WJYI (AM)

WJYI
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency1230 kHz
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications, Inc.[2]
  • (Tidewater Communications, LLC[1])
WAFX, WNOR
History
First air date
May 1, 1949 (1949-05-01)[1][3]
Last air date
September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)
Former call signs
  • WNOR (1949–1986)
  • WKLR (1986–1986)
  • WNOR (1986–1989)
  • WJOI (1999–2021)[4]
Call sign meaning
"Joy"
Technical information
Facility ID67081
ClassC
Power627 watts (unlimited}
Transmitter coordinates
36°50′4.53″N 76°16′9.78″W / 36.8345917°N 76.2693833°W / 36.8345917; -76.2693833
RepeaterWNOR 98.7-HD2[5]

WJYI (1230 kHz) was a soft oldies and adult standards formatted radio station.[6] It was licensed to Norfolk, Virginia and served the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.[1] WJYI was owned by Saga Communications, Inc. and operated under their Tidewater Communications, LLC licensee.[1][2] It featured programming from "America's Best Music" syndicated by Westwood One.

Transmission

WJYI was a Class C station, transmitting with 627 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter was off East Indian River Road in Norfolk, near the Campostella Bridge.[7] Programming continues to be heard on a digital subchannel of sister station WNOR 98.7-HD2.[5]

History

On May 1, 1949, the station first signed on the air.[1][3] The original call sign was WNOR.[4] The WJOI call letters and those of co-owned WJYI in Milwaukee swapped on April 29, 2021.[8]

On September 30, 2021, WJYI's license was surrendered to the FCC.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "WJYI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Stations - Saga Communications". Saga Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Bonko, Larry (September 9, 2019). "Radio stations to tear down 540-foot-high tower in Norfolk". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "36°50'04.5"N 76°16'09.8"W - 600 E Indian River Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WJYI-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Venta, Lance (October 1, 2021). "Saga Surrenders Norfolk AM". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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