WFJV-LP
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WFJV-LP is a low-power FM radio station
licensed
to serve Citronelle, Florida, USA. The station is owned by WFJV Community Radio Group.
WFJV-LP broadcasts an oldies
music format.
by the Federal Communications Commission
on May 27, 2002
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WFJV radio first signed on in early 2003, operating at 107.5 MHz; it had a blend of contemporary hit music and select oldies along with news, public affairs and religious programming.
On September 13, 2005 Tampa Bay-area radio station WXGL
107.3 FM was granted a permit to move its transmitting facilities from Oldsmar
to the WDUV
transmitter site in Holiday
. This would put WXGL's transmitter much closer to WFJV and would cause severe interference to WFJV being only one channel away at 107.5. WFJV immediately filed with the FCC an application to move frequency to 103.3 MHz. It was granted December 1, 2004 and WFJV began operating on its new frequency March 1, 2005 during this transition it changed its format to its present format of Bible Study and Gospel. On March 30, 2005 the permit to move transmitter sites for WXGL had expired and was canceled.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
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to serve Citronelle, Florida, USA. The station is owned by WFJV Community Radio Group.
WFJV-LP broadcasts an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format.
History
The station was assigned the WFJV-LP call signCall sign
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by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on May 27, 2002
2002 in radio
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WFJV radio first signed on in early 2003, operating at 107.5 MHz; it had a blend of contemporary hit music and select oldies along with news, public affairs and religious programming.
On September 13, 2005 Tampa Bay-area radio station WXGL
WXGL
WXGL, known as "The New 107.3 The Eagle - Tampa Bay's Classic Hits Station", is a Cox-owned radio station located on the FM dial at 107.3 in Tampa, Florida. The station plays classic hits, primarily from the 1970s and 1980s, but also the 1990s...
107.3 FM was granted a permit to move its transmitting facilities from Oldsmar
Oldsmar, Florida
Oldsmar is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,910 at the 2000 census. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the population to be 13,401 as of 2008....
to the WDUV
WDUV
WDUV, "The Dove," is a radio station serving the Tampa Bay media market in Florida.Broadcasting on 105.5 FM, the station specializes in playing the "easy listening" format, which announcers for the station describe as "continuous relaxing easy favorites." The format is actually a very gold-leaning...
transmitter site in Holiday
Holiday, Florida
Holiday , is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 21,904 at the 2000 census.The name Holiday, like the names of many towns, comes from a spark...
. This would put WXGL's transmitter much closer to WFJV and would cause severe interference to WFJV being only one channel away at 107.5. WFJV immediately filed with the FCC an application to move frequency to 103.3 MHz. It was granted December 1, 2004 and WFJV began operating on its new frequency March 1, 2005 during this transition it changed its format to its present format of Bible Study and Gospel. On March 30, 2005 the permit to move transmitter sites for WXGL had expired and was canceled.