WHMJ

WHMJ / WXMJ
City of license	WHMJ: Franklin, Pennsylvania WXMJ: Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Meadville-Franklin, Pennsylvania, Oil City, Pennsylvania
Branding	Majic 99.3 and 104.5
Frequency	WHMJ: 99.3 MHz WXMJ: 104.5 MHz
First air date	WHMJ: 1971 (as WVEN-FM) WXMJ: 1996 (as WAQM)
Format	Hot AC/Adult Top 40
ERP	WHMJ: 7,300 watts WXMJ: 2,550 watts
HAAT	WHMJ: 183 meters WXMJ: 156 meters
Class	WHMJ: B1 WXMJ: A
Facility ID	WHMJ: 49789 WXMJ: 76254
Callsign meaning	MaJic
Former callsigns	WHMJ: WVEN-FM (1971-1989) WFRA (1989-2000) WOXX (2000-2007) WXMJ: WAQM (1996-2000) WXXO (2000-2007)
Owner	Forever Broadcasting, LLC
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mymajicspace.com

WHMJ (99.3 FM) and WXMJ (104.5 FM) are a Hot AC music formatted radio station combo broadcasting in northwest Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by Forever Broadcasting, and broadcasts from the Downtown Mall in Meadville.

History

Beginnings as WVEN-FM

This station debuted on 99.3 as WVEN-FM on March 5, 1971, as a partial simulcast of AM affiliate WFRA, with occasional break-aways for its own original programming that closely mirrored WFRA, usually during periods of the broadcast day when WFRA offered talk and news-intensive programming. As more and more cars became equipped with FM radios, the two radio stations broke away from each other and became completely separate programming operations, though WVEN would recapture the call letters of its sister AM station in 1989.

For many years, WVEN was known as "Mix 99.3", boasting an Adult CHR format with full-service local elements.

WXMJ 104.5 made its debut on November 21, 1996 as WAQM. This station was sold in July 2000 by MacBeth Communications to Forever Broadcasting. Macbeth Communications was a company owned by Thom Sauber, the son of Robert H. Sauber, WFRA's founder.

Also in July 2000, Bob Sauber, whose son Tom managed WFRA-AM/FM in addition to his own WAQM, wanted to retire and put his stations up for sale. All three (Sauber also owned WTIV in Titusville, the first of the group) were purchased by Altoona-based Forever Broadcasting, LLC for an undisclosed sum. Sauber died in October 2004 at the age of 72.

Time as Kiss FM

The stations became Kiss FM in November 2000. Kiss FM aired a Hot Adult Contemporary format from 5am-6pm, and a cross between CHR and Hot AC in the evening hours.

The call letters used were WOXX for the 99.3 signal and WXXO for the 104.5 signal.

Throughout its run as Kiss FM, the station was known in the community for the Kiss FM Sunday Night Dance Parties held in Conneaut Lake held during the summer months. Mascot Tookie the Toucan greeted Northwest Pennsylvanians at numerous public and community events and appearances. A 24 hour live, local airstaff provided great local radio and content.

Special programming features during the Kiss FM tenure included the Top 9 at 9, Goodnight Kisses, the Kiss Cafe, Kiss Cartunes, Kiss It Or Diss It, and more recently the 5:00 Traffic Jam, 4 Play at 4, The Jammin' Saturday Night Kiss Party, and the Back In The Day Buffet.

Throughout its run as Kiss FM (and even dating back to the Mix 99.3 days) legendary countdown host Casey Kasem's shows were always carried on the station. Other syndication throughout Kiss FM's reign included Backtrax USA with Kid Kelly and Saturday Night 80's.

Flip to Majic

At 5pm on October 10, 2007, the stations flipped to "Majic" 99.3 and 104.5". From 5pm on October 10 through 6am October 12, the station went jockless, airing Majic teaser sweepers but still played the Kiss FM playlist. At 6am on Friday October 12, the station officially kicked off with a Variety Hits format. The entire airstaff was let go or reassigned to other stations in the cluster.

In April 2012, Majic phased out the Variety Hits format, keeping the "Majic" moniker and jockless presentation, but re-adapting a similar Hot AC/Adult Top 40 format that was found during the station's days as Kiss FM.

The Majic slogan debuted as "We Play Anything" but quickly switched to "We Play It All" due to nearby 94.7 Bob FM in Erie aving the copyright for the former. With the April 2012 format tweak, the current slogan is "All The Hits"

When the station was a Hot AC format as "Kiss FM" it boasted a large staff of live and local on air personalities. Now as Majic, the station is automated nearly the entire day. The station airs the syndicated Dave and Jimmy morning show out of WNCI Columbus. Various Forever Broadcasting personalities can be heard during voicetracked airshifts on the station. The syndicated Open House Party airs on Saturday nights and the syndicated Dawson McAllister on Sunday nights. Many timeslots are simply automated with the Majic playlist and no involvement of on air personalities.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WHMJ

Radio-Locator information on WHMJ

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Query the FCC's FM station database for WXMJ

Radio-Locator information on WXMJ

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Radio stations in the Meadville-Franklin, Pennsylvania market

By AM frequency	790 940 970 1120 1450 1490

By FM frequency	89.5 90.3 90.3 91.1 91.9 91.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 98.5 99.3 100.3 101.7 104.5 107.7

By callsign	W212BK W220BA WARC WAWN WFRA WFUN WGYI WGYY WHMJ WKQW WKQW-FM WGRP WGYY WMGW WMVL WOXX WPIC WSAJ-FM WUZZ WUUZ WVME WWGY WXXO

Defunct stations	WOYL/1340 WSAJ/1340

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Radio stations in the Erie, Pennsylvania market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 88.9 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.7 92.9 93.9 94.7 95.9 95.9 97.9 99.9 100.9 101.7 102.3 102.7 103.7 104.5 105.5 106.3 107.1

By AM frequency	1260 1330 1360 1370 1400 1450 1530

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.475

By callsign	CFPL-FM KEC58 KZZ32 WCGF WCGM WCTL WEFR WEHP WERG WFNN WFSE WGOJ WJET WMCE WMCE-FM WMVL WPSE WQHZ WQLN-FM WRIE WRKT WRTS WTWF WWCB WWOW WXBB WXCS-LP WXKC WXMJ WXNM-LP WXTA

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Radio stations in the Meadville-Franklin, Pennsylvania market

By AM frequency	790 940 970 1120 1450 1490

By FM frequency	89.5 90.3 90.3 91.1 91.9 91.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 98.5 99.3 100.3 101.7 104.5 107.7

By callsign	W212BK W220BA WARC WAWN WFRA WFUN WGYI WGYY WHMJ WKQW WKQW-FM WGRP WGYY WMGW WMVL WOXX WPIC WSAJ-FM WUZZ WUUZ WVME WWGY WXXO

Defunct stations	WOYL/1340 WSAJ/1340

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°26′17″N 79°55′26″W / 41.438°N 79.924°W / 41.438; -79.924

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