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WMCJ

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WMCJ
SimulcastingWFMHCullman
Frequency1460kHz
BrandingSports 1340
Programming
FormatDefunct (wasSports)
Ownership
OwnerJimmy Dale Media, LLC
WFMH
History
First air date
March 25,1950(as WFMH at 1300)
Former call signs
WFMH (1950–2002)[1]
Former frequencies
1300 kHz (1950–1955)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70451
ClassB
Power5,000watts(day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
34°10′44″N86°51′58″W/ 34.17889°N 86.86611°W/34.17889; -86.86611
Links
Public license information

WMCJ(1460AM) was aradio stationlicensedto serveCullman, Alabama,United States. The station was owned by Jimmy Dale Media, LLC.

WMCJ was broadcasting asportsformat,simulcastingWFMH1340 AM Cullman.[3]

History

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This station began broadcast operations asWFMH,transmitting with 1,000wattsofdaytime-onlypower on an assigned frequency of 1300kHz,on March 25, 1950.[4]The station was licensed to The Voice of Cullman and was owned in part and operated by B.C. Eddins.

In 1955, the station moved to the current 1460 kHz to accommodate a power increase to 5,000 watts, still restricted to daytime operations.[5]In 1959, the station expanded to 24-hour broadcasting with the addition of a 500 watt nighttime signal.[6]

After more than 46 years of continuous ownership, The Voice of Cullman applied in May 1996 to transfer the broadcast license for WFMH to Eddins Broadcasting Co., Inc., a company wholly owned by B.C. Eddins. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 24, 1996, and the transaction was consummated on June 30, 1996.[7]B.C. Eddins died on August 26, 1996, at the age of 81 and control of Eddins Broadcasting passed to his heirs.[8]

In April 2002, Eddins Broadcasting Co., Inc., contracted to sell this station to Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 10, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 2002.[9]The new owners had the FCC assign this station the currentWMCJcall letterson September 20, 2002.[1]

In March 2005, Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. (J. Christopher Williams, president) agreed to sell WMCJ to Williams Communications Inc. (Walton E. Williams Jr., president/director) for a reported sale price of $75,000.[10]The deal was approved by the FCC on June 20, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on July 8, 2005.[11]At the time of the sale, the station aired aCatholic radioformat.

In May 2008, Williams Communications, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the license for this station to Walton E. Williams III. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 1, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.[12]

This change would prove short-lived as in mid-August 2008, Walton E. Williams III reached an agreement to sell WMCJ and sister stationWFMHto Jimmy Dale Media LLC.[13]The two stations sold for a reported total of $375,000.[14]At the time of the sale, the station aired aGospel musicformat.[15]The deal was approved by the FCC on October 6, 2008.[16]On December 1, 2012 WMCJ wentsilent.On April 1, 2013 WMCJ returned to the air simulcasting sports-formatted WFMH 1340 AM.

TheFederal Communications Commissioncancelled the station’s license on October 1, 2024.[17]

References

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  1. ^ab"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WMCJ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
  4. ^"Directory of AM, FM, and TV Stations of the United States".Broadcasting-Telecasting 1951 Yearbook.Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1951. p. 70.
  5. ^"Directory of AM and FM stations and Market Data of the United States".Broadcasting-Telecasting 1956 Yearbook-Marketbook Issue.Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1956. p. 51.
  6. ^"Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.".1960 Broadcasting Yearbook.Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1960. p. A-108.
  7. ^"Application Search Details (BAL-19960517GS)".FCC Media Bureau. June 30, 1996.
  8. ^"Social Security Death Index Search Results".Ancestry.RetrievedJanuary 30,2009.
  9. ^"Application Search Details (BAL-20020401AAF)".FCC Media Bureau. July 1, 2002.
  10. ^"Deals - 5/16/2005".Broadcasting & Cable.2005-05-16.
  11. ^"Application Search Details (BAL-20050331AEH)".FCC Media Bureau. July 8, 2005.
  12. ^"Application Search Details (BAL-20080519AAT)".FCC Media Bureau. July 1, 2008.
  13. ^"Radio deals and moves".Radio-Info.August 25, 2008.
  14. ^"Transactions 9-25-08".Radio Business Report.September 2, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon July 16, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 30,2009.
  15. ^"Deals - 9/1/2008".Broadcasting & Cable.September 1, 2008.
  16. ^"Application Search Details (BAL-20080820ABS)".FCC Media Bureau. October 6, 2008.
  17. ^"License Cancelled".Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System.October 1, 2024.RetrievedOctober 1,2024.
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