WJYJ
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
Former call signs | WUDD (11/19/1984 - 12/27/1984) WPAR (12/27/1984 - 07/11/1997) WPIR (07/11/1997 - 02/13/2018)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 53091 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 26,500 watts |
| HAAT | 77.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°43′34.00″N 81°8′52.00″W / 35.7261111°N 81.1477778°W |
| Links | |
| Website | joyfm.org |
WJYJ (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Hickory, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.
The station uses the identifier of "Joy FM". It has a number of repeater frequencies located as far north as Kentucky.
History[edit]
This station signed on in Claremont, North Carolina on November 19, 1984 as WUDD, later on December 27, of that same year, 1984, they changed to WPAR, with a Contemporary Christian music format.
In 1989, Don Lee was general manager of WPAR and WCXN, which played Southern gospel music.[2]
In August 1993, DJ and area minister Robert Barnette was one of the top five DJs at medium-market Southern gospel stations, according to The Singing News Magazine, and he was up for top DJ nationwide. At the time, WPAR sponsored gospel singing evenings which sold out.[3]
In 1999 and 2000, Joy FM of Winston-Salem, also heard on WXRI and WTJY, was named National Southern Gospel Station of the Year by the Southern Gospel Music Association.[4][5]
On February 13, 2018, Baker Family Stations and Positive Alternative Radio swapped the long-time callsign for their Fredericksburg, VA station, WJYJ, with the callsign for their Hickory, NC station, WPIR.
References[edit]
- ^ "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ Joseph Galarneau, "Religion Via Airwaves: More Listeners Tune in Christian Radio Stations," The Charlotte Observer, November 15, 1989.
- ^ Monte Mitchell, "Gospel Radio DJ Touches Fans' Hearts and Souls," The Charlotte Observer, August 8, 1993.
- ^ "Business Milestones," Winston-Salem Journal, June 7, 1999.
- ^ "Business Milestones," Winston-Salem Journal, June 5, 2000.
External links[edit]
- Joy FM's Official Website
- WJYJ in the FCC FM station database
- WJYJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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