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词条 WRJN
释义

  1. Talk radio era

  2. Sale to Magnum Broadcasting and format change

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox radio station
| name = WRJN
| image = WRJN 1400.gif
| city = Racine, Wisconsin
| area = Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee
| branding = AM 1400 WRJN
| slogan = Your Radio Friend
| frequency = {{Frequency|1400|kHz}}
| translator = 98.1 W251BU (Kenosha)
99.9 W260CV (Racine)
| repeater =
| airdate = {{Start date|1926|12}}
| share =
| share as of =
| share source =
| format = Classic Hits, Oldies, MOR
| language =
| power = 1,000 watts
| erp =
| haat =
| class = C
| facility_id = 41437
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning = Racine Journal News (founder of station)
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations = Westwood One
| owner = David Magnum
| licensee = Magnum Communications, Inc.
| sister_stations = WVTY
| webcast = WRJN Webcast
| website = wrjn.com
}}

WRJN (1400 AM) is a MOR radio station located in Racine, Wisconsin, and serving the areas of Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The station is owned by David Magnum, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., along with local sister station WVTY. Its studios and transmitter are co-located in Racine.

The station has a strong Racine-Kenosha based emphasis, featuring a heavy slate of local news. local sports and local information and talk, combined with its music format.

Talk radio era

From the late 1980s until 2014, WRJN carried a Talk Radio format with a combination of local and syndicated talk. The station was the Milwaukee-area affiliate for syndicated shows from Lionel, Bill O'Reilly and Mike Gallagher as well as Alan Colmes, Ed Schultz, Coast To Coast AM and Leslie Marshall in its later year, effectively serving as a "last resort" station for shows not picked up in the Milwaukee market by WTMJ or WISN.

WRJN was affiliated with ABC and aired Paul Harvey's daily commentaries prior to his death.

WRJN celebrated 85 years of continuous service to Racine on December 6, 2011. It is among the nation's most long running stations and the 3rd oldest station with the same call letters in Wisconsin.

Sale to Magnum Broadcasting and format change

On June 25, 2014, Bliss Communications announced that it would sell WRJN and WVTY (then WEZY), along with sister stations WBKV and WBWI-FM in West Bend, to David Magnum's Magnum Communications, Inc. Bliss had owned WRJN and WEZY since 1997.[1] The sale, at a price of $2.25 million, was consummated on October 31, 2014.

On December 1, 2014, WRJN dropped all syndicated programming from the lineup and replaced it with a mixture of local talk, sports, and Classic Hits, Oldies and Adult Contemporary Music with the new positioner "Your Radio Friend", which is similar format to their new sister station WPDR in Portage.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations|url=http://www.gazettextra.com/20140625/bliss_communications_to_sell_west_bend_racine_radio_stations|accessdate=June 26, 2014|work=The Janesville Gazette|date=June 25, 2014}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Upgrades, New formats for local radio stations|url=http://journaltimes.com/news/local/upgrades-new-formats-for-local-radio-stations/article_281a7221-e9c2-585c-9ac9-2aa64c6b6ea3.html|accessdate=May 16, 2015|work=The Racine Journal Times|date=December 14, 2014}}

External links

  • WRJN Website
{{AM station data|WRJN}}
  • {{FMQ|W251BU}}
  • {{FXL|W251BU}}
  • {{FMQ|W260CV}}
  • {{FXL|W260CV}}
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3 : Radio stations in the Milwaukee metropolitan area|Radio stations established in 1926|1926 establishments in Wisconsin

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