WBLJ-FM

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WBLJ-FM
Broadcast area Sunbury, Selinsgrove, Lewisburg
Frequency 95.3 MHz
BrandingBill 95
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
WBYL, WKSB, WRAK, WRKK, WVRT, WVRZ
History
First air date
September 13, 1968 (1968-09-13)
Former call signs
  • WISL-FM (1968–1982, 1992–2001)
  • WSPI (1982–1992)
Call sign meaning
"Bill"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 47286
Class A
ERP 1,250 watts
HAAT 154.0 meters (505.2 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°45′36.00″N76°32′19.00″W / 40.7600000°N 76.5386111°W / 40.7600000; -76.5386111
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website bill95.iheart.com

WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format licensed to Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.

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History

This station began broadcasting on September 13, 1968, as WISL-FM, the FM sister station to WISL (1480 AM). [2] It was owned by Radio Anthracite Company until 1982, when it was acquired by the Shamokin Broadcasting Company, which also owned WMIM in Mount Carmel. It changed its call sign to WSPI on January 27, 1982, and began airing an adult contemporary format. [3] WSPI and WMIM were sold to Harold Fulmer of Allentown in 1988. [4]

WSPI was separated from WMIM when it was sold to an investor group led by Jim O'Leary, then-owner of WISL, in 1992. [5] It became WISL-FM after the sale. [1] O'Leary and Jean Sherman sold the WISL stations in 1997 to MJR Media of Shamokin, at which time the FM aired a classic rock format. [6]

Clear Channel Communications, forerunner to iHeartMedia, acquired the WISL stations from MJR Media in 2001. By that time, WISL-FM aired an oldies format. [7] Upon taking control in December 2001, the station flipped to a country format known as Bill FM, simulcasting WBYL (95.5 FM), [8] and became WBLJ-FM. [1] The Bill simulcast between Shamokin and Williamsport lasted until August 2025, when WBYL flipped to rock. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Facility Technical Data for WBLJ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station WISL Now on FM Dial". Shamokin News-Dispatch. September 14, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "New FM radio station on the air". Pottsville Republican. January 27, 1982. p. 7. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Two area radio stations sold". Pottsville Republican. October 14, 1988. p. 32. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Transactions: AT&T Reaches Out And Touches Terry Robinson For $1.8 Million". Radio & Records. September 4, 1992. p. 10. ProQuest   101726006.
  6. ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. September 29, 1997. p. 61. ProQuest   1014764350.
  7. ↑ "WISL to be under new ownership". The Daily Item. August 23, 2001. p. D3. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Shamokin radio station changes music format". Press Enterprise. December 9, 2001. p. 3. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (August 2, 2025). "Rock Upgrades While Bill Departs Williamsport". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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