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WXTJ-LP
Broadcast areaMetro Charlottesville
Frequency100.1 FM MHz
Branding"WXTJ"
Programming
FormatFreeform[1]
Ownership
Owner
WTJU
History
First air date
September 5, 2015[2][3]
Former call signs
WXTJ-LP (2015–Present)[4]
Call sign meaning
WX Thomas Jefferson
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID194838
ClassL1
Power23 Watts
HAAT62 meters (203 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°1′49.0″N 78°29′22.0″W / 38.030278°N 78.489444°W / 38.030278; -78.489444
Links
Public license information
LMS
WebcastWXTJ-LP Webstream
WebsiteWXTJ-LP Online

WXTJ-LP is a Freeform formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Charlottesville, Virginia,[1] owned and operated by the University of Virginia.[6]

WXTJ-LP was founded by the staff of WTJU (91.1 FM) in 2013 as a response to low and declining student involvement at WTJU, the university's long-established station. WXTJ is now entirely administered and programmed by students, with WTJU's staff providing only studio space and technical support.[7]

The station first went live on the Internet in the fall of 2013 under the fictitious callsign WTJX. A planned Part 15 AM transmitter on 1620 kHz while the station raised money for an FM signal was publicized, but never materialized. WXTJ gained its current callsign as a side effect of applying for an LPFM license in 2015. Although the suffixed callsign WTJX-LP is not in use, FCC rules require approval if any station is already using the base callsign – in this case, WTJX-TV of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, which expressed its opposition.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Due to technical issues, WXTJ is delaying its... - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "---WXTJ IS BACK ON AIR--- - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXTJ-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ "WXTJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Mullany, Will (June 30, 2015). "Student Radio Station WXTJ To Begin Broadcasting On FM". UVA Today.
  8. ^ Waits, Jennifer (November 29, 2013). "College Radio News Round-Up and LPFM Update". Radio Survivor.
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    WXTJ-LP
    Broadcast areaMetro Charlottesville
    Frequency100.1 FM MHz
    Branding"WXTJ"
    Programming
    FormatFreeform[1]
    Ownership
    Owner
    WTJU
    History
    First air date
    September 5, 2015[2][3]
    Former call signs
    WXTJ-LP (2015–Present)[4]
    Call sign meaning
    WX Thomas Jefferson
    Technical information[5]
    Licensing authority
    FCC
    Facility ID194838
    ClassL1
    Power23 Watts
    HAAT62 meters (203 ft)
    Transmitter coordinates
    38°1′49.0″N 78°29′22.0″W / 38.030278°N 78.489444°W / 38.030278; -78.489444
    Links
    Public license information
    LMS
    WebcastWXTJ-LP Webstream
    WebsiteWXTJ-LP Online

    WXTJ-LP is a Freeform formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Charlottesville, Virginia,[1] owned and operated by the University of Virginia.[6]

    WXTJ-LP was founded by the staff of WTJU (91.1 FM) in 2013 as a response to low and declining student involvement at WTJU, the university's long-established station. WXTJ is now entirely administered and programmed by students, with WTJU's staff providing only studio space and technical support.[7]

    The station first went live on the Internet in the fall of 2013 under the fictitious callsign WTJX. A planned Part 15 AM transmitter on 1620 kHz while the station raised money for an FM signal was publicized, but never materialized. WXTJ gained its current callsign as a side effect of applying for an LPFM license in 2015. Although the suffixed callsign WTJX-LP is not in use, FCC rules require approval if any station is already using the base callsign – in this case, WTJX-TV of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, which expressed its opposition.[7][8]

    References

    1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
    2. ^ "Due to technical issues, WXTJ is delaying its... - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
    3. ^ "---WXTJ IS BACK ON AIR--- - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
    4. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
    5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXTJ-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    6. ^ "WXTJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
    7. ^ a b Mullany, Will (June 30, 2015). "Student Radio Station WXTJ To Begin Broadcasting On FM". UVA Today.
    8. ^ Waits, Jennifer (November 29, 2013). "College Radio News Round-Up and LPFM Update". Radio Survivor.
    • WXTJ Online
    • "Radio Station Visit #129 – WTJU at University of Virginia" 2017 article in Radio Survivor


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