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WRJN
	[[]]
Racine, Wisconsin;
Broadcast area	Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee
Frequency	1400 AM kHz
Branding	"Your Radio Friend, AM 1400 WRJN"
Programming
Format	Classic Hits, Oldies, MOR
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	David Magnum; (Magnum Communications, Inc.);
Sister stations	WMKQ
History
First air date	December 1926
Call sign meaning	Racine Journal News (founder of station)
Technical information
Facility ID	41437
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Links
Webcast	[http://icy2.abacast.com/magnumbroadcasting-wrjnammp3-64.m3u
Website	[http://www.wrjn.com

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WRJN (1400 AM) is a MOR radio station located in Racine, Wisconsin, and serving the areas of Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The station is owned by David Magnum, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., along with local sister station WMKQ. Its studios and transmitter are co-located in Racine.

The station has a strong Racine-Kenosha based emphasis, featuring a heavy slate of local news. local sports and local talk shows.

Talk Radio Era

From the late 80s until 2014, WRJN-AM carried a Talk Radio format with a combination of local and syndicated talk. The station was the Milwaukee-area affiliate for syndicated shows from Lionel, Bill O'Reilly and Mike Gallagher as well as Alan Colmes, Ed Schultz, Coast To Coast AM and Leslie Marshall in it's later years.

WRJN was affiliated with ABC and aired Paul Harvey's daily commentaries prior to his death.

WRJN celebrated 85 years of continuous service to Racine on December 6, 2011. It is among the nation's most long running stations and the 3rd oldest station with the same call letters in Wisconsin.

Sale To Magnum Broadcasting And Format Change

On June 25, 2014, Bliss Communications announced that it would sell WRJN and WMKQ (then WEZY), along with sister stations WBKV and WBWI-FM in West Bend, to David Magnum's Magnum Communications, Inc. Bliss had owned WRJN and WEZY since 1997.^[1] The sale, at a price of $2.25 million, was consummated on October 31, 2014.

On December 1st, 2014, WRJN dropped all syndicated programming from the lineup and replaced it with a mixture of local talk, sports, and Classic Hits, Oldies and Adult Contemporary Music with the new positioner "Your Radio Friend", which is similar format to their new sister station WPDR in Portage.

References

^ "Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations". The Janesville Gazette. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

External links

WRJN Website
Facility details for Facility ID WRJN ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[tjg-saletomagnum-1] "Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations". The Janesville Gazette. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

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-'''WRJN''' (1400 AM) is a [[talk radio|news/talk]] radio station located in [[Racine, Wisconsin]], and serving the areas of [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]], [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] and [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]. The station is owned by David Magnum, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., along with local sister station [[WMKQ]].  Its studios and transmitter are co-located in Racine.
+'''WRJN''' (1400 AM) is a [[Full Service|MOR]] radio station located in [[Racine, Wisconsin]], and serving the areas of [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]], [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] and [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]. The station is owned by David Magnum, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., along with local sister station [[WMKQ]].  Its studios and transmitter are co-located in Racine.
-The station has a strong Racine-based emphasis, featuring a heavy slate of local news. local sports and local [[talk shows]]. They also serve as the Milwaukee area affiliates for [[radio syndication|syndicated]] talk shows from both sides of the political spectrum, including [[Liberalism|liberal]] hosts [[Alan Colmes Show|Alan Colmes]] and Leslie Marshall, although local shows are news and issue based, not divided along political platforms.  ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'' is also carried on the station, which also airs on Milwaukee's [[WISN (AM)|WISN]].
+The station has a strong Racine-Kenosha based emphasis, featuring a heavy slate of local news. local sports and local [[talk shows]].
+==Talk Radio Era==
-Previously, the station was the Milwaukee-area affiliate for syndicated shows from [[Lionel (radio)|Lionel]], [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Mike Gallagher]].
+From the late 80s until 2014, WRJN-AM carried a Talk Radio format with a combination of local and syndicated talk. The station was the Milwaukee-area affiliate for syndicated shows from [[Lionel (radio)|Lionel]], [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Mike Gallagher]] as well as [[Alan Colmes]], [[Ed Schultz]], [[Coast To Coast AM]] and [[Leslie Marshall]] in it's later years.
-WRJN is affiliated with [[ABC Radio Network|ABC]] and aired [[Paul Harvey]]'s daily commentaries prior to his death.
+WRJN was affiliated with [[ABC Radio Network|ABC]] and aired [[Paul Harvey]]'s daily commentaries prior to his death.
 WRJN celebrated 85 years of continuous service to Racine on December 6, 2011. It is among the nation's most long running stations and the 3rd oldest station with the same call letters in Wisconsin.
+==Sale To Magnum Broadcasting And Format Change==
 On June 25, 2014, Bliss Communications announced that it would sell WRJN and WMKQ (then WEZY), along with sister stations [[WBKV]] and [[WMBZ (FM)|WBWI-FM]] in [[West Bend, Wisconsin|West Bend]], to David Magnum's Magnum Communications, Inc. Bliss had owned WRJN and WEZY since 1997.<ref name=tjg-saletomagnum>{{cite news|title=Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations|url=http://www.gazettextra.com/20140625/bliss_communications_to_sell_west_bend_racine_radio_stations|accessdate=June 26, 2014|work=The Janesville Gazette|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> The sale, at a price of $2.25 million, was consummated on October 31, 2014.
+On December 1st, 2014, WRJN dropped all syndicated programming from the lineup and replaced it with a mixture of local talk, sports, and Classic Hits, Oldies and Adult Contemporary Music with the new positioner "Your Radio Friend", which is similar format to their new sister station [[WPDR]] in Portage.
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