WBFJ
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| City of license | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
| Slogan | "Christian Teaching and Talk Radio" |
| Frequency | 1550 kHz (Sister Station WBFJ-FM music format: 89.3 MHz) |
| Format | Christian Teaching and Talk |
| Power | 1000 Watts (AM) |
| Class | D (AM) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°06′33″N 80°14′44″W / 36.10917°N 80.24556°W |
| Former callsigns | WPEG, WFCM, WPGD |
| Affiliations | IRN-USA Radio |
| Owner | Word of Life Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WBFJ-FM (89.3 fm), WWW.WBFJ.FM |
| Website | http://www.stereo1550.com |
WBFJ (1550 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Talk and Teaching format. Licensed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Piedmont Triad area and is currently owned by Word of Life Broadcasting, INC..
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[edit] History
The station began broadcasting in 1960 from a transmitter and studios on Northwest Blvd. with the call letters WPEG (based on the name of then-owner Nick Reisenweiver's wife, Peggy). The theme song was "Peg O' My Heart".[1] The station broadcast a popular music and light classical format first before becoming the area's first country music station in 1963.[2] In October 1966, Suburban Radio Group of Belmont, North Carolina bought WPEG and changed its letters to WFCM.[3] After its 1971 sale to Rev. Robert A. Mayer, Pastor D.W. Long of Thomasville, North Carolina became manager[4] and WFCM became Southern Gospel and preaching. In 1979, WBFJ-AM moved its studios to Trenwest Drive in Winston-Salem and began playing a mix of Contemporary Christian music (CCM) and Christian teaching & talk. In the early 1990s, WBFJ-AM moved its studios to their current location on North Trade Street and began broadcasting in AM stereo. In September 1994, sister station WBFJ-FM signed on the air with a CCM format, and the AM assumed an all-teaching-and-talk format, keeping its AM stereo signal.[5]
The station was previously owned by Forsyth Broadcasting and Quality Media.
[edit] Coverage Population
There is no reliable information on the population able to receive this station
[edit] Listeners
There is no reliable information on the number of listeners to this station
[edit] References
- ^ Sandra Whisnant, "Radio Station Is Named for 'Peg of His Heart," Winston-Salem Journal, November 6, 1960.
- ^ "WPEG Is Changing Its Format," Twin City Sentinel, February 16, 1963.
- ^ "Familiar Voice Returns to Radio," Wiston-Salem Journal, November 14, 1966.
- ^ "New Owner of WFCM Takes Over," Winston-Salem Journal, October 6, 1971.
- ^ "Station Provides Christian Content", Greensboro News & Record, February 7, 1997.
[edit] External links
- official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WBFJ
- Radio-Locator Information on WBFJ
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WBFJ
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