WHJJ

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WHJJ

City of license	Providence, Rhode Island
Broadcast area	Southern New England
Branding	TalkRadio 920 WHJJ
Slogan	"For breaking news... and to talk about it"
First air date	September 6, 1922
Frequency	920 (kHz)
Format	News/Talk
ERP	5,000 watts
Class	B
Owner	Clear Channel
Website	www.920whjj.com

WHJJ is an AM Radio station in Providence, Rhode Island broadcasting at 920 AM. It was the Rhode Island affiliate of Air America Radio until 2005. In 2005 and 2006, WHJJ won Associated Press awards for the Massachusetts/Rhode Island area; the 2005 award was for special events coverage of the Democratic National Convention, while the 2006 honor was for news station of the year. In December 2006, WHJJ owner Clear Channel Broadcasting fired afternoon drive veteran Arlene Violet as part of a company wide cost cutting measure. Violet had a 16 year run on the station. Also thanks to Clear Channel downsizing, "local" newsbreaks during midday hours are fed from a hub in Syracuse, NY (WSYR-AM) providing local AP headlines.

[edit] The WHJJ news team

Bill George- Program Director / News Director / Anchor
John Hamblett- Morning Anchor
Amy Pontes- Assignment Editor / Anchor
Kevin Willette- Reporter
Tim Staskiewicz- Talk Show Producer / Reporter
Joe Tasca- Reporter
Lisa Steinburg- News Writer / Reporter

[edit] Current weekday schedule as of 3/8/07

(Note: news at the top and bottom of each hour.)
5:30AM - 9:00AM -- Imus in the Morning
9:00AM - 12:00PM -- Quinn and Rose
12:00PM - 3:00PM -- The Helen Glover Show
3:00PM - 6:00PM -- Sean Hannity
6:00PM - 8:00PM -- Mark Levin
8:00PM - 10:00PM -- Bill O'Reilly