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WJYJ is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Hickory, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.
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WLES is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bon Air, Virginia, United States, serving the Greater Richmond Region. WLES is owned and operated by Stuart Epperson, through licensee Truth Broadcasting Corporation. It airs a Christian radio format as part of "The Truth Network", originating in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Programming is also heard on FM translator station W249CI at 97.7 MHz.
WODY is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Fieldale, Virginia, serving Martinsville and Henry County, Virginia. WODY is owned and operated by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. It simulcasts a Southern Gospel radio format from WXRI Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as part of the Joy FM network. It formerly aired programming from ESPN Radio before being bought by Positive Alternative Radio. The network is listener-supported, with the stations holding on-air fundraisers to support the Joy FM ministry.
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References
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WXRI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WXRI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WXRI Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ Todd Lotz, "Where to Find the Best in Christian Music," Greensboro News & Record, January 15, 1998.
- ↑ "Business Milestones," Winston-Salem Journal, June 7, 1999.
- ↑ "Business Milestones," Winston-Salem Journal, June 5, 2000.
