WJFN (AM)
| Simulcast of WJFN-FM, Goochland | |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 820 kHz |
| Branding | Newstalk WJFN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WJFN-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1964 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 1410 kHz (1964–1988) |
Call sign meaning | John Fredericks (owner) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27440 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°22′54.5″N 77°25′38.9″W / 37.381806°N 77.427472°W |
| Translators | 92.7 W224EB (Chester) 107.7 W299DB (Richmond) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wjfnradio |
WJFN (820 kHz) is a conservative talk radio formatted radio station licensed to Chester, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area.[3] WJFN is owned by John Fredericks and operated by MAGA Radio Network.[4] WJFN also transmits on FM translator station W224EB on 92.7 MHz, based in Chester, Virginia.[5]
WJFN is a simulcast of WJFN-FM 100.5 and mostly carries nationally syndicated talk shows, including Steve Bannon, Mark Levin, and Red Eye Radio.
History
The station officially signed on the air in 1964 with the call letters WIKI.[6] Licensed to Chester, Virginia, it was owned by WIKI Radio, Inc. and operated as a daytime-only station on 1410 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts.[7] By the mid-1960s, the station increased its daytime power to 5,000 watts, broadcasting from a transmitter and studio site located on Jefferson Davis Highway.[8]
In 1978, the station was sold to Hoffman Communications, which changed the call sign to WGGM.[9] Under the WGGM identity, the station adopted a contemporary Christian and gospel music format.[10] Throughout the early and mid-1980s, the station remained a "daytimer," meaning it was required to sign off the air at sunset to protect other stations on the 1410 frequency.[11] In June 1988, WGGM, formerly a daytimer at AM 1410 on the dial, moved to the 820 frequency, allowing 24-hour broadcasting. Tracy Lynn, longtime local television traffic reporter at WWBT, was the first nighttime DJ on WGGM.
In May 2014, VARTV reported the station's plans to change call letters to WNTW and switch to syndicated conservative talk as "The Answer" at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 2. The call sign was officially changed to WNTW on June 1.[12]
Effective June 16, 2020, John Fredericks' Disruptor Radio acquired WNTW and W224EB for $240,000. The call letters were changed to WJFN on June 17, 2020, matching WJFN-FM 100.5, which this station began to simulcast.
Translator
In addition to the main station, WJFN is relayed by an FM translator.[13]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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| W224EB | 92.7 FM | Chester, Virginia | 202858 | 250 | 114 m (374 ft) | D | LMS |
| W299DB | 107.7 FM | Richmond, Virginia | 51896 | 30 | 131 m (430 ft) | D | LMS |
References
- ^ "FCC History Cards for WJFN". FCC.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJFN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "WJFN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W224EB
- ^ "WJFN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "WIKI - National Radio Club QSL" (PDF). National Radio Club. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "WJFN Call Sign History". REC Networks. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 17, 2020). "WNTW Becomes WJFN". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "Call Sign History: WJFN (Facility ID 27440)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "History of WJFN Radio". D.C. Radio History. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "W224EB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 27440 (WJFN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WJFN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database