WGBJ

WGBJ
Broadcast areaFort Wayne metropolitan area
Frequency102.3 MHz
BrandingAlt 99.5 & 102.3
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerSarkes Tarzian, Inc.
WAJI, WLDE
History
First air date
April 10, 1967 (1967-04-10) (as WIFF)
Former call signs
  • WIFF (1967–1968)
  • WIFF-FM (1968–1979)
  • WDKB-FM (1979–1981)
  • WIFF-FM (1981–1993)
  • WGTB (1993–1994)
  • WIFF-FM (1994–1995)
  • WGLL (1995–1997)
  • WGL-FM (1997–1999)
  • WCKZ (1999–2001)
  • WEJE (2001)
  • WXTE (2001)
  • WXTW (2001–2006)
Former frequencies
105.5 MHz (1967–1993)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8080
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT96 meters (315 ft)
Translator(s)99.5 W258BY (Fort Wayne; relays WAJI-HD2)
Repeater(s)95.1 WAJI-HD2 (Fort Wayne)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.altfortwayne.com

WGBJ (102.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Auburn, Indiana, and serving the Fort Wayne metropolitan area. It is owned by Sarkes Tarzian and it broadcasts an alternative rock radio format, known as "Alt 99.5 & 102.3". The studios and offices are on West Berry Street in Fort Wayne.

WGBJ has an effective radiated power of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on Quincy Street in Altona, Indiana, about 30 miles north of Fort Wayne.[2] Programming is also heard on 115-watt FM translator W258BY at 99.5 MHz in Fort Wayne.[3] The translator helps listeners in Fort Wayne who might have trouble receiving the 102.3 signal.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGBJ
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W258BY