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Radio station in Norfolk, Virginia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WJYI (1230 kHz) was a soft oldies and adult standards formatted radio station.[4] It was licensed to Norfolk, Virginia and served the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.[1][2][3] WJYI was owned by Saga Communications, Inc. and operated under their Tidewater Communications, LLC licensee.[1][5] It featured programming from "America's Best Music" syndicated by Westwood One.
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| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads[2][3] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1230 AM kHz |
| Branding | Joy FM 98.7 HD2 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was Soft oldies and Adult standards)[4] |
| Affiliations | America's Best Music (Westwood One) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| WAFX, WNOR | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1, 1949[1][6] |
Former call signs | WNOR (1949–1986) WKLR (1986–1986) WNOR (1986–1989) WJOI (1999–2021)[7] |
Call sign meaning | "Joy" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 67081 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 627 Watts day and night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°50′4.53″N 76°16′9.78″W[1] |
| Repeater(s) | WNOR 98.7-HD2[8] |
WJYI was a Class C station, transmitting with 627 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter was off East Indian River Road in Norfolk, near the Campostella Bridge.[9] Programming continues to be heard on a digital subchannel of sister station WNOR 98.7-HD2.[8]
On May 1, 1949, the station first signed on the air.[1][6] The original call sign was WNOR.[7] The WJOI call letters and those of co-owned WJYI in Milwaukee swapped on April 29, 2021.[10]
On September 30, 2021, WJYI's license was surrendered to the FCC.[11]
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