WJNJ
Broadcast areaJacksonville, Florida
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingPure Radio 103.7 & 1320
Programming
FormatUrban gospel
AffiliationsRadio One
Ownership
OwnerNew Covenant Ministries, Inc.
History
First air date
July 23, 1940; 83 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
Facility ID29736
ClassD
Power16,000 watts day
80 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
30°17′42.00″N 81°44′33.00″W / 30.2950000°N 81.7425000°W / 30.2950000; -81.7425000
Translator(s)92.7 W224EF (Orange Park)
103.7 W279AG (Atlantic Beach)
Links
WebsitePureRadioJax.org

WJNJ (1320 AM) is a commercial radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned by New Covenant Ministries, Inc., and airs an urban gospel radio format. Its schedule is a mix of contemporary gospel hits and preaching shows aimed at the African-American community. Weekday mornings, it carries the Erica Campbell Show, syndicated from Radio One.

WJNJ broadcasts with 16,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1320, it greatly 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

The station was first licensed on July 23, 1940 as WJHP on 1290 kHz.[1] 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.[2] By 1941, WJHP was an NBC Blue Network affiliate.[3] 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.[1]

The station was transferred to the Jacksonville Journal Company in 1952.[1] In 1957, the Jacksonville Journal Company sold WJHP to Radio Jax for $225,000.[4]

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.[5][6] Its slogan was "The Voice of Jacksonville".[5] By 1976, WVOJ became the most popular radio station in Jacksonville.[5]

WVOJ was purchased by Jacor on June 1, 1984 and changed its call sign to WQIK.[7] On April 1, 1994, WQIK became WJGR. WJGR switched callsigns to WBOB on March 1, 2007; WBOB became WJNJ on May 3, 2010.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "WJNJ history cards". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Broadcasting 1940 Yearbook (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1940. p. 112.
  3. ^ Broadcasting 1941 Yearbook (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. p. 112.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c Broadcasting Yearbook 1976 (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1976. p. C-39.
  6. ^ "Mixed viewpoints on formats' fate". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 30. July 22, 1972. p. 20 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988 (PDF). Washington: Broadcasting Publications. 1988. p. B-59.
  8. ^ FCC's callsign history for WJNJ. Retrieved August 18, 2016.

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Radio stations in the Jacksonville, Florida, metropolitan area
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