WSAJ-FM
Freeform | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Grove City College |
History | |
First air date | 1968 |
Call sign meaning | Carried from WSAJ |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 25463 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,700 watts |
HAAT | 153 meters (502 ft) |
Links | |
Website | wsaj.com |
WSAJ-FM (91.1
music, as well as student programming and local sports coverage. The station is managed by an employee of the college, and its day-to-day operations are overseen by a staff of student volunteers when school is in session.History
Beginnings
Physics Professor Dr. Herbert W. Harmon conducted radio experimentation at Grove City College beginning in 1914, first over amateur radio station 8CO, and later Technical and Training School station 8YV. All civilian radio stations were shut down during World War One, however 8YV was restarted after the war. In late March 1920, Dr. Harmon began broadcasting a series of entertainment broadcasts.[1][2] On April 26, 1920, college president Weir C. Ketler transmitted a speech from the college to the New Castle Rotary Club,[3] and this has traditionally been recognized as the anniversary date for the beginning of organized broadcasting by Grove City College. However, the College did not officially hold a broadcasting license until November 29, 1922, when it was granted one for a new AM station, which was given the sequentially assigned callsign WSAJ.
WSAJ-FM
The original WSAJ AM station was low-powered and was only permitted to broadcast a few hours per week. Thus, in 1968 an FM sister, WSAJ-FM, was established, initially on 89.5
Student programming subsequently moved to a carrier-current station and later to an
Addition of HD radio and signal increase
In 2007 WSAJ-FM applied for a construction permit
Programming
In March 2007 WSAJ-FM made significant changes to its syndicated programming lineup. For years, the station had carried classical music programming during the daytime from the
During the school year, students from a recognized campus organization fill each evening of the week with programming under the moniker "91-1 The One", featuring a main format of independent/alternative rock. Under this format, the station reports its spin counts to the
WSAJ-FM also airs Grove City College football and road basketball games and some area high school football games.
WSAJ-FM has future plans to add more local programming and news coverage to benefit the citizens of Grove City and the surrounding areas. Already, WSAJ-FM has aired brief reports from Grove City Borough Council meetings.
References
- ^ "Music By Wireless Features Gathering At Rex Patch Home", The (Greenville, Pennsylvania) Evening Record, March 23, 1920, page 1.
- ^ "Grove City", The (Greenville, Pennsylvania) Evening Record, March 25, 1920, page 1.
- ^ "Wireless Telephone Demonstration At Meeting of Rotary", New Castle (Pennsylvania) News, April 26, 1920, page 6.
- ^ "WSAJ-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
External links
- WSAJ official website
- WSAJ in the FCC FM station database
- WSAJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Coverage area map
- Grove City College web site