104.3 FM/Newark

[schmave]

Driving to my workplace in Newark today I noticed rock music playing on 104.3, which I've known for the last several years to be Smooth Jazz from Richwood. Turns out the station is a Christian rock station based here - can't remember the call letters at the moment but it says it "serves Newark and surrounding communities."
Anyone know anything else about this station? Is it new (I hardly listen to jazz on 104.3 so I don't know) or did the station move here from Union County? I highly doubt the FCC would allow two 104.3's to co-exist in such close proximity.
Thanks in advance for any answers.

 

[Allfirdup]

> Driving to my workplace in Newark today I noticed rock music
> playing on 104.3, which I've known for the last several
> years to be Smooth Jazz from Richwood. Turns out the station
> is a Christian rock station based here - can't remember the
> call letters at the moment but it says it "serves Newark and
> surrounding communities."
> Anyone know anything else about this station? Is it new (I
> hardly listen to jazz on 104.3 so I don't know) or did the
> station move here from Union County? I highly doubt the FCC
> would allow two 104.3's to co-exist in such close proximity.
>
> Thanks in advance for any answers.
>

I ran across that station a couple of times when i was in Newark too. its a new low power FM WJFY-LP and has been on the air since late summer.


http://www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php?facid=132035

 

[tpt]

Looks like it's on the TV tower on Route 13?

See: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FL993477.html

 

[xmusicmatt]

< Turns out the station
> is a Christian rock station based here - can't remember the
> call letters at the moment but it says it "serves Newark and
> surrounding communities."
> Anyone know anything else about this station?

It's an LPFM and yes the FCC approved it.

I wouldn't call their music Christian Rock (the times Ive heard it on Saturday mornings they where playing very soft/modern praise and worship music with some AC mixed in. Unless they play something else durning the week which is su

Also there is another LPFM in the Newark area, WJHE-LP 98.7 which is a Christian Formated station too.

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[boom-mic]

> Looks like it's on the TV tower on Route 13?
>
> See:
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FL993477.html
>
Hm-mm.. nope.. that's on that little hill by the cemetery just down from Dawe's Arboretum. The WSFJ tower is right at the 70/13 interchange.