WJFN-FM

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WJFN-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency 100.5 MHz
BrandingNewstalk WJFN
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Affiliations Genesis Communications Network
Townhall
Westwood One
Pittsburgh Steelers
West Virginia Mountaineers
Ownership
Owner
  • John Fredericks
  • (MAGA Radio Network, LLC)
WJFN
History
First air date
2001 (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′37.5″N77°55′56″W / 37.793750°N 77.93222°W / 37.793750; -77.93222
Repeater 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.

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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]

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]

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 November 8, 2018.
  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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