WJOE (FM)

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WJOE
Broadcast area
Frequency 103.9 MHz
BrandingJoe 103.9
Programming
Format Southern gospel
Affiliations USA Radio News
Ownership
Owner
  • Roger Bouldin
  • (Bouldin Radio, LLC)
History
Former call signs
  • WKGI (1976–1987)
  • WATQ-FM (1987–1995)
  • WETZ-FM (1995–2011)
  • WNRJ (2011–2023)
Call sign meaning
"Joe" (branding)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 18534
Class A
ERP 750 watts
HAAT 122.7 meters (403 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website joe1039.com

WJOE (103.9 MHz) is a broadcast radio station carrying a southern gospel format. WJOE is licensed to Vienna, West Virginia, serving the Parkersburg, West Virginia and Marietta, Ohio area. WJOE's moniker is "Joe 103.9".

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History

The station was licensed as WKGI. On February 14, 1987, the call sign was changed to WATQ-FM. Its call sign was next changed on August 28, 1995, when it became WETZ-FM. [2] WETZ-FM moved from New Martinsville, West Virginia to Vienna, West Virginia sometime in January 2010. The station can only be heard in New Martinsville via a distant signal, but now serves the Parkersburg/Marietta area.

The station was assigned the callsign WNRJ by the Federal Communications Commission on August 1, 2011. [3]

On January 4, 2017, WNRJ changed formats to modern gospel music (playing current and progressive southern gospel), branded as "Praise FM 103.9". Praise FM 103.9 is a tier one charting station for the Singing News Top 80 monthly chart - one of eight stations in the United States.

On November 13, 2023, WNRJ changed its call sign to WJOE. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WJOE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". licensing.fcc.gov.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ↑ "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC".
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