WAJR (AM)

WAJR is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia.[1] WAJR is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation.[4]

WAJR
CityMorgantown, West Virginia
Broadcast areaNorth Central West Virginia
Frequency1440 AM kHz
BrandingFull Service 1440 WAJR
SloganThe Voice of Morgantown
Programming
FormatNews/Talk/Sports[1]
AffiliationsPittsburgh Pirates Radio Network
West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
OwnerWest Virginia Radio Corporation
WBRB, WBTQ, WDNE, WDNE-FM, WELK, WFBY, WFGM-FM, WKKW, WKMZ, WVAQ, WWLW
History
First air date
December 7, 1940[2]
Former call signs
WAJR (1940-Present)[3]
Call sign meaning
W Agnes J. Reeves Greer
former owner
Technical information
Facility ID71671
ClassB
Power5,000 watts daytime
500 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
39°40′34.0″N 80°0′12.0″W
Translator(s)104.5 W283CR (Morgantown)
Links
WebcastWAJR Webstream
WebsiteWAJR Online

For decades, WAJR was the flagship station for West Virginia Mountaineers football and basketball. However, that role has since been taken on by WZST.

FM Translator

In addition to the main station at 1440 kHz, WAJR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area, especially at night when the AM station reduces power to 500 watts. Translator W283CR is owned by Morgantown, West Virginia-based West Virginia Radio Corporation.

Broadcast translators of WAJR
Call signFrequency
(MHz)
City of licenseFacility
ID
ERP
(W)
ClassFCC info
W283CR104.5Morgantown, West Virginia143294250DFCC

References

  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. "WAJR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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