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381:, normally a routine paperwork matter, but after nearly a year of consideration the FCC dismissed the renewal application and terminated the station's authority to broadcast. On June 11, 1998, the station owners petitioned the FCC for reconsideration and on June 30, 1998, the Commission granted the petition, reinstated the application, and renewed that station's license. Control of the license was transferred to Rollins Broadcasting Company and the new owners applied for a new callsign. The station was assigned the current 396:
In October 2000, Rollins Broadcasting Company (Elijah Rollins III, owner) reached an agreement to sell this station to current owner Grace Baptist Temple Church (Glenn King Sr., pastor) for a reported sale price of $ 60,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 28, 2000, and the transaction
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programming, a series of complaints, both formal and informal, were filed with the FCC that WJAM was not properly serving the public interest. Citing "a lack of public affairs programming" by the station, its routine license renewal was challenged. The license held by Radio Marion, Inc., was
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In October 1981, Radio Marion, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WJAM to Marion Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 19, 1982, and the transaction was consummated on January 19, 1983. The new owners applied to the FCC for new call letters and were assigned
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in which the characters deal with health problems with practical solutions and healthier eating. The program is hosted locally by registered nurse Frances Ford who brackets the show with a listener call-in show offering advice, support, and "practical steps to better health".
346:, licensed to operate only from sunrise to sunset. On July 7, 1955, the FCC granted a request by the station to increase their broadcast power from 1,000 watts to 5,000 watts for daytime-only operation. Radio Marion, Inc., acquired the license for WJAM on July 8, 1964. 369:
In March 1985, after the station suffered a significant financial setback the license for WAJO was involuntarily transferred from Marion Communications, Inc., to receiver William H. Dilday Jr. The transfer was approved by the FCC on March 26, 1985.
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In June 1986, William H. Dilday Jr. reached an agreement to sell this station to Marion Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 30, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on July 20, 1987.
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and nighttime power to 16 watts. As of late December 2008, the station is still located in Marion, Alabama. This construction permit is scheduled to expire on August 9, 2009.
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eventually renewed for a full three-year term after a hearing in March 1976. The FCC released its initial decision on this matter on July 13, 1976.
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format from 2001 until Summer 2008. In Summer 2008, the station adopted a syndicated "Party Blues and Oldies" format featuring a mix of
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music format until the late-2000 ownership and callsign change. As WJUS, this station aired a community-oriented
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was consummated on December 15, 2000. At the time of the sale, the station aired an
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In addition to its usual music programming, each Wednesday morning WJUS airs the "
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In 1973, as the station was broadcasting a full-service mix of
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Co. 1955. 623:Journal of Broadcasting 180:Transmitter coordinates 746:'s AM station database 567:Broadcasting Yearbook 202:32.63444°N 87.29667°W 126:Technical information 702:. November 20, 2000. 464:. 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Marion, Alabama
United States
Selma, Alabama
Frequency
kHz
Format
Urban Gospel
1950
FCC
Facility ID
Class
Power
watts
32°38′04″N 87°17′48″W / 32.63444°N 87.29667°W / 32.63444; -87.29667
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Public file
LMS
wjusradio.com
AM
radio station
Marion, Alabama
United States
Selma, Alabama
urban contemporary
Gospel music
urban oldies
blues music
BodyLove
soap opera
watts

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