WJER

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WJER
WJER-FM

City of license	Dover, Ohio
Broadcast area	Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Slogan	The Voice of the Valley
First air date	February 21, 1950— AM, 1969 — FM
Frequency	1450 (kHz) (AM) 101.7 (Mhz) (FM)
Format	Commercial radio
Power	1,000 watts (AM)
ERP	3,000 watts (FM)
Class	C (AM) A (FM)
Callsign meaning	Jerimiah E. Reeves, the father of the first owner
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	www.wjer.com

WJER (101.7 FM, 1450 AM "The Voice of the Valley") is a commercial radio station. Licensed to the suburb of Dover, Ohio, it serves the Tuscarawas County area. It first began broadcasting in 1950, and the FM content began in 1969. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications, and is being operated for them by former owner Gary Petricola.

1 Relocation
2 Programs
3 Contests
4 External links

[edit] Relocation

On April 14, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission approved Clear Channel's request to move WJER-FM's community of license to North Canton, Ohio [1]. The new location would provide coverage to all of the urban Canton area, and would allow WJER-FM to increase its power by three kilowatts.

Clear Channel is expected to move WJER-FM's operations to the company's Akron/Canton facilities in Jackson Township near North Canton, and is expected to operate it as a Canton area station.

In the meantime, former WJER owner Gary Petricola operates both 101.7 FM and 1450 AM in a reverse LMA with Clear Channel. The stations no longer operate separately during most broadcast hours.

As has been confirmed on several trade publications and area newspapers, WJER-FM is expected to be officially relocated to North Canton as early as December 10, 2006; after which WJER-AM would be sold back to Petricola.

[edit] Programs

The Dave Koz Radio Show Smooth Jazz show hosted by Dave Koz. The two-hour program airs on WJER-FM on Sunday mornings.

Morgan in the Morning Weekday Morning radio show hosted by Bill Morgan. It is often filled with self-depricating humor, as Bill Morgan talks about the trials and tribulations of being "old" and falling down flights of stairs. Airs weekday mornings.

Classic Canteen Daytime oldies show hosted by Anita Edwards. Listeners are allowed to submit requests, which are played from noon until 2 p.m. on weekday afternoons. Since host Steve Kelly (WJER-FM's program director) left the station, the show has been hosted by Edwards on both AM 1450 and FM 101.7.

[edit] Contests

WJER holds several contests on a regular basis.

Great Escape During the winter a drawing is held for a trip to Hawaii

Deck ya! A drawing is held every year, and the winner is given a new deck for his or her backyard.

Birthday Contest Each day, the birthdays of the day are read on air. Sent in from all over the viewing area, the announcements include name, age, and city of residence. One winner is picked from the days celebrants to receive a birthday prize package.

Subway Hump Day Party Tray Giveaway Each Wednesday, WJER sends a tray of sandwiches from Subway to a workplace.