WPMJ

WPMJ
Broadcast areaPeoria, Illinois
Frequency94.3 MHz
BrandingWPMJ Catholic Radio
Programming
FormatCatholic Radio
AffiliationsEWTN Radio
Ownership
OwnerCovenant Network
WOAM (1994–2009)
History
First air date
1977
Former call signs
WCLL (1977–1984)
WTXR (1984–1986)
WBZM (1986–1991)
WQEZ (1991–1994)
WKZW (1994–1997)
WFXF (1997–1999)
WKSO (1999–2000)
WCNL (2000–2003)
Call sign meaning
Peoria's Magic (original WPMJ station branding)
With Prayer Meet Jesus (2009 backronym)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID33882
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°49′48″N 89°29′54″W / 40.83000°N 89.49833°W / 40.83000; -89.49833
Links
Public license information
Websitewpmjradio.com

WPMJ (94.3 MHz FM) is a radio station licensed for Chillicothe, Illinois in the Peoria, Illinois, area. The station is owned by the Covenant Network[2] and has broadcast a Catholic radio format since September 2009.

Although the station is in the Peoria radio market, it has relatively low power and is required to put a decent signal across Chillicothe, its city of license, with that power. It struggled over the years to find a programming niche, having no less than 10 call signs in its 31 years and going off the air from October 2008 to September 2009.

Official studios for the station are at 108 N. Main St. Suite J on Illinois Route 117 in Eureka, Illinois.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPMJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WPMJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WPMJ Catholic Radio Home Page". El Paso, Illinois: CRCI, L.L.C. January 10, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2010.