WJFV
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 87170 |
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| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′10.0″N 76°16′58.0″W / 36.802778°N 76.282778°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WJFV (1650
By day, WJFV transmits 10,000 watts
Programming
Weekdays begin with station operator John Fredericks hosting a news and interview morning
.Weekends include The Car Doctor, Rob Anannian, Free Talk Live and Todd Starnes, as well as repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with an update from Townhall.
History
Expanded Band assignment
This station originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band. On March 17, 1997, the
The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency.[7] However, this deadline was extended multiple times, and both stations remained authorized. One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership.[8][9] The "parent" station on 1010 AM, now WHKT, was deleted on January 3, 2024.[10]
Radio Disney
On December 12, 2001, the station switched to the Radio Disney network with a children's radio format. Radio Disney aired on WBVA and WVAB until November 2001, when the two stations dropped the format over contractual issues relating to the ABC Radio Networks trying to buy the station.[11] WHKT was acquired by The Walt Disney Company, adding it to the Radio Disney network.
On January 25, 2010, The Walt Disney Company announced that it was selling the station to Hampton Roads-area religious station owner Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting for $350,000. The sale was listed as "consummated" by the FCC as of May 5, 2010.
Urban gospel
On February 14, 2018, the station dropped its
WHKT and WTJZ exchanged call signs on November 5, 2021, with the call sign WTJZ moving from AM 1270 to AM 1650, and WHKT transferred from AM 1650 to AM 1270. The WTJZ call sign referred to "Tidewater Jazz", which had been adopted at AM 1270 in 1979.
Conservative talk
In August 2022, WTJZ returned to a conservative talk format.
On October 11, 2022, AM 1650's WTJZ call sign was changed to WJFV, standing for the name of the operator and morning host, John Fredericks, and the state of Virginia. This in turn allowed the station on AM 1110 to change its call sign from WKQA to WTJZ, on November 2, 2022.
References
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (1650 kHz, Facility ID #87170)". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJFV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "WJFV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WJFV
- ^ a b "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
- ^ "In re: WHLY(AM), South Bend, Indiana" (FCC DA 13-600, released April 3, 2013)
- ^ "Re: WDDD (AM) Application for Consent to Assignment of AM Broadcast Station License" (August 23, 2010 correspondence from Peter H. Doyle, Chief, FCC Audio Division, Media Bureau. Reference Number 1800B3-TSN)
- ^ "Public Notice" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ [1], VARTV.com, March 10, 2021
- ^ "Radio Disney Sells Another", AllAccess.com, January 25, 2010
- ^ "Radio Disney Takes Six Stations Silent". All Access. January 28, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Zucker, John W (January 26, 2010). "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "The John Fredericks Media Network Announces Launch of New AM Radio Talker in Hampton Roads, VA" by WJFN 100.5 FM, August 4, 2022 (wjfnradio.com)
External links
- WJFV in the FCC AM station database
- WJFV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database