WJMJ

WJMJ
Broadcast areaGreater Hartford
Frequency88.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWJMJ Catholic Radio
Programming
FormatSoft adult contemporary, soft oldies, and Catholic talk and teaching
Subchannels
  • HD2: EWTN Spanish-language Catholic radio
  • HD3: EWTN English-language Catholic radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 24, 1976; 47 years ago (1976-12-24)
Call sign meaning
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID62175
ClassB
ERP2,300 watts
HAAT436 meters (1,430 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°42′13.4″N 72°49′55.4″W / 41.703722°N 72.832056°W / 41.703722; -72.832056
Translator(s)
Repeater(s)91.1 WSHU-HD3 (Fairfield)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.ortv.org/WJMJ/wjmj.htm

WJMJ (88.9 FM) is a non-profit, non-commercial, radio station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. It is owned by St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Connecticut, which is owned by the Archdiocese of Hartford. Its transmitter tower is atop Johnnycake Mountain in Burlington, Connecticut. The station has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,300 watts. For its programming to be heard in other parts of Connecticut, WJMJ has FM translators on 107.1 in New Haven and 93.1 in Hamden. It is also heard on a digital subchannel of 91.1 WSHU-FM-HD3 in Fairfield, Connecticut.

The "JMJ" in the call sign stands for Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Its daytime programming consists of "music you can't hear anywhere else", including soft adult contemporary and soft oldies, hosted by local disc jockeys. Nighttime and Sunday specialty programs feature classical music, adult standards, and Roman Catholic talk and teaching shows.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJMJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.