WIRJ

WIRJ
Frequency740 kHz
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Ownership
OwnerJohn F. Warmath
History
First air date
January 20, 1949 (1949-01-20)
Last air date
October 2024 (2024-10)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
15796
ClassD
Power
  • 250 watts day
  • 16 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°48′52.3″N 88°54′51.2″W / 35.814528°N 88.914222°W / 35.814528; -88.914222
Links
Public license information

WIRJ (740 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.[2] Licensed to Humboldt, Tennessee, United States, the station was owned by John F. Warmath.[3] It operated from 1949 to 2024.

History

Humboldt-Milan-Trenton Broadcasting Co. was issued a construction permit for a new 250-watt daytime-only station on 740 kHz in Humboldt in June 1948. Its principals were J. Frank Warmath, Thomas N. Hobbs, and Robert S. Kelly.[4] After changing the corporate name to Gibson County Broadcasting Company and taking on the WIRJ call sign,[5] the station signed on January 20, 1949.[6]

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on October 31, 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIRJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "WIRJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "2 Daytime Grants; Both Are in South". Broadcasting–Telecasting. June 7, 1948. p. 34.
  5. ^ "WIRJ history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-501.
  7. ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.


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