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WAAJ (FM)

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WAAJ
Broadcast areaPaducah, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
Frequency90.5 MHz
BrandingMissionary Radio
Programming
FormatSouthern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerPennyrile Christian Community, Inc.
WVHM, WTRT
History
First air date
June 30, 1989[1]
Former call signs
WVHM (1989–2023)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26646
ClassC3
ERP16,500 watts
HAAT102 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°48′31″N 88°13′26″W / 36.80861°N 88.22389°W / 36.80861; -88.22389
Repeater(s)W206BB (89.1 FM, Madisonville, Kentucky)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitemissionary.radio

WAAJ (90.5 FM) is a Southern Gospelformatted radio station licensed to Benton, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, including Paducah. The station is currently owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. as part of a triopoly with Christian radio station WTRT (88.1 FM) and contemporary Christian station WVHM (89.7 FM).[3] All three stations share studios on College Street in downtown Hardin, Kentucky, while its transmitter facilities are off Dowdy Cemetery Road south of Benton.

In order to broaden its broadcast and listening area, WAAJ operates an FM translator on 89.1 FM (W206BB) in Madisonville, Kentucky. That station's transmitter is located on the campus of the North Campus of the Madisonville Community College.

History

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Former logo for Heartland Ministries.

WAAJ was launched as WVHM, a local Christian radio outlet for western Kentucky on June 30, 1989.[1] In the 1990s, the station aired programming from the Moody Radio network.[4]

Translators

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In addition to the main station, WAAJ is relayed by an additional simulcast translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W206BB 89.1 FM Madisonville, Kentucky 93979 19 D 37°21′47″N 87°30′56″W / 37.36306°N 87.51556°W / 37.36306; -87.51556 LMS

References

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  1. ^ a b "About WVHM". Heartland Ministries. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAAJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WAAJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Kentucky Broadcasters Association and Host Communications, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 1-879688-93-X.
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