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WJEJ

Hagerstown, Maryland
Broadcast area	Hagerstown, Maryland Eastern Washington County, Maryland
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	WJEJ
Programming
Format	Full service adult standards middle of the road oldies
Affiliations	CBS Radio Network Penn State Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	Hagerstown Broadcasting Company
History
First air date	October 15, 1932 (92 years ago) (1932-10-15)
Former frequencies	1210 kHz (1932–1941)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25828
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates	39°40′0.0″N 77°43′30.0″W / 39.666667°N 77.725000°W / 39.666667; -77.725000
Translator(s)	104.3 W282CR (Hagerstown, MD)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WJEJ Webstream
Website	WJEJ Online

WJEJ is a full service-formatted broadcast radio station featuring adult standards, middle of the road and oldies music, broadcasting on 1240 AM and on 104.3 FM via translator W282CR. WJEJ is licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland, serving Hagerstown and Eastern Washington County, Maryland. WJEJ is owned and operated by Hagerstown Broadcasting Company.

History

WJEJ was Hagerstown's first radio station, with its license first granted on October 15, 1932, to operate on the frequency of 1210 kHz at a power output of 100 watts, daytime only. Studios and transmitter were located at the Alexander Hotel in Hagerstown.

The following month, the license was assigned from A.V. Tidmore to Hagerstown Broadcasting Company. In July 1934, Hagerstown Broadcasting Company received permission to move the transmitter facility from the Alexander Hotel to the Lovely Dame Building at 16 West Washington Street in Hagerstown. By the end of 1938, WJEJ was given 24-hour broadcasting rights, and by 1940, received authorization to increase its power from 100 to 250 watts. In 1941, under the NARBA frequency reallocation plan, WJEJ moved to its current frequency of 1240 kHz, but retained its operating power of 250 watts.

In 1946, WJEJ was joined by an FM sister station, WJEJ-FM, known today as WAYZ.

In 1961, WJEJ increased its power to its current maximum level of 1,000 watts, unlimited time.

References

1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
2. "History Cards for WJEJ". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
3. "Facility Technical Data for WJEJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. "WJEJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

External links

• Media related to WJEJ at Wikimedia Commons
• WJEJ Online
• Facility details for Facility ID 25828 (WJEJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WJEJ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 200409 (W282CR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W282CR at FCCdata.org

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