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Coordinates:39°19′14.3″N74°46′16.2″W/ 39.320639°N 74.771167°W/39.320639; -74.771167
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For the Atlantic City, New Jersey, radio station that held the call sign WENJ at 1450 AM from 2006 to 2012, seeWPGG.
WENJ
Broadcast areaSouth Jersey
Frequency97.3MHz(HD Radio)
Branding97.3 ESPN
Programming
FormatSports
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WFPG,WPGG,WPUR,WSJO
History
First air date
February 2, 1962;62 years ago(1962-02-02)(as WMVB-FM)
Former call signs
  • WMVB-FM (1962–1988)
  • WBSS-FM (1988–2002)
  • WIXM (2002–2006)
  • WXKW (2006–2009)
  • WENJ-FM (2009–2012)
Call signmeaning
"ESPN New Jersey"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72981
ClassB
ERP
HAAT142 meters (466 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
39°19′14.3″N74°46′16.2″W/ 39.320639°N 74.771167°W/39.320639; -74.771167
Translator(s)
  • HD2:103.3W277BA (Millville)
  • HD2:93.9W230AA (Atlantic City)
  • HD4:104.1W281BH (Absecon)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live FM/HD1
Listen Live HD4
Website973espn
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

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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

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Play-by-play sports

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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

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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
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/39.458861; -75.202917(W298DI) 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/39.42222; -75.02028(W277BA) 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/39.376500; -74.561833(W230AA) 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/39.376500; -74.561833(W281BH) LMS Simulcasts HD4

On May 23, 2019,Townsquare Medialaunched "Rock 104.1" on WENJ-HD4 and W281BH, broadcasting aclassic rockformat.[10]

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WENJ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^abc"New Jersey FM Radio History".Radio-History.Archived fromthe originalon March 14, 2002.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
  3. ^Fybush, Scott (August 25, 2000)."NERW On The Road!".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
  4. ^Fybush, Scott (March 18, 2002)."Millennium Spins it at the Shore".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
  5. ^Fybush, Scott (April 17, 2002)."Saga Buys WXOD/WKBK".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
  6. ^Fybush, Scott (November 8, 2004)."Salty Brine, 1918-2004".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
  7. ^Fybush, Scott (July 3, 2006)."WCRB Move Nears Completion".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
  8. ^Fybush, Scott (May 25, 2009)."On Memorial Day, No On-Air" Rewound "".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedJune 6,2009.
  9. ^"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.
  10. ^"Townsquare Launches Rock 104.1 Atlantic City".
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