WNJO
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| Broadcast area | Central Jersey |
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| First air date | 1998 |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
| Format | Oldies |
| Owner | {{{owner}}} |
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[edit] Station Launch
WNJO was launched on March 2nd 1998, with then New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman kicking off "New Jerseys Oldies Station" with The Beatles "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." The station was a success, debuting at the #1 spot, kicking out WKXW and outshining sister station WPST. The 94.5 filled in the lack of a strong oldies outlet in Central NJ, with WCBS-FM's signal blocked by co-channel WBEB, and interference with WOGL from 97.9 in NYC and WMGQ in New Brunswick.
[edit] Personalities
WNJO had full time DJs such as Tripp Rogers, Scott "Boom Boom" Edwards, and Roberta Gale (after leaving WKXW). Part timers included Johnny Dark and Joe Stephens (both now at WJRZ-FM).
[edit] Music
WNJO was focused on early to mid 60's oldies, with many late 50's and early 60's oldies and only a few 70's songs.
[edit] Demise and flip to Classic Hits
By 2001, WNJO had fallen to 6th place in the Trenton ratings behind 3 Philadelphia stations. With NJ 101.5's music programming dropping all pre 64 songs and focusing on the 70's, WNJO lost the ability to keep WPST at the top of the ratings. Nassau had to change the station, but without causing WPST to drop (the main reason Oldies was launched in the 1st place. With that, WNJO as "New Jerseys Oldies" ceased to exist on November 1st 2001, and flipped to Classic Hits, focusing on rock songs from 1965 to 1982 to keep pace with WKXW. The WNJO calls were replaced on August 1st 2002 with WTHK.
[edit] External Links
Format Change Archive-Trenton NJ Radio-History.com: New Jersey FM Radio History - Page 4
