJDM call letters as its parent station. On March 17, 1997, the FCC completed the process of determining which stations would be permitted to move to expanded band frequencies, and WJDM was included among the eighty-eight selected stations, now formally authorized to move from 1530 to 1660 kHz. [6] A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters WBAH on May 11, 1998, which were changed to WWRU on February 15, 1999. [7] WWRU later changed its community of license to Jersey City, New Jersey.

Later history

The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency, [6] although this deadline was extended multiple times. WJDM ceased broadcasting on January 30, 2019, and its license was cancelled April 10, 2020. [8] [9] [10] After the station ceased operations, W248CG became a repeater of WXMC, and now WTHE. The WJDM call letters were later moved to WTHE in Mineola, New York where Cantico Nuevo Ministry, Inc., which provides the Radio Cantico Nuevo programing, owns the station.

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References

  1. ↑ WERA was shut down in 1997 after being acquired by WWRL 1600 kHz New York, New York to allow extension of that station's coverage to the west.
  2. ↑ Final Acts of the Regional Radio Conference to Establish a Plan for the Broadcasting Service in the Band 1605-1705 in Region 2 (PDF) (Rio de Janeiro, 1988. ITU.int)
  3. ↑ "Additions to Section 331 of the Communications Act of 1934" (Approved December 20, 1991), Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, page 2402.
  4. ↑ "WJDM to be first on extended AM band" by Glen Diskson, Broadcasting, October 9, 1995, page 66.
  5. ↑ "Thoughtwaves" by "Chuck", Popular Communications, pages 5, 83.
  6. 1 2 "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  7. ↑ FCC Call Sign History (Facility ID: 87123)
  8. ↑ McCauley, Victoria. "Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent", fcc.gov. October 10, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ Lipp, Mark N. "Request for Cancellation of License", Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth. fcc.gov. April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ FCC Station Search Details: DWJDM (Facility ID: 54563)
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