WAAJ (FM) explained

WAAJ
City:Benton, Kentucky
Area:Paducah, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
Branding:Missionary Radio
Frequency:90.5 MHz
Repeater:W206BB (89.1 FM, Madisonville, Kentucky)
Airdate:June 30, 1989[1]
Format:Southern Gospel
Erp:16,500 watts
Haat:102 meters
Class:C3
Facility Id:26646
Coordinates:36.8086°N -88.2239°W
Former Callsigns:WVHM (1989–2023)
Owner:Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc.
Sister Stations:WVHM, WTRT
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:missionary.radio
Licensing Authority:FCC

WAAJ (90.5 FM) is a Southern Gospelformatted radio station licensed to Benton, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, including Paducah. The station is currently owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. as part of a triopoly with Christian radio station WTRT (88.1 FM) and contemporary Christian station WVHM (89.7 FM).[2] All three stations share studios on College Street in downtown Hardin, Kentucky, while its transmitter facilities are off Dowdy Cemetery Road south of Benton.

In order to broaden its broadcast and listening area, WAAJ operates an FM translator on 89.1 FM (W206BB) in Madisonville, Kentucky. That station's transmitter is located on the campus of the North Campus of the Madisonville Community College.

History

WAAJ was launched as WVHM, a local Christian radio outlet for western Kentucky on June 30, 1989.[1] In the 1990s, the station aired programming from the Moody Radio network.[3]

Translators

In addition to the main station, WAAJ is relayed by an additional simulcast translator to widen its broadcast area.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About WVHM. Heartland Ministries. 2 January 2023.
  2. Web site: WAAJ Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  3. Book: Nash, Francis M.. Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State. 1995. Kentucky Broadcasters Association and Host Communications, Inc.. 83. 1-879688-93-X.