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| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
| network = [[Air1]]
| network = [[Air1]]
| airdate = [[2013 in radio|2013]]
| airdate = {{start date|2013}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM|102.5]]|[[MHz]]}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM|102.5]]|[[MHz]]}}
| format = [[Christian worship music]]
| format = [[Christian worship music]]
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==History==
==History==
The station signed on in 2003 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=11 November 2013}}</ref>
The station signed on in 2003 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>
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>


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><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>
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=2 December 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>


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 working from home studios.<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=2020-04-07|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-08}}</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=english|access-date=2020-04-08}}</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=2020-07-08 |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=2020-11-13}}</ref> The call letters were changed to WARJ on October 29, 2020, as the station picked up EMF's [[Air1]] network.
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 working from home studios.<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=english|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> The call letters were changed to WARJ on October 29, 2020, as the station picked up EMF's [[Air1]] network.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:21, 14 November 2020

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 (2002–2020)
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

The station signed on in 2003 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 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] The call letters were changed to WARJ on October 29, 2020, as the station picked up EMF's Air1 network.

References

  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. ^ "WBZS 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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