WJYI (AM)

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WJYI
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Broadcast area Hampton Roads [2] [3]
Frequency 1230 AM kHz
BrandingJoy FM 98.7 HD2
Programming
Format Defunct (was Soft oldies and Adult standards) [4]
Affiliations America's Best Music (Westwood One)
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications, Inc. [5]
  • (Tidewater Communications, LLC [1] )
WAFX, WNOR
History
First air date
May 1, 1949 [1] [6]
Former call signs
WNOR (1949-1986)
WKLR (1986-1986)
WNOR (1986-1989)
WJOI (1999-2021) [7]
Call sign meaning
"Joy"
Technical information
Facility ID 67081
Class C
Power 627 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
 36°50′4.53″N76°16′9.78″W / 36.8345917°N 76.2693833°W / 36.8345917; -76.2693833 [1]
Repeater(s) WNOR 98.7-HD2 [8]

WJYI (1230 kHz) was a soft oldies and adult standards formatted radio station. [4] It was licensed to Norfolk, Virginia and served the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. [1] [2] [3] WJYI was owned by Saga Communications, Inc. and operated under their Tidewater Communications, LLC licensee. [1] [5] It featured programming from "America's Best Music" syndicated by Westwood One.

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Transmission

WJYI was a Class C station, transmitting with 627 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter was off East Indian River Road in Norfolk, near the Campostella Bridge. [9] Programming continues to be heard on a digital subchannel of sister station WNOR 98.7-HD2. [8]

History

On May 1, 1949, the station first signed on the air. [1] [6] The original call sign was WNOR. [7] The WJOI call letters and those of co-owned WJYI in Milwaukee swapped on April 29, 2021. [10]

On September 30, 2021, WJYI's license was surrendered to the FCC. [11]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "WJYI-AM 1230 kHz - Norfolk, VA - Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Stations - Saga Communications". Saga Communications, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Bonko, Larry (September 9, 2019). "Radio stations to tear down 540-foot-high tower in Norfolk". The Virginian-Pilot . Norfolk, Virginia: Tribune Publishing . Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  9. ↑ "36°50'04.5"N 76°16'09.8"W - 600 E Indian River Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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  11. ↑ Venta, Lance (October 1, 2021). "Saga Surrenders Norfolk AM". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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