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WOJO
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency105.1MHz(HD Radio)
BrandingQue Buena 105.1
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatRegional Mexican
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
WPPN,WVIV-FM
Also part of the Univision Cluster: TV StationsWXFT-TVandWGBO-TV
History
First air date
February1947[1]
Former call signs
  • WEAW (1947–1953)[2]
  • WEAW-FM (1953–1972)[2]
Former frequencies
  • 104.3 MHz (1947)[2]
  • 96.7 MHz (1947–1948)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67073
ClassB
ERP5,700watts
HAAT425 meters (1,394 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°53′56.1″N87°37′23.2″W/ 41.898917°N 87.623111°W/41.898917; -87.623111
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WOJO(105.1FM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aRegional Mexicanformat. Licensed toEvanston, Illinois,United States, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned byTelevisaUnivision,via its divisionUforia Audio Networkthrough licensee Tichenor License Corporation.[4][5]

WOJO's studios are located at 541 N. Fairbanks Ct, Suite 1100, Chicago, and its transmitter is located atop theJohn Hancock Center.

History[edit]

WEAW[edit]

The station began broadcasting in February 1947, and held the call sign WEAW.[1][6]The station was owned by North Shore Broadcasting, and its call sign stood for its president Edward A. Wheeler.[1][6][2][7]

The station broadcast at 104.3 MHz briefly in 1947, before moving to 96.7 MHz later that year.[2]The station's transmitter was located in Evanston and it had anERPof 665 watts.[2]In 1948, the station's frequency was changed to 105.1 MHz and its ERP was increased to 36,000 watts at aHAATof 240 feet.[2][1]The call sign officially became WEAW-FM in 1953 whena companion AM stationwas launched.[2]In 1961, the station's ERP was increased to 180,000 watts.[2]In 1970, the station's transmitter was moved to the top of the newJohn Hancock Centerin Chicago, with its ERP reduced to 6,000 watts.[2]

Among the music heard on WEAW waslight music,easy listening,classical music,andshow tunes.[8][9][10][11][12][13]The station also carried programs from local schools, community organizations, andNorthwestern University.[7]The station also broadcastbackground musicto stores and other businesses, with ads removed for subscribers.[7][8][14][15]By 1964, all of its subscription services had been moved to subcarriers.[16]

From 1947 through the 1960s, WEAW broadcastNorthwestern Wildcats footballgames.[17]It was also the flagship station of theChicago White Soxradio network in 1971 and 1972.[18]

WOJO[edit]

By late 1972, most of the station's programming was in Spanish, and in December 1972, its callsign was changed to WOJO.[2][7]

In 1986, WOJO was sold to Tichenor Media for $1.4 million.[19][20]In 1997, Tichenor Media merged with Heftel Broadcasting to form the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, which merged withUnivision Communicationsin 2004.[21]

Translators[edit]

Broadcast translatorsfor WOJO-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP(W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W236CF 95.1 FM Chicago, Illinois 140658 60 D 41°52′44.1″N87°38′8.2″W/ 41.878917°N 87.635611°W/41.878917; -87.635611(W236CF) LMS
W236CG 95.1 FM Bolingbrook, Illinois 140691 250 D 41°55′36.1″N87°48′24.2″W/ 41.926694°N 87.806722°W/41.926694; -87.806722(W236CG) LMS
W280EM 103.9 FM Chicago, Illinois 140763 17 D 41°53′56.1″N87°37′23.2″W/ 41.898917°N 87.623111°W/41.898917; -87.623111(W280EM) LMS

References[edit]

  1. ^abcd"FM Outlet Histories",Broadcasting — Telecasting.A Continuing Study of Major Radio Markets: Study No. 7: Chicago. October 25, 1948. p. 21. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. ^abcdefghijklHistory Cards for WOJO,fcc.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ^"Facility Technical Data for WOJO".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^"WOJO Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Archivedfrom the original on 2002-04-20.
  5. ^"WOJO Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-05-20.
  6. ^abRadio Frequency Modulation:Hearings Before theCommittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce,House of Representatives,Eightieth Congress,Second Session, on H. J. Res. 78; a Joint Resolution Relating to Assignment of a Section of the 50-megacycle Band of Radio Frequencies for Frequency Modulation (FM). Part 2: March 31 and April 1, 1948, Volume 2. p. 263. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ^abcdGhrist, John R. (1996).Valley Voices: A Radio History.Crossroads Communications. p. 318-320.
  8. ^abO'Connor, Richard. (2009).A Brief History of Beautiful Music Radio,Percy Faith Pages. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^"10 Stations Join New 'Good Music' Movement",Billboard.November 17, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^"The Shoestring Sell: Wedgwood Airs Its Wares",U.S. Radio.October 1957. p. 30-31. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  11. ^"FM Station Key",U.S. Radio.Vol. 3, No. 10. October 1959. p. 87. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  12. ^"FM Station Key",U.S. Radio.Vol. 4, No. 7. July 1960. p. 47. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  13. ^"FM Station Key",U.S. Radio.September 1961. p. 65. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  14. ^"FCC Lifts Storecast Ban",Billboard.November 2, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  15. ^"Routine Roundup",Broadcasting.December 23, 1957. p. 90. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  16. ^"'Simplex' Transmission of Subscriber Background Music",Federal Register.Vol. 29, No. 113. June 10, 1964. Part 73 — Radio Broadcast Services. p. 7469. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  17. ^"WEAW Will Broadcast Northwestern Football",Chicago Tribune.August 13, 1966. Section 2, p. 3.
  18. ^Sherman, Ed. "Expos' Silence Has a Precedent: Sox Fans Can Remember '71",Chicago Tribune.April 24, 2000. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  19. ^"Tichenor Buying WOJO-FM",Chicago Tribune.September 15, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  20. ^"Ownership Changes",Broadcasting.September 29, 1986. p. 87. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  21. ^"Hispanic radio industry pioneer dies",Associated Press.New York Daily News.January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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