WCFJ (Illinois)
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| Broadcast area | Chicago |
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| Frequency | 1470 kHz |
| Branding | Access Radio Chicago |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (formerly brokered programming) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAIT, WCPQ, WNDZ | |
| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1963 (as WMPP) |
Former call signs | WMPP (1963-1989) |
Call sign meaning | Winning Chicagoland For Jesus (station previously aired religious programming)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 37246 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°25′29″N 87°38′27″W / 41.42472°N 87.64083°W |
| Links | |
| Website | accessradiochicago.com |
WCFJ (1470 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a brokered programming format. Licensed to Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA, it served the Chicago area. The station was owned by Newsweb Corporation. Prior to WCFJ, the call letters were WMPP.
History
WMPP began broadcasting on May 15, 1963, originally airing a format consisting of Jazz and R&B.[2] The first African-American owned and operated radio station in the Midwest,[2] it was owned by Seaway Broadcasting Company. The company was run by Chicago businessmen William Martin and Charles Pickard.[3] The call letters stood for Working (for) More People's Progress.[4] The station continued to air an R&B format[5] into the 1980s when the station began to sell an increasing amount of brokered airtime. The station was sold to JANA Broadcasting in 1984.[6] In early 1989 the station was sold to Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church,[7] and the station began airing a Gospel music/Religious format.[8][9] On September 18, 1989, the station's callsign was changed to WCFJ.[10] The station was sold to Newsweb in 1998, and changed its format to brokered programming.[11]
On November 7, 2015, Newsweb pulled the plug on WCFJ, citing that the station was no longer profitable. The license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 9, 2015; the FCC cancelled the license and deleted the WCFJ call sign the same day.[1]
References
- ^ a b Feder, Robert "Newsweb surrenders station license", "www.robertfeder.com", November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ a b R&B Roundup Biro, Nick. (p. 22) Billboard. May 11, 1963. Accessed January 1, 2014
- ^ Hayes, Bernie J., ed. (2005). Death Of Black Radio. iUniverse. p. 171. ISBN 0-595-35463-7. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Chicago Radio Timeline". Zecom Communications. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands Chicago Tribune Magazine. March 4, 1979. Accessed January 1, 2014
- ^ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
- ^ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
- ^ Chicagoland Radio Stations Dialog Magazine. October 1989. (p. 3) Accessed January 5, 2014.
- ^ Station Formats Chicago Airwaves. (p. 13) October 1993. Accessed January 4, 2014
- ^ Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
- ^ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WCFJ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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