WJFP
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|---|---|
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 4, 1948 |
Former call signs | WVCH (1947–2022) |
Call sign meaning | "John Fredericks Philadelphia" (owner and target city) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74166 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°52′38.00″N 75°24′24.00″W / 39.8772222°N 75.4066667°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.3 W277DL (Chester) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wjfpradio.com |
WJFP (740
syndicated weekday morning talk show and also owns three stations in Virginia.[2] Other syndicated shows on WJFP include "The War Room with Steve Bannon," "The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey" and "Red Eye Radio
."
By day, WJFP transmits with 1,000
FM translator
103.3 W277DL in Chester.
History
On April 4, 1948, the station first
daytimer
. It later boosted its power to 1,000 watts and got nighttime authorization at low power.
For most of its history, WVCH carried a
Christian talk and teaching format branded as simply "WVCH, The Christian Station." One of the programs carried on WVCH in the 1950s was George A. Palmer's popular Morning Cheer weekday broadcast.[5]
On November 15, 2021, RadioInsight.com reported that WVCH and translator W277DL would be sold to John Fredricks of the MAGA Radio Network through Disruptor Media, LLC, for $500,000. On February 16, 2022, the station flipped to a conservative talk format as "Liberty Radio".[6][7] The sale was consummated on March 1, 2022, with the station's call sign changing to WJFP the following day.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJFP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ JohnFredericksRadio.com/about
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WJFP
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 255, Broadcasting & Cable
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Venta, Vance. "John Fredericks To Expand Conservative Network To Suburban Philadelphia". radioinsight.com. RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Liberty Radio Debuts in Philadelphia
