WLRJ
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| City | Charles City, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia |
| Branding | "Radio Nueva Vida" |
| Slogan | "Positive, Encouraging." |
| Frequency | 89.7 FM MHz |
| First air date | 2000[1] |
| Format | Spanish-language Christian |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Power | 10,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 107 meters (351 ft) |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 82970 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°25′58.0″N 77°11′38.0″W / 37.432778°N 77.193889°W |
| Callsign meaning | W K-Love Richmond Jesus (reference to former network) |
| Former callsigns | WAUQ (1997-2015)[2] |
| Affiliations | Radio Nueva Vida |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| Sister stations | WARV-FM, WLRB, WLFV, WKYV |
| Webcast | WLRJ Webstream |
| Website | WLRJ Online |
WLRJ is a Spanish-language Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charles City, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area.[3] WLRJ is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation (EMF).[4] The station is the first full-time Spanish-language FM station in the Richmond area.[5]
History
American Family Association launched the station in 2000,[1] relaying its American Family Radio network which featured a mix of Christian teaching and Contemporary Christian music.
On August 18, 2015, Educational Media Foundation purchased the station from the American Family Association for $1.25 million.[6][7] EMF began relaying its K-Love network on the station, and changed the station's call letters to WLRJ.[2] [5]
On April 17, 2017, WLRJ began stunting with a continuously-repeating informational loop informing listeners that K-Love in Richmond had moved, and directing listeners to EMF's recently acquired stations on 98.9 FM (WLFV) and 100.3 FM (WKYV).[8]
On April 26, 2017, WLRJ began relaying EMF's Radio Nueva Vida network.[9]
Previous logos
References
- 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-561. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "WLRJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "Radio Stations in Virginia". Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "WAUQ Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 28, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "K-Love stations 89.7/90.1 in Richmond, VA, sending listeners to their new stations on 98.9/100.3.". Lee Costic on Twitter. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ Costic, Lee. "WLRJ just flipped from @KLOVERadio to Spanish Christian @radionuevavida". Twitter. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
External links
- K-LOVE Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WLRJ
- Radio-Locator information on WLRJ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WLRJ