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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> |
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> |
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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 |
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. |
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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| |
<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> |
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<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WARJ|title=WARJ Facility Record| |
<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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Latest revision as of 08:37, 7 July 2024
| Broadcast area | Roanoke, Virginia New River Valley |
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| Frequency | 102.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian worship music |
| Network | Air1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | 2013 |
Former call signs | WBZS (2012–2020) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 89133 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 150 Watts |
| HAAT | 591 meters (1,939 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′42.0″N 80°9′23.0″W / 37.195000°N 80.156389°W |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WARJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 11, 2013). "Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast". RadioInsight.
- ^ "WARJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 14, 2016). "WVMP Expands to Blacksburg". Radio Insight.
- ^ Venta, Lance (February 5, 2018). "Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals". RadioInsight.
- ^ "Time Brokerage Agreement" (PDF). FCC Public Inspection File.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 2, 2019). "Roanoke's Mountain Returns to 101.5". RadioInsight.
- ^ "All-Volunteer COVID-19 News/Talk Station Launches In Roanoke". RadioInsight. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Volunteers launch radio station to discuss COVID-19". WDBJ. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (July 8, 2020). "Flinn Sells Nine To EMF, Via Three Associated Entities". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 89133 (WARJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WARJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database