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| WTJU | |
| |
| City | Charlottesville, Virginia[1] |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | City of Charlottesville Albemarle County, Virginia Greene County, Virginia[2] |
| Frequency | 91.1 FM |
| Branding | "91.1 WTJU" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety[3] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Virginia[2] (The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia) |
| Sister stations | WXTJ-LP |
| History | |
| First air date | May 10, 1957[4] |
| Call sign meaning | W Thomas Jefferson's University |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 69145 |
| Class | B1 |
| Power | 1,500 watts |
| Height above average terrain | 325 meters[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°58′55.50″N 78°29′2.00″W / 37.982083°N 78.48389°W[1] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WTJU Webstream |
| Website | WTJU Online |
WTJU is a Variety-formatted broadcast radio station.[3] The station is licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving the communities in Albemarle and Greene Counties.[1] WTJU is owned by the University of Virginia and operated under their licensee, The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia.[1]
History
The station was founded in 1955 and began broadcasting in 1957.[5] Funds were put forward by the Kappa Delta Pi fraternity to help the Department of Speech and Drama get a radio station on the air.[5]
Long-time general manager Chuck Taylor retired at the end of 2009. [6]
He was succeeded briefly by Burr Beard who sought to implement changes to the station's format. [7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Web. WTJU Facility Record, Federal Communications Commission, audio division, retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WTJU-FM, REC Networks, retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Web. Arbitron Station Information Profiles, Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings, retrieved August, 2023.
- ↑ Book. PDF. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010, ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V., retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Web. Station History, WTJU, retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ↑ Web. Longtime WTJU General Manager Chuck Taylor leaves with secret plan, Brendan Fitzgerald, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, January 12, 2010, retrieved August 20, 2023. Print. January 12, 2010 .
- ↑ Web. WTJU backers: Change, yes; overhaul, no, Brian McNeill, Daily Progress, Media General, July 13, 2010, retrieved October 18, 2024.
External Links
- 91.1 WTJU Online
- WTJU in the Federal Communications Commission FM station database
- WTJU on REC Networks
- WTJU on wikipedia
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