WJNJ

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WJNJ
Broadcast area Jacksonville metropolitan area
Frequency 1320 kHz
BrandingRomantica
Programming
Format Spanish AC
Ownership
Owner
  • Norsan Media
  • (Norsan Media and Consulting, Inc.)
WEWC, WJXR, WNNR, WVOJ, WYKB
History
First air date
July 23, 1940;83 years ago (1940-07-23)
Former call signs
    • WJHP (1940–1957)
    • WZOK (1957–1968)
    • WVOJ (1968–1984)
    • WQIK (1984–1994)
    • WJGR (1994–2007)
    • WBOB (2007–2010)
Former frequencies
1290 kHz (1940–1942)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 29736
Class D
Power
  • 16,000 watts day
  • 80 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 30°19′43.86″N81°41′41.35″W / 30.3288500°N 81.6948194°W / 30.3288500; -81.6948194
Translator(s)
Repeater(s) 105.3  WYKB-HD2 (Fernandina Beach)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live

WJNJ (1320 AM) is a commercial radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned by Norsan Media, and airs a Spanish AC radio format.

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WJNJ broadcasts with 16,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1320, it drops its power to 80 watts and uses a directional antenna. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. Listeners can also hear WJNJ’s programming on 103.7 MHz via FM translator station W279AG in Atlantic Beach, Florida.

History

The station was first licensed on July 23, 1940, as WJHP on 1290 kHz. [2] It was owned by The Metropolis Company and transmitted with a power output of 250 watts, and the call sign was derived from the initials of company president John H. Perry. [3] By 1941, WJHP was an NBC Blue Network affiliate. [4] Following the NARBA treaty, WJHP obtained a construction permit for the 1320 kHz frequency in March 1941, and the license was officially modified for the station to broadcast on 1320 beginning November 6, 1942. [2]

The station was transferred to the Jacksonville Journal Company in 1952. [2] In 1957, the Jacksonville Journal Company sold WJHP to Radio Jax for $225,000. [5]

On June 6, 1968, WJHP's call sign changed to WVOJ. Four days later, the station was acquired by Victory Broadcasting, which changed the station to a country music format. [6] [7] Its slogan was "The Voice of Jacksonville". [6] By 1976, WVOJ became the most popular radio station in Jacksonville. [6]

WVOJ was purchased by Jacor on June 1, 1984, and changed its call sign to WQIK. [8] On April 1, 1994, WQIK became WJGR. WJGR switched callsigns to WBOB on March 1, 2007; WBOB became WJNJ on May 3, 2010. [9]

Norsan Media purchased WJNJ from New Covenant Ministries for $700,000 in 2023. At the time of the sale, the station aired Christian radio programming as "Pure Radio"; the intellectual property of that format was excluded from the deal. [10]

Translators

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W224EF92.7 FM Orange Park, Florida 2026122500  m (0  ft)D 30°4′23.4″N81°47′26″W / 30.073167°N 81.79056°W / 30.073167; -81.79056 (W224EF) LMS
W279AG103.7 FM Atlantic Beach, Florida 76224250278 m (912 ft)D 30°16′51.9″N81°34′12.2″W / 30.281083°N 81.570056°W / 30.281083; -81.570056 (W279AG) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WJNJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 3 "WJNJ history cards". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting 1940 Yearbook (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1940. p. 112.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting 1941 Yearbook (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. p. 112.
  5. ↑ "This week's receipts: $26 million" (PDF). Broadcasting. Vol. 51, no. 14. April 8, 1957. p. 32. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via World Radio History.
  6. 1 2 3 Broadcasting Yearbook 1976 (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1976. p. C-39.
  7. ↑ "Mixed viewpoints on formats' fate". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 30. July 22, 1972. p. 20 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988 (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1988. p. B-59.
  9. ↑ FCC's callsign history for WJNJ. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ Venta, Lance (April 21, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 4/21". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 10, 2024.


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