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'''WJEJ''' is a [[Full service (radio format)|Full Service]]-formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] featuring [[Adult Standards]], [[Middle of the road (music)|Middle of the Road]] and [[Oldies]] music, broadcasting on 1240 AM and on 104.3 FM via translator W282CR. WJEJ is licensed to [[Hagerstown, Maryland]], serving [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]] and Eastern [[Washington County, Maryland]].<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI14&band=am&callLetter=WJEJ|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=August 12, 2014|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref> WJEJ is owned and operated by Hagerstown Broadcasting Company.<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WJEJ|title=WJEJ Facility Record|accessdate=August 12, 2014|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> |
'''WJEJ''' is a [[Full service (radio format)|Full Service]]-formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] featuring [[Adult Standards]], [[Middle of the road (music)|Middle of the Road]] and [[Oldies]] music, broadcasting on 1240 AM and on 104.3 FM via translator W282CR. WJEJ is licensed to [[Hagerstown, Maryland]], serving [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]] and Eastern [[Washington County, Maryland]].<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI14&band=am&callLetter=WJEJ|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=August 12, 2014|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref> WJEJ is owned and operated by Hagerstown Broadcasting Company.<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WJEJ|title=WJEJ Facility Record|accessdate=August 12, 2014|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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WJEJ was Hagerstown's first radio station, with its license first granted on March 30, 1932 to operate at the frequency of 1210 kHz at a power output of 100 watts, daytime only. Studios and transmitter were located at the Alexander Hotel in Hagerstown. |
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The following month, the license was assigned from A.V. Tidmore to Hagerstown Broadcasting Company. In July 1934, Hagerstown Broadcasting Company received permission to move the transmitter facility from the Alexander Hotel to the Lovely Dame Building at 16 West Washington Street in Hagerstown. By the end of 1938, WJEJ was given 24-hour broadcasting rights, and by 1940, received authorization to increase its power from 100 to 250 watts. In 1941, under the [[NARBA]] frequency reallocation plan, WJEJ moved to its current AM dial position of 1240 kHz, but retained its operating power of 250 watts. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 21:55, 17 April 2024
Broadcast area | Hagerstown, Maryland Eastern Washington County, Maryland |
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Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Branding | WJEJ |
Programming | |
Format | Full Service Adult Standards Middle of the Road Oldies[1] |
Affiliations | CBS Radio Network Penn State Sports Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hagerstown Broadcasting Company |
History | |
First air date | 1932 |
Former frequencies | 1210 kHz (1932–1941)[2] |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 25828 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 Watts day and night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°40′0.0″N 77°43′30.0″W / 39.666667°N 77.725000°W |
Translator(s) | 104.3 W282CR (Hagerstown, MD) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WJEJ Webstream |
Website | WJEJ Online |
WJEJ is a Full Service-formatted broadcast radio station featuring Adult Standards, Middle of the Road and Oldies music, broadcasting on 1240 AM and on 104.3 FM via translator W282CR. WJEJ is licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland, serving Hagerstown and Eastern Washington County, Maryland.[1] WJEJ is owned and operated by Hagerstown Broadcasting Company.[4]
History
WJEJ was Hagerstown's first radio station, with its license first granted on March 30, 1932 to operate at the frequency of 1210 kHz at a power output of 100 watts, daytime only. Studios and transmitter were located at the Alexander Hotel in Hagerstown.
The following month, the license was assigned from A.V. Tidmore to Hagerstown Broadcasting Company. In July 1934, Hagerstown Broadcasting Company received permission to move the transmitter facility from the Alexander Hotel to the Lovely Dame Building at 16 West Washington Street in Hagerstown. By the end of 1938, WJEJ was given 24-hour broadcasting rights, and by 1940, received authorization to increase its power from 100 to 250 watts. In 1941, under the NARBA frequency reallocation plan, WJEJ moved to its current AM dial position of 1240 kHz, but retained its operating power of 250 watts.
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ FCC History Cards for WJEJ
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJEJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WJEJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
External links
Media related to WJEJ at Wikimedia Commons
- WJEJ Online
- Facility details for Facility ID WJEJ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Template:FMQ
- W282CR at FCCdata.org