WHJB

WHJB
Greensburg, Pennsylvania;
Broadcast area	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Frequency	107.1 (MHz)
Branding	"Classic Hits 107.1"
Programming
Format	Classic Hits
Ownership
Owner	Renda Broadcasting
Sister stations	WLCY, WSHH, WJAS, WGBN
History
First air date	July 8, 1968 (as WHJB-FM)
Former call signs	WHJB-FM (1968-1986); WOKU-FM (1986-1987); WSSZ (1987-2004); WJJJ (2004-2006); WGSM (2006-2009)
Call sign meaning	H. J. Brennen (founder of WHJB-AM)
Technical information
Facility ID	72296
Class	A
ERP	2,300 watts
HAAT	163 meters
Links
Website	whjbfm.com

WHJB, known as "Classic Hits 107.1", is a Classic Hits radio station serving the Westmoreland County area, including eastern Allegheny County. The station is owned by St. Pier Group LLC, a subsidiary of Renda Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts at 107.1 MHz with an ERP of 2.3 KW. WHJB is licensed to serve the community of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Its transmitter is located in Unity Township, Pennsylvania.

History

The station began as WHJB-FM in 1968, sister station to then WHJB-AM (now WKHB), then became WOKU-FM, cycling through various formats (Adult Contemporary, Disco, Country and Heavy Metal) before becoming Top 40 WSSZ-FM "Hot Hits Z-107" in the late 1980s.

WSSZ switched to classic rock "Classic Hits Z-107" in July 1991. In 1996, the station became a simulcast of WAMO-FM to cover the eastern part of the metro Pittsburgh market. The simulcast was initiated as part of a sale of the FM station to Sheridan Broadcasting that year.

In 2003 WSSZ became a simulcast of WAMO after the 106.7 signal moved its tower and improved its coverage of Pittsburgh. WSSZ, in turn, moved its tower further away from Pittsburgh to accommodate WAMO-FM's move. In 2004, 107.1 acquired the WJJJ calls, and changed its name to "Majic 107.1," but the programming remained the same.

On January 30, 2006 Sheridan sold 107.1 to The St. Pier Group LLC (Renda Broadcasting), which changed the format to Variety Hits, using Westwood One's "SAM" satellite-delivered format and taking the call letters WGSM. The satellite format was eventually dropped, and for a brief period the station called itself "G-107."

In October 2009, the station applied for (and was granted) the call letters WHJB, and began using the callsign on February 8, 2010.^[2]

WHJB airs Westmoreland high school football on Friday nights in the fall and high school basketball throughout the week during the winter. Mike Mallory is the sports director and play by play broadcaster for all high school football and basketball games.

References

^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
^ "WGSM officially WHJB". Pittsburgh Radio & Television Online. Retrieved April 10, 2013.