WAJC
Radio station in Newport, Minnesota, United States
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WAJC 88.1 FM is a radio station licensed to Newport, Minnesota, and serving the south central Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The station broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format and is owned by the Maranatha Assembly of God Church. Its transmitter is located in a park near Coates.[1]
Southern Washington County, Minnesota
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| Broadcast area | Dakota County, Minnesota Southern Washington County, Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| Branding | Real Life Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Maranatha Assembly of God Church |
| History | |
First air date | April 2013 |
Call sign meaning | Walter Martin, Jesus Christ |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 174134 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,520 watts |
| HAAT | 22 meters (72 ft) |
| Translators | W219DT (91.7 MHz, North Branch, Minnesota) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official Website |
History
On April 19, 2010, the FCC granted a construction permit to the Religious Information Network for a new noncommercial radio station on 88.1 MHz at Newport, a southeastern suburb of the Twin Cities. RIN intended to program a listener-supported station with a variety of Christian and community programming.[2][3][4][5] The first two letters of its call sign, WAJC, stood for the station manager's father, Walter Martin, and the last two stood for Jesus Christ.[3][4][6] Its slogan was "Radio With a Mission".[3] Among the programming planned for the station were recordings of Walter Martin's radio program, The Bible Answer Man.[4][6]
The station began broadcasting in April 2013 and was branded "The Remnant".[7][8] "The Remnant" was the student-produced Christian rock format from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, which was simulcast on the HD4 subchannel of that school's KTIS-FM.[9] In 2016, the station was sold to the Maranatha Assembly of God Church for $52,000.[10][11]
Translator
In 2017, Maranatha Assembly of God Church purchased FM translator 91.7 W219DT in North Branch, Minnesota for $50,000, and the translator began rebroadcasting WAJC.[12][13]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W219DT | 91.7 FM | North Branch, Minnesota | 139325 | 50 | 11 m (36 ft) | D | LMS |