kHz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose expression in terms of SI base units is s−1, meaning that on ...
) is a
commercial
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* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
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radio station
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licensed
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
to
Bridgeton, New Jersey
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adult contemporary
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radio format
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, featuring hits from the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s.
WSNJ is powered at 1,000
watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Wa ...
s and its
transmitter
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FM translator
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s, one broadcasting on 99.9 FM and one on 105.7 FM.
History
In August 1937, WSNJ
signed on
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* Using sign language
* Signature
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the air. It was owned by Eastern States Broadcasting and was powered at only 100 watts. For a time it broadcast on 1210
kilocycle
The cycle per second is a once-common English name for the unit of frequency now known as the hertz (Hz). The plural form was typically used, often written cycles per second, cycles/second, c.p.s., c/s, or, ambiguously, just cycles (Cy./Cyc.). The ...
s. In 1941, it moved to its current frequency at 1240 kHz. It got a boost in power to 250 watts.
In the 2010s, WSNJ signed on its first FM translator, W260BW, on 99.9 FM in
Bridgeton, New Jersey
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. W260BW is heard in
Salem County
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Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
*Cumberland, historic county
*Cumberlan ...
and
Atlantic County
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classic hits
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and
adult contemporary
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format; "POP" is an acronym for "Power of Positivity".