WFJS
Radio station in New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WFJS (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious radio format, focusing on the Catholic Church and carrying EWTN Radio Network programs. The station is owned by the Domestic Church Media Foundation, a Catholic-based organization in Trenton, New Jersey.[2] Programming is simulcast on WFJS-FM (89.3) in Freehold, New Jersey, as well as WGYM (1580 AM) in the Atlantic City area and WSMJ (91.9 FM) in North Wildwood.[3]
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Broadcast area | Mercer County, New Jersey |
Frequency | 1260 kHz |
Branding | Domestic Church Media |
Programming | |
Format | Religious (Catholic) |
Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Domestic Church Media Foundation |
History | |
First air date | January 20, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-01-20) |
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Former frequencies | 1490 kHz (1947–1953) |
Call sign meaning | Fulton J. Sheen (noted archbishop) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53443 |
Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°15′56.39″N 74°45′25.58″W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | domesticchurchmedia |
By day, WFJS is powered at 5,900 watts. To protect other stations on 1260 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 2,500 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Ewingville Road in Ewing Township, New Jersey.[4]