WMJS-LP
Encyclopedia
WMJS-LP is a radio station
licensed
to serve Prince Frederick, Maryland
. The station is owned by St. Paul's Parish/St. Paul's Episcopal Church. It airs a Variety
format with a mix of musical genres, mainly adult contemporary and oldies
, plus community-oriented programming. While WMJS-LP is licensed to an Episcopal parish, the programming on the station is principally secular.
The station was assigned the WMJS-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on December 29, 2003.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...
. The station is owned by St. Paul's Parish/St. Paul's Episcopal Church. It airs a Variety
Variety (radio)
The term variety as a radio format is loosely defined as a format that plays music across numerous genera.Freeform variety is associated with a wide range of programming including talk, sports, and music from a wide spectrum. This format is usually found on smaller, non-commercial...
format with a mix of musical genres, mainly adult contemporary and 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....
, plus community-oriented programming. While WMJS-LP is licensed to an Episcopal parish, the programming on the station is principally secular.
The station was assigned the WMJS-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on December 29, 2003.