WLJN (1400 AM) & WLJW (1370 AM) are the call letters of 2 AM radio stations located in

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and Cadillac, Michigan respectively. Both stations broadcast

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programming. The call letters stand for "We're Lifting Jesus' Name."WLJN AM 1400 Elmwood Twp/Traverse City
Michiguide.com. Accessed February 3, 2015

FM translators

WLJN and WLJW are also heard on FM translators in Traverse City and Cadillac.

History

Good News Media, Inc. was established in early 1981 to lay the groundwork for getting the station on the air. Within 2 months after GNMI was started, WTCM changed from 1400 kHz to 580 kHz, opening the way for WLJN to go on the air at the 1400 kHz frequency. The station's first broadcast day was 2 days before

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in 1982. In 1994, application was made by GNMI to broadcast at 104.5 MHz, but nothing came about of it as 104.5 in Traverse City is now home to WZTC. In 2004,

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radio station WKJF, 1370 kHz, was acquir ed by GNMI, and became WLJW shortly afterward, simulcasting WLJN.Michiguide.com - WLJW History
Michiguide.com. Accessed February 3, 2015 The call letters for WLJW stand for "We're Lifting Jesus' Word."

References

External links

The Source's website

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