WBEJ

{{short description|Radio station in Elizabethton, Tennessee}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{coord|36|20|7.00|N|82|13|3.00|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=title}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WBEJ

| logo =

| city = Elizabethton, Tennessee

| area = Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol

| branding = 107.9 The Bridge

| frequency = 1240 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|107.9|W300CC|Elizabethton}}

| airdate = July 1946

| format = Southern gospel

| coordinates = {{coord|36|20|7.00|N|82|13|3.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| power = 1,000 watts unlimited

| class = C

| facility_id = 9431

| callsign_meaning = W Bristol, Elizabethton, Johnson City

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations =

| owner = Kenneth C. Hill

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.1079thebridge.com}}

| website = [https://www.1079thebridge.com 1079thebridge.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WBEJ (1240 AM) is a radio station licensed to Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol area. The station is currently owned by Kenneth C. Hill.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBEJ |title=WBEJ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WBEJ|title=WBEJ Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}}

On June 1, 2024, WBEJ changed their format from country to southern gospel, branded as "107.9 The Bridge" (simulcast on FM translator W300CC 107.9 FM Elizabethton).[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/270889/a-new-southern-gospel-bridge-in-northeast-tennessee/ A New Southern Gospel Bridge in Northeast Tennessee] Radioinsight - June 3, 2024