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WJEH (AM)

Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 82°13′23″W / 38.80556°N 82.22306°W / 38.80556; -82.22306
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WJEH
Frequency990 kHz
BrandingJoy 990
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Southern gospel)
Ownership
Owner
  • Thomas L. Susman
  • (Vandalia Media Partners 2, LLC)
History
First air date
1990
Former call signs
WJEH (1950–1990)
WGTR (1990)
Call sign meaning
John E. Halliday (original owner)
Technical information
Facility ID70692
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
250 watts critical hours
16 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°48′20″N 82°13′23″W / 38.80556°N 82.22306°W / 38.80556; -82.22306

WJEH (990 AM) was a radio station licensed to Gallipolis, Ohio. Last owned by Thomas Susman, through licensee Vandalia Media Partners 2, LLC, it broadcast a Christian music format dedicated to the Southern gospel.

History

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The station was originally licensed on July 3, 1950 with the call sign WJEH. The station changed its call sign to WGTR on June 4, 1990, and back to WJEH on June 30, 1990.[1]

Its license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on May 20, 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "WJEH Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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