WAJC
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo =
| name = WAJC
| airdate = April 2013
| frequency = 88.1 MHz
| city = Newport, Minnesota
| area = Dakota County, Minnesota
Southern Washington County, Minnesota
| format = Contemporary Christian music
| owner = Maranatha Assembly of God Church
| translator = W219DT (91.7 MHz, North Branch, Minnesota)
| facility_id = 174134
| licensing_authority = FCC
| erp = 5,520 watts
| haat = {{convert|22|m|sp=us}}
| branding = Real Life Radio
| class = A
| webcast = [https://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wajc-ir Listen Live]
| website = [https://yourliferadio.com/ Official Website]
| callsign_meaning = WAlter Martin, Jesus Christ
| sister_stations =
}}
WAJC 88.1 FM is a radio station licensed to Newport, Minnesota, and serving the south central Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The station broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format and is owned by the Maranatha Assembly of God Church. Its transmitter is located in a park near Coates.
[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=174134 WAJC] fcc.gov. Accessed November 25, 2013
History
On April 19, 2010, the FCC granted a construction permit to the Religious Information Network for a new noncommercial radio station on 88.1 MHz at Newport, a southeastern suburb of the Twin Cities. RIN intended to program a listener-supported station with a variety of Christian and community programming.{{Cite news |last=Kispert-Smith |first=Amber |date=2011-08-03 |title=Broadcasting faith to Woodbury |language=en |work=RiverTowns.net |url=https://www.rivertowns.net/lifestyle/944762-broadcasting-faith-woodbury |access-date=2020-11-19}}{{Cite news |last=Harlow |first=Tim |date=2011-08-27 |title=New Christian radio station to broadcast from Woodbury |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/new-christian-radio-station-to-broadcast-from-woodbury/128342633/ |access-date=2020-11-19}}Shaw, Bob. "Washington County - Christian radio station in the works - Founder aims to discuss faith, doctrines", St. Paul Pioneer Press. August 31, 2011. p. B10."[https://christiannewsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Chr-Exam-MN-10.12.pdf New Christian Radio Station Plans to Launch in December]", Minnesota Christian Examiner. Volume 34, No. 10. October 2012. p. 5. Retrieved November 19, 2020. The first two letters of its call sign, WAJC, stood for the station manager's father, Walter Martin, and the last two stood for Jesus Christ.Shaw, Bob. "Child of former Christian radio star plans to launch station in Washington County", St. Paul Pioneer Press. July 21, 2011. Its slogan was "Radio With a Mission". Among the programming planned for the station were recordings of Walter Martin's radio program, The Bible Answer Man.
The station began broadcasting in April 2013 and was branded "The Remnant".{{Cite web |title=Broadcasting News-April 2013 |url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0413.html |date=April 12, 2013|access-date=November 19, 2020|website=www.northpine.com}}"[https://www.wtfda.org/vud110s/2013/09-2013EVUD.pdf Format and Slogan Changes]", VHF-UHF Digest. September 2013. p. 9. Retrieved November 19, 2020. "The Remnant" was the student-produced Christian rock format from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, which was simulcast on the HD4 subchannel of that school's KTIS-FM.{{Cite web |title=Broadcasting News-October 2015 |url=https://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news1015.html |access-date=2020-11-19 |website=www.northpine.com}} In 2016, the station was sold to the Maranatha Assembly of God Church for $52,000.{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=2015-10-30 |title=Station Sales Week Of 10/30 |language=en-US |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/95043/station-sales-week-of-1030/ |access-date=2020-11-19}}"[http://www.insideradio.com/features/deal_digest/deal-digest-for-the-week-of-january-28-2016/article_4f68da0e-c571-11e5-9cb6-9f9cd6ea9d0b.html Deal Digest for the week of January 28, 2016]", Inside Radio. January 28, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
Translator
In 2017, Maranatha Assembly of God Church purchased FM translator 91.7 W219DT in North Branch, Minnesota for $50,000, and the translator began rebroadcasting WAJC."[http://radioinsight.com/headlines/118921/station-sales-week-721/ Station Sales Week Of 7/21]", Radio Insight. July 21, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020."[http://www.insideradio.com/features/deal_digest/deal-digest---july-20-2017/article_e00fb00c-6d16-11e7-a692-23eeff95600d.html Deal Digest - July 20, 2017]", Inside Radio. July 20, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
{{RadioTranslators
|callsign = WAJC
|call1 = W219DT
|freq1 = 91.7
|fid1 = 139325
|watts1 = 50
|haat1 = 11
|class1 = D
|city1 = North Branch, Minnesota
}}
References
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External links
- [http://realliferadio.fm WAJC's website]
- [http://realchurch.org Maranatha Assembly of God Church's website]
- {{FM station data|174134|WAJC}}
{{Minneapolis-St. Paul Radio}}
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Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 2013