WWSJ

WWSJ

St. Johns, Michigan United States
Broadcast area	Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area
Frequency	1580 kHz
Branding	Joy 1580 & 100.3
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary gospel
Ownership
Owner	Helen Harp (Kingdom Builders of Larlen LLC)
History
First air date	September 23, 1959 (1959-09-23)
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 / 42.97056; -84.54972
Translator(s)	100.3 W262BD (Dimondale)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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.