WOJO
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Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
Frequency | 105.1MHz(HD Radio) |
Branding | Que Buena 105.1 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Format | Regional Mexican |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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WPPN,WVIV-FM Also part of the Univision Cluster: TV StationsWXFT-TVandWGBO-TV | |
History | |
First air date | February1947[1] |
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Former frequencies | |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 67073 |
Class | B |
ERP | 5,700watts |
HAAT | 425 meters (1,394 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′56.1″N87°37′23.2″W/ 41.898917°N 87.623111°W |
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Public license information | |
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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]Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP(W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W236CF | 95.1 FM | Chicago, Illinois | 140658 | 60 | D | 41°52′44.1″N87°38′8.2″W/ 41.878917°N 87.635611°W | 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 | 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 | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^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.
- ^abcdefghijklHistory Cards for WOJO,fcc.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WOJO".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WOJO Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Archivedfrom the original on 2002-04-20.
- ^"WOJO Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-05-20.
- ^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.
- ^abcdGhrist, John R. (1996).Valley Voices: A Radio History.Crossroads Communications. p. 318-320.
- ^abO'Connor, Richard. (2009).A Brief History of Beautiful Music Radio,Percy Faith Pages. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^"10 Stations Join New 'Good Music' Movement",Billboard.November 17, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^"The Shoestring Sell: Wedgwood Airs Its Wares",U.S. Radio.October 1957. p. 30-31. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^"FM Station Key",U.S. Radio.Vol. 3, No. 10. October 1959. p. 87. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^"FM Station Key",U.S. Radio.Vol. 4, No. 7. July 1960. p. 47. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^"FM Station Key",U.S. Radio.September 1961. p. 65. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^"FCC Lifts Storecast Ban",Billboard.November 2, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^"Routine Roundup",Broadcasting.December 23, 1957. p. 90. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^"'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.
- ^"WEAW Will Broadcast Northwestern Football",Chicago Tribune.August 13, 1966. Section 2, p. 3.
- ^Sherman, Ed. "Expos' Silence Has a Precedent: Sox Fans Can Remember '71",Chicago Tribune.April 24, 2000. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^"Tichenor Buying WOJO-FM",Chicago Tribune.September 15, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^"Ownership Changes",Broadcasting.September 29, 1986. p. 87. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^"Hispanic radio industry pioneer dies",Associated Press.New York Daily News.January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official site of WOJO "Que Buena 105.1 FM" (with streaming audio)
- Official Radio Maria Chicago site (with streaming audio)
- Facility details for Facility ID 67073 (WOJO)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WOJOinNielsen Audio's FM station database