WAJR (AM)
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Broadcast area | North Central West Virginia |
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| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| Branding | Full Service 1440 WAJR |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk/sports |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network West Virginia MetroNews |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WVRC Media |
| WBRB, WBTQ, WDNE, WDNE-FM, WELK, WFBY, WFGM-FM, WKKW, WKMZ, WVAQ, WWLW | |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1940 |
Former call signs | WAJR (1940–Present) |
Call sign meaning | W Agnes J. Reeves Greer former owner |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 71671 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°40′34.0″N 80°0′12.0″W / 39.676111°N 80.003333°W |
| Translator | 104.5 W283CR (Morgantown) |
| Repeater | 101.9 WVAQ-HD2 (Morgantown) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wajr.com |
WAJR (1440 kHz) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia. WAJR is owned and operated by WVRC Media.
WAJR was the flagship station for West Virginia Mountaineers football and basketball for many decades until 2013. On July 1st, 2026, WVU football and basketball returned to the station after a 13-year absence.
FM Translator
In addition to the main station at 1440 kHz, WAJR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area, especially at night when the AM station reduces power to 500 watts. Translator W283CR is owned by Morgantown, West Virginia-based WVRC Media .
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W283CR | 104.5 FM | Morgantown, West Virginia | 143294 | 250 | D | LMS |
References
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-589. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAJR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WAJR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ https://wvmetronews.com/2026/07/01/mountaineer-sports-returning-to-several-wvrc-media-radio-stations/
External links
- Full Service 1440 WAJR Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 71671 (WAJR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAJR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 143294 (W283CR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W283CR at FCCdata.org