WJOE (FM)

WJOE
Vienna, West Virginia; United States;
Broadcast area	Parkersburg, West Virginia; Marietta, Ohio;
Frequency	103.9 MHz
Branding	Joe 103.9
Programming
Format	Southern gospel
Affiliations	USA Radio News
Ownership
Owner	Roger Bouldin; (Bouldin Radio, LLC);
History
Former call signs	WKGI (1976–1987); WATQ-FM (1987–1995); WETZ-FM (1995–2011); WNRJ (2011–2023);
Call sign meaning	"Joe" (branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	18534
Class	A
ERP	750 watts
HAAT	122.7 meters (403 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	joe1039.com

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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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WJOE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Call Sign History". licensing.fcc.gov.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC".

External links

Joe 103.9 Online
Facility details for Facility ID 18534 (WJOE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WJOE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WJOE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Call Sign History". licensing.fcc.gov.

[fcc1-3] "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

[4] "Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC".

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