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Broadcast area | Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area |
Frequency | 1580 kHz |
Branding | Joy 1580 & 100.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary gospel |
Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | September 23, 1959 |
Former call signs | WLNZ (9/13/85) WGZS (9/2/85-9/13/85) WKLH (3/85-9/2/85) WVGO (9/83-3/85) WQTK (5/83-9/83) WKZY (11/82-5/83) WQTK (8/81-11/82) WRBJ (?-8/81) WJUD (9/59-?) |
Call sign meaning | "St. Johns" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 74002 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts (Daytime) 3 watts (Nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°58′14″N 84°32′59″W / 42.97056°N 84.54972°W |
Translator(s) | 100.3 W262BD (Dimondale) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | joy1580.com |
WWSJ ("Joy 1580 & 100.3") is an AM radio station broadcasting from St. Johns, Michigan on 1580 kHz, featuring a black gospel format. The station transmits with 1,000 watts during the day using a directional antenna that sends the signal primarily to the north and south (including Lansing, Michigan). At night, it operates with a 3 watts.
In the summer of 2010, WWSJ began to simulcast on translator W262BD 100.3 FM licensed to Dimondale, Michigan, enabling it to get clearer FM coverage of the Lansing area day and night. W262BD operates with 22 watts from a transmitter in the heart of Lansing; despite being licensed to Dimondale, its primary signal contour does not actually reach Dimondale. W262BD is owned by Educational Media Foundation and had previously operated using EMF's Air 1 format; although EMF continues to own the translator, it is being programmed by the owners of WWSJ.