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| Frequency | 740 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | John F. Warmath |
| History | |
First air date | January 20, 1949 |
Last air date | October 2024 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 15796 | |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°48′52.3″N 88°54′51.2″W / 35.814528°N 88.914222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WIRJ (740 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.[2] Licensed to Humboldt, Tennessee, United States, the station was owned by John F. Warmath.[3] It operated from 1949 to 2024.
History
[edit]Humboldt-Milan-Trenton Broadcasting Co. was issued a construction permit for a new 250-watt daytime-only station on 740 kHz in Humboldt in June 1948. Its principals were J. Frank Warmath, Thomas N. Hobbs, and Robert S. Kelly.[4] After changing the corporate name to Gibson County Broadcasting Company and taking on the WIRJ call sign,[5] the station signed on January 20, 1949.[6]
The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on October 31, 2024.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WIRJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ "WIRJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ↑ "2 Daytime Grants; Both Are in South". Broadcasting–Telecasting. June 7, 1948. p. 34.
- ↑ "WIRJ history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-501.
- ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 15796 (WIRJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WIRJ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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