WJFN-FM

Last updated
WJFN-FM
Broadcast area Goochland, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia
Frequency 100.5 MHz
BrandingNewstalk WJFN
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Affiliations Genesis Communications Network
Townhall News
Westwood One
Pittsburgh Steelers
West Virginia Mountaineers
Ownership
Owner
  • John Fredericks
  • (MAGA Radio Network, LLC)
WJFN
History
First air date
 2001
Former call signs
WZEZ (2000–2017)
WLRB (2017–2018)
WVNZ-FM (2018)
WJFN (2018–2020)
Call sign meaning
John Fredericks (owner)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 87127
Class A
ERP 2,600 watts
HAAT 155.2 meters (509 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°47′37.0″N77°55′57.0″W / 37.793611°N 77.932500°W / 37.793611; -77.932500
Repeater(s) 820 WJFN (Chester)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wjfnradio.com

WJFN-FM (100.5 MHz) is a conservative talk-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Goochland, Virginia, serving Goochland and Goochland County, Virginia. WJFN-FM is owned by John Fredericks, through licensee MAGA Radio Network, LLC. [2] Fredericks hosts the weekday morning show at the station, with other daily shows including syndicated talkers Mark Levin and Steve Bannon.

Contents

History

As WZEZ, the station broadcast a soft adult contemporary format as "EZ 100.5" until February 1, 2014, when Red Zebra Broadcasting began programming it under a local marketing agreement with a simulcast of sports station WXGI, under the "Sports FM 100.5" branding. [3] Educational Media Foundation acquired WZEZ from the Delmarva Educational Association for $125,000 in 2016 and made it Richmond's K-Love station; [4] on February 1, 2017, the call sign was changed to WLRB. [5]

EMF sold WLRB to Truth Broadcasting Corporation (whose principals, Stuart and Nancy Epperson, are also associated with Delmarva Educational Association) for $150,000 in 2018; [6] while the sale was taking place, the station changed its call sign to WVNZ-FM on July 24 [5] and began carrying Radio Nueva Vida. [7] The call sign was changed to WJFN on September 27, 2018; [5] that October, John Fredericks began leasing the station to program a conservative talk format. [8] Fredericks bought the station outright for $155,000 effective December 20, 2019. [9]

Former logo WJFN 100.5newstalk logo.png
Former logo

Through sister company Disruptor Radio, John Fredericks agreed to buy similarly-formatted WNTW in Chester from Delmarva Educational Association in 2020; [10] WNTW already carried Fredericks' program, an arrangement that predated his acquisition of WJFN. [8] WJFN added the "-FM" suffix to its call sign on April 6, 2020, allowing Disruptor to request the unsuffixed WJFN callsign for WNTW. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WJFN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WJFN-FM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Venta, Lance (January 28, 2014). "ESPN Richmond Adds FM Simulcast". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance (November 3, 2016). "EMF Buys In Palm Springs & Richmond". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History (WJFN-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (June 8, 2018). "Station Sales Week Of 6/8". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Illinois Combo, Alabama FM Translator Sold". All Access. October 1, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "New Conservative Talker Rimshots Richmond". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (October 18, 2019). "Station Sales Week Of 10/18". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ Venta, Lance (March 20, 2020). "Station Sales Week Of 3/20". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.


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