WIUJ

Last updated
WIUJ
Frequency 102.9 MHz
Programming
Format Defunct (was Variety)
Ownership
OwnerVirgin Island Youth Development Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
August 1975
Last air date
January 31, 2020
Technical information
Facility ID 70026
Class A
ERP 1,500 Watts
HAAT 435 meters (1,427 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
18°21′26″N64°56′50″W / 18.35722°N 64.94722°W / 18.35722; -64.94722

WIUJ (102.9 FM) was a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station was owned by Virgin Island Youth Development Radio, Inc. It aired a Variety format featuring jazz, classical, and Caribbean music, plus news, current events coverage, as well as live daily broadcasts of the Virgin Islands Senate. [1]

WIUJ's studios and transmitter were located on the premises of WTJX-TV on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. [2] WIUJ had been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was originally licensed. [3]

The station ceased operations on January 31, 2020, after more than 44 years on the air. Its license was cancelled February 4, 2020.

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References

  1. "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Facts about WIUJ". WIUJ 102.9 website.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.