WHJY
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Broadcast area | Providence metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 94.1 MHz |
| Branding | 94HJY |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
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Former call signs | WHIM-FM (1966–1977) |
Call sign meaning | "Joy" (former easy listening format) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters (456 ft) |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 94hjy |
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WHJY (94.1 FM) is a commercial mainstream rock station in Providence, Rhode Island, owned by iHeartMedia. WHJY has been a rock station since September 4, 1981.
Its broadcast center, also used by its sister stations, is on Oxford Street, just west of Interstate 95 in Providence, and its transmitter is located on Eastern Avenue in East Providence. (The station's studios are located on the northeast corner of the building, facing I-95, and are sometimes referred to by DJs as "the Ghetto Penthouse.")
History
WHJY signed on March 14, 1966, as WHIM-FM, a simulcast of country music station WHIM (1110 AM). The WHIM simulcast lasted through the 1970s until the FM station broke with the AM and became WHJY, "Joy 94", a beautiful music/easy listening station. On September 4, 1981, the station flipped to album rock, branded as "94 HJY". David Place, the actual radio DJ on the air when the format switched, began with Bob Seger's "The Fire Down Below".[2]
WHJY and The Station Night Club Fire
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Technical
WHJY transmits a 50,000-watt signal from a 550-foot (170 m) tower[3] (456 feet (139 m) height above average terrain)[4] at the end of Eastern Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island. WHJY and WLVO are combined into an Electronics Research Inc. (ERI) SHPX-4BC, 4-bay FM antenna at the top of the tower.[5] The tower is also used as part of the WPMZ (formerly WHIM) AM array, which has a skirt on the tall FM tower, and a shorter, second tower, at the same location.[6][7]
WHJY-HD2
Previously, WHJY-HD2 had aired iHeartMedia's "The Alternative Project" (from between 2006 through the early 2010s).[8][9][10]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WHJY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fenton, Josh. "Home of Rock N Roll Turns 30". GoLocalProv. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCCInfo Structure Registration Results".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WHJY-FM 94.1 MHZ - Providence, RI".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCCInfo Facility Search Results".
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Radio Player". iheartradio.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."94HJY - Providence's Home of Rock and Roll".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stream Radio by Location | TuneIn".
External links
- Official website
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- WHJY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WHJY". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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