WCFJ (Illinois)

WCFJ
Broadcast areaChicago's south suburbs, South Side, and Northwest Indiana
Frequency1470 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 15, 1963 (as WMPP)[1]
Last air date
November 7, 2015[2]
Former call signs
WMPP (1963–1989)
Call sign meaning
"Winning Chicagoland For Jesus"[2]
Technical information
Facility ID37246
ClassB
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°25′29.1″N 87°38′27.1″W / 41.424750°N 87.640861°W / 41.424750; -87.640861

WCFJ (1470 AM) was a radio station licensed to Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States.[3] Its transmitter was located south of Crete, Illinois and served Chicago's south suburbs and South Side, as well as Northwest Indiana.[4] The station's original call sign was WMPP.

  1. ^ 1964 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1964. p. B-48. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Feder, Robert. "Newsweb surrenders station license", Robert Feder. November 9, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HistoryCards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "WCFJ (AM)/WSBC (AM) Daytime/Nighttime coverage map" (PDF). Access Radio Chicago. July 17, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2019.