WJYI (AM) explained

WJYI
City:Norfolk, Virginia
Area:Hampton Roads
Branding:Joy FM 98.7 HD2
Repeater:WNOR 98.7-HD2
Airdate:May 1, 1949
Format:Defunct (was Soft oldies and Adult standards)
Power:627 Watts day and night
Class:C
Facility Id:67081
Coordinates:36.8346°N -76.2694°W
Callsign Meaning:"Joy"
Former Callsigns:WNOR (1949–1986)
WKLR (1986–1986)
WNOR (1986–1989)
WJOI (1999–2021)
Affiliations:America's Best Music (Westwood One)
Owner:Saga Communications, Inc.
Licensee:Tidewater Communications, LLC
Sister Stations:WAFX, WNOR

WJYI (1230 kHz) was a soft oldies and adult standards formatted radio station. It was licensed to Norfolk, Virginia and served the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. WJYI was owned by Saga Communications, Inc. and operated under their Tidewater Communications, LLC licensee. It featured programming from "America's Best Music" syndicated by Westwood One.

Transmission

WJYI was a Class C station, transmitting with 627 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter was off East Indian River Road in Norfolk, near the Campostella Bridge. Programming continues to be heard on a digital subchannel of sister station WNOR 98.7-HD2.

History

On May 1, 1949, the station first signed on the air. The original call sign was WNOR. The WJOI call letters and those of co-owned WJYI in Milwaukee swapped on April 29, 2021.

On September 30, 2021, WJYI's license was surrendered to the FCC.

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