WJDM

For the former radio station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which held the WJDM call sign from 1971 to 2020, see WJDM (New Jersey). For the former WJDM television station in Panama City, Florida, see WJHG-TV.

WJDM
Frequency1530 kHz
BrandingRadio Cantico Nuevo
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerCantico Nuevo Ministry, Inc.
WLID, WNYG
History
First air date
November 17, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-11-17)[1]
Former call signs
  • WKBS (1946–1956)
  • WKIT (1956–1959)
  • WFYI (1959–1965)
  • WTHE (1965–2021)
Former frequencies
1520 (1946–2023)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68957
ClassD
Power
Transmitter coordinates
40°41′06″N 73°36′36″W / 40.68500°N 73.61000°W / 40.68500; -73.61000
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteradiocanticonuevo.com

WJDM (1530 AM Radio Cantico Nuevo) is a radio station licensed to Mineola, New York, broadcasting a Spanish language Christian radio format. The station is owned by Cantico Nuevo Ministry, Inc.[3]

WJDM broadcasts during daytime hours only, from local sunrise to sunset to protect WCKY in Cincinnati, a clear-channel station on the same frequency that can be heard in the New York City area after dark.

The station, which was previously WTHE on 1520 AM, went silent on January 25, 2018, after being evicted from their transmitter site. It resumed broadcasting on January 15, 2019,[4] to keep the station's license from being cancelled and the call letters deleted by the FCC.

In February 2019, Cantico Nuevo Ministry filed a $200,000 deal to purchase WTHE from Universal Broadcasting of New York.[5] The purchase was consummated on November 14, 2019, at a price of $200,000.

The call letters were changed to WJDM from WTHE on May 27, 2021. The WJDM call letters had previously belonged to another Cantico Nuevo station, also on 1530 AM in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which had its license cancelled in 2020.[6]

In June 2023 WJDM moved from 1520 AM to 1530 AM and increased its power from 1000 to 10000 watts thereby providing a stronger signal especially over New York City and portions of northern New Jersey.

  1. ^ "Oyster Bay Radio Station On Air Today" (PDF). Nassau Daily Review-Star. Freeport New York. November 17, 1948. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJDM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference fccr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "WTHE-A/Long Island Sold To Cantico Nuevo Ministry". AllAccess.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Request for Cancellation of License". fcc.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2022.