WRJN
Full service oldies | |
| Network | CBS News Radio |
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| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Civic Media, Inc. |
| WAUK | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1926 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Racine Journal News (founder of station; name of Racine Journal Times before 1932 merger with the Times-Call) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41437 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°42′38.07″N 87°49′49.28″W / 42.7105750°N 87.8303556°W |
| Translator(s) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wrjn |
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WRJN is a
History
Early years
WRJN dates back to the first decade of commercial radio broadcasting. It
In August 1948, it added a
Talk radio era
By the 1980s, most listeners tuned into the FM dial for music. As an AM station, WRJN gradually added more talk shows and reduced its music programming. From the late 1980s until 2014, WRJN carried a
In its later years, it effectively serving as a "last resort" station for shows not picked up in the Milwaukee radio market by the dominant talk stations, WTMJ and WISN. For a period in the mid-1990s, WRJN would simulcast sister station 92.1 WEZY's easy listening format during the overnight hours.
Magnum Broadcasting
On June 25, 2014, Bliss Communications announced that it would sell WRJN and WEZY, along with sister stations WBKV and WBWI-FM in West Bend, to David Magnum's Magnum Communications, Inc. Bliss had owned WRJN and WEZY since 1997.[6] The sale, at a price of $2.25 million, was consummated on October 31, 2014.
On December 1, 2014, WRJN dropped all syndicated programming from the lineup and replaced it with a mixture of local talk, sports, and classic hits, oldies and adult contemporary music. It used the new positioner "Your Radio Friend". It was a similar format to sister station WPDR in Portage.[7] The music format shifted to 1960s and 1970s oldies after sister station WVTY adopted an adult hits format in May 2015.
In the fall of 2016, two
Progressive talk and full service oldies
Civic Media purchased WRJN from Magnum Media in 2023, as part of a $3.65 million deal that also included stations in
On May 14, 2024, WRJN returned to full service oldies programming. It plays hits from the 1960s and 1970s with local DJs and newscasters, along with national and world news from CBS. Civic Media's brand of progressive talk continues on WAUK.[10]
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W251BU | 98.1 FM | Kenosha, Wisconsin | 152103 | 250 | D | 42°36′32.1″N 87°50′36.3″W / 42.608917°N 87.843417°W | LMS |
| W260CV | 99.9 FM | Racine, Wisconsin | 157055 | 250 | D | 42°42′38.1″N 87°49′49.3″W / 42.710583°N 87.830361°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRJN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRJN
- ^ "WRJN history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- '^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 62. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- '^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1964 page B-178. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations". The Janesville Gazette. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Upgrades, New formats for local radio stations". The Racine Journal Times. December 14, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ Holley, Paul (June 7, 2023). "WRJN radio completes $3.65M sale; a lot more sports coming". Racine County Eye. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Civic Media Launches Takers in Eau Claire, La Crosse & Racine/Kenosha Radioinsight - June 5, 2023
- ^ Chris Foran (May 15, 2024). "Racine's WRJN AM/FM switch back to oldies music". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
External links
- WRJN Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 41437 (WRJN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WRJN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 152103 (W251BU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W251BU at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 157055 (W260CV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W260CV at FCCdata.org
- WRJN Radio Station history from 1928