WJNJ (1320
kHz
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) is a
commercial AM radio station in
Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned by New Covenant Ministries, Inc., and airs an
urban gospel radio format. Its schedule is a mix of contemporary gospel hits and preaching shows aimed at the
African-American community. Weekday mornings, it carries the
Erica Campbell
Erica Monique Campbell (''née'', Atkins; born April 29, 1972) is an American urban contemporary gospel, Christian R&B and contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. She started her music career in 1998 with her younger sister, Tina Campbell, as pa ...
Show,
syndicated from
Radio One.
WJNJ broadcasts with 50,000
watts by day, the highest power permitted for commercial AM radio stations, using a
non-directional antenna. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on
AM 1320
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commis ...
, it drops its power to 5,000 watts and uses a
directional antenna
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. Listeners can also hear WJNJ’s programming on 103.7
MHz via
FM translator station W279AG in
Atlantic Beach, Florida.
History
The station was first licensed on July 23, 1940 as WJHP on 1290 kHz.
It was owned by The Metropolis Company and transmitted with a power output of 250 watts, and the call signs were derived from the initials of company president John H. Perry. By 1941, WJHP was an
NBC Blue Network affiliate. Following the
NARBA treaty, WJHP obtained a
construction permit
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for the 1320 kHz frequency in March 1941, and the license was officially modified for the station to broadcast on 1320 beginning November 6, 1942.
The station was transferred to the
Jacksonville Journal
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Company in 1952.
In 1957, the Jacksonville Journal Company sold WJHP to Radio Jax for $225,000.
On June 6, 1968, WJHP's call sign changed to WVOJ. Four days later, the station was acquired by Victory Broadcasting, which changed the station to a
country music format.
Its slogan was "The Voice of Jacksonville".
By 1976, WVOJ became the most popular radio station in Jacksonville.
WVOJ was purchased by
Jacor on June 1, 1984 and changed its call sign to WQIK. On April 1, 1994, WQIK became WJGR. WJGR switched callsigns to WBOB on March 1, 2007; WBOB became WJNJ on May 3, 2010.
FCC's callsign history for WJNJ. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
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References
External links
PureRadioJax
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Gospel radio stations in the United States
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