WJFN-FM

For other uses, see WJFN.
WJFN-FM
Broadcast areaGoochland, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia
Frequency100.5 MHz
BrandingNewstalk WJFN
Programming
FormatConservative talk
AffiliationsGenesis Communications Network
Townhall News
Westwood One
Pittsburgh Steelers
West Virginia Mountaineers
Ownership
Owner
  • John Fredericks
  • (MAGA Radio Network, LLC)
WJFN
History
First air date
2001
Former call signs
WZEZ (2000–2017)
WLRB (2017–2018)
WVNZ-FM (2018)
WJFN (2018–2020)
Call sign meaning
John Fredericks (owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID87127
ClassA
ERP2,600 watts
HAAT155.2 meters (509 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°47′37.0″N 77°55′57.0″W / 37.793611°N 77.932500°W / 37.793611; -77.932500
Repeater(s)820 WJFN (Chester)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewjfnradio.com

WJFN-FM (100.5 MHz) is a conservative talk-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Goochland, Virginia, serving Goochland and Goochland County, Virginia. WJFN-FM is owned by John Fredericks, through licensee MAGA Radio Network, LLC.[2] Fredericks hosts the weekday morning show at the station, with other daily shows including syndicated talkers Mark Levin and Steve Bannon.

History

As WZEZ, the station broadcast a soft adult contemporary format as "EZ 100.5" until February 1, 2014, when Red Zebra Broadcasting began programming it under a local marketing agreement with a simulcast of sports station WXGI, under the "Sports FM 100.5" branding.[3] Educational Media Foundation acquired WZEZ from the Delmarva Educational Association for $125,000 in 2016 and made it Richmond's K-Love station;[4] on February 1, 2017, the call sign was changed to WLRB.[5]

EMF sold WLRB to Truth Broadcasting Corporation (whose principals, Stuart and Nancy Epperson, are also associated with Delmarva Educational Association) for $150,000 in 2018;[6] while the sale was taking place, the station changed its call sign to WVNZ-FM on July 24[5] and began carrying Radio Nueva Vida.[7] The call sign was changed to WJFN on September 27, 2018;[5] that October, John Fredericks began leasing the station to program a conservative talk format.[8] Fredericks bought the station outright for $155,000 effective December 20, 2019.[9]

Former logo

Through sister company Disruptor Radio, John Fredericks agreed to buy similarly-formatted WNTW in Chester from Delmarva Educational Association in 2020;[10] WNTW already carried Fredericks' program, an arrangement that predated his acquisition of WJFN.[8] WJFN added the "-FM" suffix to its call sign on April 6, 2020, allowing Disruptor to request the unsuffixed WJFN callsign for WNTW.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJFN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WJFN-FM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Venta, Lance (January 28, 2014). "ESPN Richmond Adds FM Simulcast". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (November 3, 2016). "EMF Buys In Palm Springs & Richmond". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Call Sign History (WJFN-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (June 8, 2018). "Station Sales Week Of 6/8". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Illinois Combo, Alabama FM Translator Sold". All Access. October 1, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "New Conservative Talker Rimshots Richmond". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  9. ^ Venta, Lance (October 18, 2019). "Station Sales Week Of 10/18". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (March 20, 2020). "Station Sales Week Of 3/20". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.


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