WPLJ

WPLJ
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency95.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingK-Love (primary)
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatChristian adult contemporary
Subchannels
NetworkK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
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History
First air date
May 4, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-05-04)
Former call signs
  • WJZ-FM (1948–1953)
  • WABC-FM (1953–1971)
  • WPLJ (1971–1987)
  • WWPR (1987–1988)
Call sign meaning
named after the Four Deuces song "W-P-L-J" (artifact of former format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73887
ClassB
ERP6,700 watts
HAAT408 meters (1,339 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°44′53″N 73°59′10″W / 40.748°N 73.986°W / 40.748; -73.986
Translator(s)
  • 94.3 MHz W232AL (Pomona)
  • 94.9 MHz W235BB (Hauppauge)
  • 104.5 MHz W283BA (Selden)
  • 107.9 MHz W300EI (New York)
Links
Public license information
Websiteklove.com

WPLJ (95.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to New York, New York. It carries a Christian adult contemporary radio format and is owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), based in Franklin, Tennessee. It broadcasts EMF's flagship programming service, "K-Love." The station seeks donations on the air and on its website.

WPLJ is a Class B FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,700 watts, transmitting from atop the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan.[2] WPLJ broadcasts on several HD Radio digital subchannels in addition to its analog transmission. It is also heard on three FM translators around the New York metropolitan area, including 94.3 MHz in Pomona, 94.9 in Hauppauge and 104.5 in Selden.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPLJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WPLJ-FM 95.5 MHz - New York, NY". radio-locator.com.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W283BA