WJOU

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WJOU

City of license	Huntsville, Alabama
Branding	Praise 90.1 FM
Slogan	"The Tennessee Valley's Praise Station"
Frequency	90.1 MHz
First air date	April 17, 1979
Format	Christian music
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	70 meters (230 feet)
Class	C3
Facility ID	49943
Transmitter Coordinates	34°45′28″N, 86°39′44″W
Callsign meaning	Joy/Oakwood University^[1]
Former callsigns	WOCG
Owner	Oakwood University
Website	http://www.wocg.org/

WJOU (90.1 FM, "Praise 90.1 FM") is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, and owned and operated by Oakwood University. It serves the Oakwood University community and the Tennessee Valley area.

The station began back in the early/mid-1970s as a powerline-fed carrier current AM station operating as WOAK. The broadcast FM station had held the WOCG call letters since it was initially licensed by the Federal Communications Commission but on January 4, 2008 the callsign was changed to WJOU.^[2] This change was made to reflect the January 1, 2008 change of Oakwood College's name to Oakwood University.^[1]

[edit] Programming

WJOU plays a blend of Christian contemporary, urban contemporary gospel, and adult contemporary music that they call "Inspirational Soul".^[3] The station also airs brief educational and spiritually uplifting programs.

Notable alumni of this station include comedian Jonathan Slocumb, talk radio host and producer Hallerin Hilton Hill, plus FlavaTV host and disc jockey Skip Cheatham.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Message From The Manager. WJOU 90.1 FM. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.

[edit] External links

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