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WXTJ-LP

Charlottesville, Virginia
Broadcast area	Metro Charlottesville
Frequency	100.1 FM MHz
Branding	"WXTJ"
Programming
Format	Freeform
Ownership
Owner	University of Virginia (Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia)
Sister stations	WTJU
History
First air date	September 5, 2015
Former call signs	WXTJ-LP (2015–Present)
Call sign meaning	WX Thomas Jefferson
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	194838
Class	L1
Power	23 Watts
HAAT	62 meters (203 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°1′49.0″N 78°29′22.0″W / 38.030278°N 78.489444°W / 38.030278; -78.489444
Links
Public license information	LMS
Webcast	WXTJ-LP Webstream
Website	WXTJ-LP Online

WXTJ-LP is a Freeform formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Charlottesville, Virginia, owned and operated by the University of Virginia.

WXTJ-LP was founded by the staff of WTJU (91.1 FM) in 2013 as a response to low and declining student involvement at WTJU, the university's long-established station. WXTJ is now entirely administered and programmed by students, with WTJU's staff providing only studio space and technical support.

The station first went live on the Internet in the fall of 2013 under the fictitious callsign WTJX. A planned Part 15 AM transmitter on 1620 kHz while the station raised money for an FM signal was publicized, but never materialized. WXTJ gained its current callsign as a side effect of applying for an LPFM license in 2015. Although the suffixed callsign WTJX-LP is not in use, FCC rules require approval if any station is already using the base callsign – in this case, WTJX-TV of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, who expressed their opposition.

References

1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
2. "Due to technical issues, WXTJ is delaying its... - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
3. "---WXTJ IS BACK ON AIR--- - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
4. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
5. "Facility Technical Data for WXTJ-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
6. "WXTJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
7. ^ Mullany, Will (30 June 2015). "Student Radio Station WXTJ To Begin Broadcasting On FM". UVA Today.
8. Waits, Jennifer (29 November 2013). "College Radio News Round-Up and LPFM Update". Radio Survivor.

External links

• WXTJ Online
• "Radio Station Visit #129 – WTJU at University of Virginia" 2017 article in Radio Survivor

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