WJYI (1230

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) was a soft oldies and adult standards formatted

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. It was licensed to

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and served the

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region of

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. WJYI was owned by Saga Communications, Inc. and operated under their Tidewater Communications, LLC licensee. It featured programming from "

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" syndicated by Westwood One.

Transmission

WJYI was a Class C station, transmitting with 627

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s, using a

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. The station's

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was off East Indian River Road in Norfolk, near the Campostella Bridge. Programming continues to be heard on a

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WNOR 98.7- HD2.

History

On May 1, 1949, the station first

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the air. The original

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was WNOR. The WJOI call letters and those of co-owned WJYI in

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swapped on April 29, 2021. On September 30, 2021, WJYI's license was surrendered to the FCC.

References

External links

FCC Station Search Details: DWJYI
(Facility ID: 67081)
FCC History Cards for WJYI
(covering 1944-1981 as WKAZ / WNOR) {{Saga Communications 1949 establishments in Virginia 2021 disestablishments in Virginia Radio stations established in 1949 Radio stations disestablished in 2021 JYI JYI Defunct radio stations in the United States JYI