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WJNJ

Coordinates: 30°19′43.86″N 81°41′41.35″W / 30.3288500°N 81.6948194°W / 30.3288500; -81.6948194
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WJNJ
Broadcast areaJacksonville metropolitan area
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingRomantica
Programming
FormatSpanish AC
Ownership
Owner
  • Norsan Media
  • (Norsan Media and Consulting, Inc.)
WEWC, WJXR, WNNR, WVOJ, WYKB
History
First air date
July 23, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-07-23)
Former call signs
    • WJHP (1940–1957)
    • WZOK (1957–1968)
    • WVOJ (1968–1984)
    • WQIK (1984–1994)
    • WJGR (1994–2007)
    • WBOB (2007–2010)
Former frequencies
1290 kHz (1940–1942)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID29736
ClassD
Power
  • 16,000 watts day
  • 80 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
30°19′43.86″N 81°41′41.35″W / 30.3288500°N 81.6948194°W / 30.3288500; -81.6948194
Translator(s)
Repeater(s)105.3 WYKB-HD2 (Fernandina Beach)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live

WJNJ (1320 AM) is a commercial radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned by Norsan Media, and airs a Spanish AC radio format.

WJNJ broadcasts with 16,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1320, it drops its power to 80 watts and uses a directional antenna. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. Listeners can also hear WJNJ’s programming on 103.7 MHz via FM translator station W279AG in Atlantic Beach, Florida.

History

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The station was first licensed on July 23, 1940, as WJHP on 1290 kHz.[2] It was owned by The Metropolis Company and transmitted with a power output of 250 watts, and the call sign was derived from the initials of company president John H. Perry.[3] By 1941, WJHP was an NBC Blue Network affiliate.[4] Following the NARBA treaty, WJHP obtained a construction permit for the 1320 kHz frequency in March 1941, and the license was officially modified for the station to broadcast on 1320 beginning November 6, 1942.[2]

The station was transferred to the Jacksonville Journal Company in 1952.[2] In 1957, the Jacksonville Journal Company sold WJHP to Radio Jax for $225,000.[5]

On June 6, 1968, WJHP's call sign changed to WVOJ. Four days later, the station was acquired by Victory Broadcasting, which changed the station to a country music format.[6][7] Its slogan was "The Voice of Jacksonville".[6] By 1976, WVOJ became the most popular radio station in Jacksonville.[6]

WVOJ was purchased by Jacor on June 1, 1984, and changed its call sign to WQIK.[8] On April 1, 1994, WQIK became WJGR. WJGR switched callsigns to WBOB on March 1, 2007; WBOB became WJNJ on May 3, 2010.[9]

Norsan Media purchased WJNJ from New Covenant Ministries for $700,000 in 2023. At the time of the sale, the station aired Christian radio programming as "Pure Radio"; the intellectual property of that format was excluded from the deal.[10]

Translators

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W224EF 92.7 FM Orange Park, Florida 202612 250 m (0 ft) D 30°4′23.4″N 81°47′26″W / 30.073167°N 81.79056°W / 30.073167; -81.79056 (W224EF) LMS
W279AG 103.7 FM Atlantic Beach, Florida 76224 250 278 m (912 ft) D 30°16′51.9″N 81°34′12.2″W / 30.281083°N 81.570056°W / 30.281083; -81.570056 (W279AG) LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJNJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b c "WJNJ history cards". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Broadcasting 1940 Yearbook (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1940. p. 112.
  4. ^ Broadcasting 1941 Yearbook (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. p. 112.
  5. ^ "This week's receipts: $26 million" (PDF). Broadcasting. Vol. 51, no. 14. April 8, 1957. p. 32. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ a b c Broadcasting Yearbook 1976 (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1976. p. C-39.
  7. ^ "Mixed viewpoints on formats' fate". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 30. July 22, 1972. p. 20 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988 (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1988. p. B-59.
  9. ^ FCC's callsign history for WJNJ. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (April 21, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 4/21". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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