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| name = WBZS
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{{Infobox radio station
| image = WVMP-FM 2014.png
| image_size = 200px
| name = WARJ
| city = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
| logo =
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| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
| branding = ''102.5 The Mountain''
| city = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
| slogan =
| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
| airdate = [[2013 in radio|2013]]
| network = [[Air1]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM|102.5]]|[[MHz]]}}
| airdate = {{start date|2013}}
| format = [[Adult album alternative]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM|102.5]]|[[MHz]]}}
| power = 150 [[Watt]]s
| format = [[Christian worship music]]
| haat = {{convert|591|m|ft|sp=us}}
| power = 150 [[Watt]]s
| class = A
| haat = {{convert|591|m|ft|sp=us}}
| facility_id = 89133
| class = A
| coordinates = {{coord|37|11|42.0|N|80|9|23.0|W|type:landmark}}
| facility_id = 89133
| coordinates = {{coord|37|11|42.0|N|80|9|23.0|W|type:landmark}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns = WBZS (2012–2020)
| affiliations =
| affiliations =
| owner = George S. Flinn, Jr.
| owner = [[Educational Media Foundation]]
| operator = Community Media Group, LLC
| operator =
| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://in.icy3.abacast.com/wvmp-wvmpfmaac-128.m3u WBZS Webstream]
| website = [http://www.themountain.website themountain.website]
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'''WBZS''' is an [[adult album alternative]] formatted [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], serving [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[New River Valley]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on until November 2016, the station was [[Local marketing agreement|leased]] to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the [[talk radio|talk]] format of [[WIQO-FM]] [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86645/lynchburg-talker-expands-to-trimulcast/|website=RadioInsight|date=11 November 2013}}</ref> WBZS moved to a simulcast of Community Media Group's [[adult album alternative]] [[WVMP]] in November 2016.<ref name="FCC"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=WVMP Expands to Blacksburg|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/109705/wvmp-expands-to-blacksburg/|website=Radio Insight|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>


'''WARJ''' is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], broadcasting the [[Air1]] network to [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[New River Valley]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WARJ is owned by the [[Educational Media Foundation]].
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On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122909/roanokes-mountain-loses-one-signals/|website=RadioInsight|date=5 February 2018}}</ref>

==History==
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The station signed on in 2013 as WBZS. From its sign-on, the station was [[Local marketing agreement|leased]] by owner George S. Flinn, Jr., to Three Daughters Media, which simulcast the [[talk radio|talk]] format of [[WIQO-FM]] [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86645/lynchburg-talker-expands-to-trimulcast/|website=RadioInsight|date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>

WBZS entered into a three-year lease to Community Media Group, owner of [[adult album alternative]] [[WVMP]], on December 1, 2016.<ref name="FCC"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=WVMP Expands to Blacksburg|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/109705/wvmp-expands-to-blacksburg/|website=Radio Insight|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>

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On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122909/roanokes-mountain-loses-one-signals/|website=RadioInsight|date=February 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Time Brokerage Agreement|url=https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/enwiki/api/manager/download/d7659754-5f22-6258-933d-9bd6cf8acd88/1a9d759d-5deb-4d07-8b8d-5243376d0f52.pdf|website=FCC Public Inspection File}}</ref>

Upon the lease ending on December 1, 2019, the AAA programming moved back to [[WVMP]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Roanoke's Mountain Returns to 101.5|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/182123/roanokes-mountain-returns-to-101-5/|website=RadioInsight|date=December 2, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2020, Flinn donated the station's signal to air a noncommercial [[Talk radio|news/talk]] format focusing specifically on coverage of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in the [[New River Valley]]. The station was led by WVMP's former general manager and a volunteer staff, with on-air hosts [[remote work]]ing from [[home studio]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185947/all-volunteer-covid-19-news-talk-station-launches-in-roanoke/|title=All-Volunteer COVID-19 News/Talk Station Launches In Roanoke|date=April 7, 2020|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Volunteers-launch-new-radio-station-to-discuss-COVID-19-569420001.html|title=Volunteers launch radio station to discuss COVID-19|website=[[WDBJ]]|language=en|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref> Three months later, he sold the station and eight others to the [[Educational Media Foundation]] for $3.4 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobson |first=Adam |date=July 8, 2020 |title=Flinn Sells Nine To EMF, Via Three Associated Entities |language=en-US |work=Radio & Television Business Report |url=https://www.rbr.com/flinn-sells-nine-to-emf-via-three-associated-entities/ |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Upon the sale being consummated on October 29, 2020, the call letters were changed to WARJ, as the station picked up EMF's [[Air1]] network.


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=fm&callLetter=WBZS|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=fm&callLetter=WBZS|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBZS|title=WBZS Facility Record|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WARJ|title=WARJ Facility Record|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{FM station data|WBZS}}
*{{FM station data|89133|WARJ}}


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{{Roanoke-Lynchburg Radio}}
{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
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{{Roanoke-Lynchburg Radio}}
{{Air 1}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Virginia}}


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Latest revision as of 08:37, 7 July 2024

For the airport in Yogyakarta, Indonesia assigned the ICAO code WARJ, see Adisutjipto International Airport.
WARJ
Broadcast areaRoanoke, Virginia
New River Valley
Frequency102.5 MHz
Programming
FormatChristian worship music
NetworkAir1
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
2013 (2013)
Former call signs
WBZS (2012–2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID89133
ClassA
Power150 Watts
HAAT591 meters (1,939 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°11′42.0″N 80°9′23.0″W / 37.195000°N 80.156389°W / 37.195000; -80.156389
Links
Public license information

WARJ is a radio station licensed to Shawsville, Virginia, broadcasting the Air1 network to Roanoke, Virginia and the New River Valley.[2] WARJ is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

History

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The station signed on in 2013 as WBZS. From its sign-on, the station was leased by owner George S. Flinn, Jr., to Three Daughters Media, which simulcast the talk format of WIQO-FM Lynchburg.[3]

WBZS entered into a three-year lease to Community Media Group, owner of adult album alternative WVMP, on December 1, 2016.[4][5]

On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".[6][7]

Upon the lease ending on December 1, 2019, the AAA programming moved back to WVMP.[8]

In April 2020, Flinn donated the station's signal to air a noncommercial news/talk format focusing specifically on coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the New River Valley. The station was led by WVMP's former general manager and a volunteer staff, with on-air hosts remote working from home studios.[9][10] Three months later, he sold the station and eight others to the Educational Media Foundation for $3.4 million.[11] Upon the sale being consummated on October 29, 2020, the call letters were changed to WARJ, as the station picked up EMF's Air1 network.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WARJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Venta, Lance (November 11, 2013). "Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast". RadioInsight.
  4. ^ "WARJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (December 14, 2016). "WVMP Expands to Blacksburg". Radio Insight.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (February 5, 2018). "Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals". RadioInsight.
  7. ^ "Time Brokerage Agreement" (PDF). FCC Public Inspection File.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (December 2, 2019). "Roanoke's Mountain Returns to 101.5". RadioInsight.
  9. ^ "All-Volunteer COVID-19 News/Talk Station Launches In Roanoke". RadioInsight. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Volunteers launch radio station to discuss COVID-19". WDBJ. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Jacobson, Adam (July 8, 2020). "Flinn Sells Nine To EMF, Via Three Associated Entities". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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