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| Broadcast area | Benton, Kentucky Murray, Kentucky Mayfield, Kentucky Paducah, Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 89.7 MHz |
| Branding | Elevate FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. |
| WTRT, WVHM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1996 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 78270 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 W |
| HAAT | 91 m |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′31″N 88°13′26″W / 36.80861°N 88.22389°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.elevate.fm |
WAAJ (89.7 FM) is a contemporary Christian–formatted radio station licensed to Benton, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, including Paducah. The station is owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. as part of a triopoly with Southern Gospel station WTRT (88.1 FM) and Christian radio station WVHM (90.5 FM).[1] All three stations share studios on College Street in downtown Hardin, Kentucky, while its transmitter facilities are located off Cedar Knob Road in rural Marshall County, Kentucky southeast of Benton and northeast of Hardin.
History
The station originally signed on in November 1996 with a Christian Contemporary format under the branding The J-FM. In 2006 it switched formats to Bluegrass/Folk music. Then in October 2014, it returned to its original Christian Contemporary format.[2]
References
- ↑ "WAAJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed December 27, 2013.
- ↑ "About Us". Heartland Ministries, Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
External links
- WAAJ's official website
- WAAJ in the FCC FM station database
- WAAJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database