WPJL (1240 AM) is a

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broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to

Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southe ...

, United States, the station serves the Raleigh area. The station is owned by WPJL, Inc.

History

The station went on the air on March 29, 1939 as WRAL with 250 watts day and 100 watts night on 1210 kHz from studios on Salisbury Street in downtown Raleigh. In 1941 the broadcast frequency was moved to 1240 kHz. During those early days, the station was an affiliate of the

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Capitol Broadcasting The Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. (CBC) is an American media company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Capitol owns three television stations and nine radio stations in the Raleigh–Durham and Wilmington areas of North Carolina and the D ...

sold WRAL in 1965, but kept the sister stations

WRAL-FM WRAL (101.5 FM, "Mix 101.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, and serving the Research Triangle. It is owned by the Capitol Broadcasting Company and broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format, switching t ...

and

WRAL-TV WRAL-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Research Triangle area. It is the flagship station of the locally based Capitol Broadcasting Company, which h ...

. As WRNC, the station played

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and then

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. In the 1960s the station was sold to Smiles Associates and in 1974 the format was changed to Christian. In 1978 the call letters were changed from WRNC to WPJL (We Proclaim Jesus Lord) to reflect the new orientation of the station.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WPJL
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