WJOU

Infobox Radio station
name = WJOU


city = Huntsville, Alabama
area =
branding = "Praise 90.1 FM"
slogan = "The Tennessee Valley's Praise Station"
airdate = April 17, 1979
frequency = 90.1 MHz
format = Christian music
erp = 25,000 watts
haat = 70 meters (230 feet)
class = C3
facility_id = 49943
coordinates = coord|34|45|28|N|86|39|44|W
callsign_meaning = Joy/Oakwood University
former_callsigns = WOCG
owner = Oakwood University
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://208.106.212.19/listen/player.asp?station=wocg-fm& Listen Live]
website = http://www.wjou.org/
affiliations =

WJOU (90.1 FM, "Praise 90.1 FM") is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, and owned and operated by Oakwood University. It serves the Oakwood University community and the Tennessee Valley area.

The station began back in the early/mid-1970s as a powerline-fed carrier current AM station operating as WOAK. The broadcast FM station had held the WOCG call letters since it was initially licensed by the Federal Communications Commission but on January 4, 2008 the callsign was changed to WJOU.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=49943 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database] This change was made to reflect the January 1, 2008 change of Oakwood College's name to Oakwood University.cite web |work=WJOU 90.1 FM |url=http://www.wocg.org/index-1.html |title=Message From The Manager |accessdate=2008-05-26]

Programming

WJOU plays a blend of Christian contemporary, urban contemporary gospel, and adult contemporary music that they call "Inspirational Soul".cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/] The station also airs brief educational and spiritually uplifting programs.

Notable alumni of this station include comedian Jonathan Slocumb, talk radio host and producer Hallerin Hilton Hill, broadcaster Toni Neal, plus "FlavaTV" host and disc jockey Skip Cheatham.

References

External links

* [http://www.wjou.org/ WJOU official website]
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