WJYI
Broadcast areaHampton Roads[2][3]
Frequency1230 AM kHz
BrandingJoy FM 98.7 HD2
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Soft oldies and Adult standards)[4]
AffiliationsAmerica's Best Music (Westwood One)
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications, Inc.[5]
  • (Tidewater Communications, LLC[1])
WAFX, WNOR
History
First air date
May 1, 1949[1][6]
Former call signs
WNOR (1949-1986)
WKLR (1986-1986)
WNOR (1986-1989)
WJOI (1999-2021)[7]
Call sign meaning
"Joy"
Technical information
Facility ID67081
ClassC
Power627 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
36°50′4.53″N 76°16′9.78″W / 36.8345917°N 76.2693833°W / 36.8345917; -76.2693833[1]
Repeater(s)WNOR 98.7-HD2[8]

WJYI (1230 kHz) was a soft oldies and adult standards formatted radio station.[4] It was licensed to Norfolk, Virginia and served the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.[1][2][3] WJYI was owned by Saga Communications, Inc. and operated under their Tidewater Communications, LLC licensee.[1][5] It featured programming from "America's Best Music" syndicated by Westwood One.

Transmission

WJYI was a Class C station, transmitting with 627 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter was off East Indian River Road in Norfolk, near the Campostella Bridge.[9] Programming continues to be heard on a digital subchannel of sister station WNOR 98.7-HD2.[8]

History

On May 1, 1949, the station first signed on the air.[1][6] The original call sign was WNOR.[7] The WJOI call letters and those of co-owned WJYI in Milwaukee swapped on April 29, 2021.[10]

On September 30, 2021, WJYI's license was surrendered to the FCC.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "WJYI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "WJYI-AM 1230 kHz - Norfolk, VA - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "WJYI-AM 1230 kHz - Norfolk, VA - Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Stations - Saga Communications". Saga Communications, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Bonko, Larry (September 9, 2019). "Radio stations to tear down 540-foot-high tower in Norfolk". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "36°50'04.5"N 76°16'09.8"W - 600 E Indian River Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WJYI-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Venta, Lance (October 1, 2021). "Saga Surrenders Norfolk AM". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

External links

Radio stations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, metropolitan area
Saga Communications, Inc.
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