WHJB

WHJB
	MHz
Branding	107.1 WHJB
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Renda Broadcasting; (The St. Pier Group LLC);
Sister stations	WLCY, WSHH
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 is a

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

WHJB on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.

The station began as WHJB-FM in 1968, sister station to then-WHJB (now

Adult Contemporary, Disco, Country and Heavy Metal) before becoming Top 40

WSSZ-FM "Hot Hits Z-107" in the late 1980s.

WSSZ switched to

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.

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 County high school football on Friday nights in the fall. Mike Zappone is the play-by-play announcer with Jimmy Lee Santorella assisting as color announcer.

References

^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
^ "WGSM officially WHJB". Pittsburgh Radio & Television Online. 8 February 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2013.

External links

Classic Hits 107.1 Online
WHJB in the FCC FM station database
WHJB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

40°15′54″N 79°20′23″W / 40.2651°N 79.3398°W / 40.2651; -79.3398

[fcc1-1] "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2013.

[2] "WGSM officially WHJB". Pittsburgh Radio & Television Online. 8 February 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2013.

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