WJOE (FM) explained

Format:Southern gospel
Class:A
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:18534
Owner:Roger Bouldin
Licensee:Bouldin Radio, LLC
WJOE
City:Vienna, West Virginia
Country:US
Branding:Joe 103.9
Frequency:103.9 MHz
Erp:750 watts
Haat:122.7m (402.6feet)
Callsign Meaning:"Joe" (branding)
Affiliations:USA Radio News
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:joe1039.com

WJOE (103.9 MHz) is a broadcast radio station carrying a southern gospel format. WJOE is licensed to Vienna, West Virginia, serving the Parkersburg, West Virginia and Marietta, Ohio area. WJOE's moniker is "Joe 103.9".

History

The station was licensed as WKGI. On February 14, 1987, the call sign was changed to WATQ-FM. Its call sign was next changed on August 28, 1995, when it became WETZ-FM.[1] WETZ-FM moved from New Martinsville, West Virginia to Vienna, West Virginia sometime in January 2010. The station can only be heard in New Martinsville via a distant signal, but now serves the Parkersburg/Marietta area.

The station was assigned the callsign WNRJ by the Federal Communications Commission on August 1, 2011.[2]

On January 4, 2017, WNRJ changed formats to modern gospel music (playing current and progressive southern gospel), branded as "Praise FM 103.9". Praise FM 103.9 is a tier one charting station for the Singing News Top 80 monthly chart - one of eight stations in the United States.

On November 13, 2023, WNRJ changed its call sign to WJOE.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Call Sign History. licensing.fcc.gov.
  2. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. Web site: Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC.