WENJ
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Broadcast area | South Jersey |
Frequency | 97.3MHz(HD Radio) |
Branding | 97.3 ESPN |
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Format | Sports |
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WFPG,WPGG,WPUR,WSJO | |
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First air date | February 2, 1962 | (as WMVB-FM)
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Call signmeaning | "ESPN New Jersey" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 72981 |
Class | B |
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HAAT | 142 meters (466 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°19′14.3″N74°46′16.2″W/ 39.320639°N 74.771167°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live FM/HD1 Listen Live HD4 |
Website | 973espn Rock 104.1(HD4) |
WENJ(97.3FM) is aradio stationthat airs asports radioformat, licensed toMillville.Its transmitter is located inCorbin City, New Jersey,where it shares a tower withWRTQ.The station is affiliated withESPN Radio.Its studios are inNorthfield, New Jersey.
History
[edit]WENJ first signed on February 2, 1962, as WMVB-FM, an FM sister station toWMVB(1440), airing aneasy listeningformat; through the 1970s, the station began to evolve to anadult contemporaryformat.[2]In 1988 the station changed their call letters to WBSS-FM, for its branding as"The Boss 97 FM",and become aCHRstation.[2]In 1995, WBSS was sold to the owners ofWKXW(101.5),[2]which switched the station to a simulcast of WKXW'snews/talkandoldiesformat, with a small amount of local news.[3]
On March 15, 2002, WBSS dropped the simulcast of WKXW in favor of amodern adult contemporaryformat,[4]with a call change to WIXM (referring to the station's branding of "Mix 97.3" ) following a few weeks later.[5]
In November 2004, in the wake of sister stationWSJOdebuting ahot adult contemporaryformat, WIXM reverted to the WKXW simulcast;[6]two years later, the station was renamed to WXKW.[7]
In May 2009, WKXW began to remove references to having a simulcast partner forSouth Jerseyfrom its promotions, indicating a planned format change for WXKW;[8]on June 1, the station switched to ESPN Radio as WENJ-FM.[9]The sports format had previously been heard in the market onWENJ,which switched toESPN Deportes Radioafter a brief period of simulcasting. The station simulcast again on that station from January 2, 2011, to October 15, 2012.
On October 31, 2012, the station dropped the -FM suffix.
Programming
[edit]Play-by-play sports
[edit]As of 2023, the station carriesPhiladelphia Eagles,Flyersand76ersgames and ESPN Radio's college football,MLB(including nationally broadcastPhilliesgames),NFL(in select weeks) andNBAcoverage.
The station also carries game coverage from other networks, includingCompass Media,Sports USA Radio Network,Touchdown RadioandWestwood One,mainly for college football, basketball and NFL coverage, the latter on a week-by-week rotational basis for select games (e.g. Sunday afternoon NFL games other than Eagles games).
Translators
[edit]The following four translators simulcast the programming of WENJ, WENJ-HD2, or HD4
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP(W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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W298DI | 107.5 FM | Port Norris, New Jersey | 85823 | 250 | 57m(187ft) | D | 39°27′31.9″N75°12′10.5″W/ 39.458861°N 75.202917°W | LMS | Simulcasts HD1 |
W277BA | 103.3 FM | Millville, New Jersey | 141526 | 133 | 55.3 m (181 ft) | D | 39°25′20″N75°1′13″W/ 39.42222°N 75.02028°W | LMS | Simulcasts HD2 |
W230AA | 93.9 FM | Atlantic City | 41178 | 250 | 95.06 m (312 ft) | D | 39°22′35.4″N74°33′42.6″W/ 39.376500°N 74.561833°W | LMS | Simulcasts HD2 |
W281BH | 104.1 FM | Absecon, New Jersey | 141576 | 250 | 95.06 m (312 ft) | D | 39°22′35.4″N74°33′42.6″W/ 39.376500°N 74.561833°W | LMS | Simulcasts HD4 |
On May 23, 2019,Townsquare Medialaunched "Rock 104.1" on WENJ-HD4 and W281BH, broadcasting aclassic rockformat.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WENJ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^abc"New Jersey FM Radio History".Radio-History.Archived fromthe originalon March 14, 2002.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^Fybush, Scott (August 25, 2000)."NERW On The Road!".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^Fybush, Scott (March 18, 2002)."Millennium Spins it at the Shore".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^Fybush, Scott (April 17, 2002)."Saga Buys WXOD/WKBK".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^Fybush, Scott (November 8, 2004)."Salty Brine, 1918-2004".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^Fybush, Scott (July 3, 2006)."WCRB Move Nears Completion".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^Fybush, Scott (May 25, 2009)."On Memorial Day, No On-Air" Rewound "".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^"ESPN-FM 97.3 to cover Cape May to Toms River, Atlantc [sic] City to Philadelphia".Gloucester County Times.NJ. May 29, 2009.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
- ^"Townsquare Launches Rock 104.1 Atlantic City".
External links
[edit]- WENJ official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 72981 (WENJ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WENJinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 41178 (W230AA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W230AAat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 141526 (W277BA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W277BAat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 141576 (W281BH)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W281BHat FCCdata.org