WAMJ
Urban oldies) | |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHTA, WPZE, WUMJ | |
| History | |
First air date | February 6, 1998 |
Former call signs | WTHA (1996–1998) WAMJ (1998–2001) WJZZ-FM (2001–2009) |
Call sign meaning | W Atlanta's MaJic |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 31872 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 18,000 watts horizontal 33,000 watts vertical |
| HAAT | 185 meters (607 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°55′54.00″N 84°20′43.00″W / 33.9316667°N 84.3452778°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 102.9 W275BK (Decatur) |
| Repeater(s) |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | majicatl.com |
WAMJ (107.5
WAMJ's transmitter is on Goshen Springs Road in the Gwinnett Village section of Norcross, near Interstate 85.[2] It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 18,000 watts horizontal and 33,000 watts vertical, broadcasting from a tower at 185 meters (607 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT). This gives WAMJ a good signal in Atlanta and its northern suburbs, but may not be received well south of Atlanta. To expand their coverage area, WAMJ simulcasts on WUMJ, with its tower located in Tyrone.
WAMJ broadcasts in
Programming
Weekdays begin with the
History
WTHA/first incarnation of WAMJ
The station is the result of
By the time it
Smooth Jazz WJZZ-FM
On June 27, 2001, that format and the WAMJ call sign were sent to also-new 102.5 FM as "Grown Folks Radio." At the same time, 107.5 became WJZZ-FM "Smooth Jazz 107.5". The WHTA call letters were moved to "Hot 107.9" a couple of months later, with all three stations owned by Radio One.
The on-air
The smooth jazz format enjoyed a surprisingly long era of success in the Atlanta radio market. Before smooth jazz came to 107.5 in 2001 for nine years, it had a six-year run on WJZF (now WALR-FM) from 1994 to 2000.
Return of "Majic 107.5"
On January 28, 2009, WJZZ dropped smooth jazz, and returned to an Urban AC format, resurrecting the original branding "Majic 107.5." On February 16, 2009, the "Praise 97.5" format and WPZE call sign was moved to 102.5 FM. 97.5 FM then began simulcasting WJZZ-FM as "Majic 107.5 | 97.5" (and would adopt the WUMJ call letters).
After seven and a half years at 102.5, the WAMJ call sign returned to 107.5 on February 27, 2009.[5][6] In light of the move, the old WAMJ moniker from its 102.5 days, "Grown Folks Radio," was dropped.
Atlanta's Best Mix of R&B
The call letter switch to WAMJ also led to a change in slogans to "Atlanta's Best Mix of R&B." This became the third incarnation of the urban AC format for WAMJ.
With the format shuffle, WAMJ incorporated more 1980s and 1990s R&B into its
WUMJ received a signal upgrade in 2013, going from 21,300 watts to 50,000 watts. The simulcast with 97.5 ended on January 10, 2016, as WUMJ's signal now overlapped with WUMJ's coverage area. However, WUMJ resumed its simulcast with WAMJ on July 29, 2016, when some listeners told management that they were not able to receive 107.5 MHz clearly.[7]
References
- ^ "FM Query Results - Audio Division (FCC) USA". Fcc.gov. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAMJ
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W275BK
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-173
- ^ "Atlanta Airwave Action".
- ^ http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=BB8ePCrdWrY%3D& [dead link]
- ^ "WUMJ Atlanta Returns to Majic Simulcast".
External links
- WAMJ in the FCC FM station database
- WAMJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W275BK in the FCC FM station database
- W275BK at FCCdata.org
- RecNet query