WIFI (AM)
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Broadcast area | Greater Philadelphia |
Frequency | 1460 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Variety |
Ownership | |
Owner | Real Life Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | June 7, 1984 |
Former call signs | WRLB (1984-February 1, 1992) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 55310 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts daytime 500 watts nighttime |
Translator(s) | W225DJ (92.9 MHz, Burlington) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Official Website |
WIFI (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety radio format.[1] Currently the radio station is broadcasting with a 5,000-watt signal and is located in Burlington, New Jersey.
History
The station went on the air as WRLB on June 7, 1984. On February 1, 1992, the station changed its call sign to the current WIFI.[2] The WIFI call letters had previously been used in the market for some 20 years on the station now known as WXTU. The station previously ran a brokered format under the "MyWifi 1460" brand.
The 1460 frequency was previously used in WIFI's coverage area by WJJZ, a daytime-only station licensed to Mount Holly, New Jersey with a transmitter site on Burlington Island. WJJZ operated from the early 1960s until its license was revoked in the early 1980s.
In 2008, Florence Broadcasting Partners led by John Forsythe took over operations of the station under a time brokerage agreement with Real Life Broadcasting.
On November 1, 2013, the operating contract between Real Life Broadcasting and Florence Broadcasting (John Forsythe) expired and was not renewed. The station is currently being operated by Omega Broadcasting, LLC with a format change from Variety to Gospel/Praise & Worship.
In 2013, the station became one of the first broadcast stations to use 100% solar power for its daytime transmissions.
References
- ^ "Victory AM 1460 WiFi | About Us". www.wifiam1460.com. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ "WIFI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- WIFI 1460AM website
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› WIFI in the FCC AM station database
- WIFI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database