WVMJ (104.5 FM) is a

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broadcasting a CHR format, known as "Magic 104."

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Conway, New Hampshire Conway is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous community in the county, with a population of 9,822 at the 2020 census, down from 10,115 at the 2010 census. The town is on the southeastern edge of the Whi ...

, the station serves the

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of Northeast

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and the

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Region of

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. On weekends, it carries " American Top 40" hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and syndicated by

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. The station is currently owned by Mt. Washington Radio & Gramophone, L.L.C. Programming is

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station W251BD at 98.1 MHz in Berlin, New Hampshire.

History

Before the station was built, its

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was assigned the

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WMLY on June 28, 1989. It took several years to

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but finally began broadcasting on October 23, 1995. It took the call letters WBNC-FM. As WBNC-FM, it aired a

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format simulcast with co-owned

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WBNC WBNC (1340 AM; "Easy 95.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Conway, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by Mt. Washington Radio & Gramophone, L.L.C. which also owns WMWV WMWV (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Albu ...

. On December 17, 2001 it became the current WVMJ. WVMJ changed formats to Contemporary Hit Radio and its moniker to Magic 104 on December 26, 2001.

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* * * VMJ Radio stations established in 1995 Carroll County, New Hampshire 1995 establishments in New Hampshire Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States {{NewHampshire-radio-station-stub