WTJZ

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WTJZ
City of license Newport News, Virginia
Broadcast area Hampton Roads
Slogan "AM 1270 the Light"
Frequency 1270 kHz
Format Gospel Music
Power 1500 Watts
Class B
Transmitter Coordinates 37°01′52″N 76°22′00″W / 37.03111, -76.366667
Owner Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation

WTJZ (1270 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel Music format. Licensed to Newport News, Virginia, USA, it serves the Hampton Roads area. The station is currently owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.

During the 1960s and early seventies, this station had been country music formatted WTID-AM. In the late 60s and early 70s, the station simulcasted with it's FM sister station at 104.5, WTID-FM. In 1973 , WTID-FM became Top 40 WQRK ( it is now seperatly owned Top 40 WNVZ )

In the late 70s the station became jazz oriented as WTJZ, in the eighties it became Gospel.

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