WSJL

WSJL
Broadcast areaBessemer / Birmingham, Alabama
FrequencyFM 88.1 MHz
Programming
FormatChristian Talk
Affiliations3ABN
Ownership
OwnerElijah Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
2006
Call sign meaning
We S hare Jesus' Love
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID88660
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT98 meters (322 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°23′45″N 87°01′07″W / 33.39583°N 87.01861°W / 33.39583; -87.01861
Repeater(s)WRHP (100.1 MHz, Anniston)
Links
Public license information
Websitewsjlradio.com

WSJL (88.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Bessemer, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Elijah Radio, Inc. It airs a Christian talk radio format.[2] WSJL is simulcast on WRHP in Anniston, Alabama.

The original construction permit for this radio station to serve Northport, Alabama was issued by the Federal Communications Commission on April 22, 2005.[3] The station was assigned the WSJL call letters by the FCC on May 18, 2005.[4] The station was granted a main studio waiver, thus allowing this station to be programmed entirely from a remote location with no presence in the city of license, on March 13, 2008.[5] WSJL was granted its license to cover Northport by the FCC on May 9, 2008.[6]

The FCC reports that the station fell silent on August 29, 2008.[7]

On October 14, 2008, the station staff informed the FCC that there was "excessive undesirable noise in the audio output" and that the cause of this technical problem was undetermined.[8] The station requested special temporary authority to remain off the air for 90 days to "investigate and repair the problem."[8] The FCC dismissed this application on February 9, 2009.

In early 2013, the station was sold by original licensee Mary V. Harris Foundation to Elijah Radio, Inc. The sale was consummated on January 28, 2013. The station's city of license was moved to Bessemer, Alabama effective August 13, 2013.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSJL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Application Search Details (BPED-19971009MD)". FCC Media Bureau. 2005-04-22.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (20080214AIE)". FCC Media Bureau. 2008-03-13.
  6. ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20080418ABL)". FCC Media Bureau. 2008-05-09.
  7. ^ "FM Silent Stations, Silent over 2 Months". FCC Media Bureau. December 1, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20081010BMX)". FCC Media Bureau. October 14, 2008.