WNJR (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WNJR
city = Newark, New Jersey
airdate = November 21, 1926
frequency = 1430 AM (kHz)
format = Talk
power = 5000 watts
class = B
owner = North Jersey Radio Inc.
website =
affiliations = "Newark Evening News"

WNJR (1430 AM) was a commercial radio station based in Newark, New Jersey, on 91 Halsey St. in Newark, NJ. The station broadcast on 1430 kHz with an transmitter power output (TPO) of 5000 watts.

History

In 1946 "The Newark Sunday Call" purchased WBYN from the FCC. At the time the "The Newark Sunday Call" was in the middle of being purchased by the "Newark Evening News". In 1947, it changed calls to WNJR, owned by North Jersey Radio Inc. It aired an all-news format that while unsuccessful at the time, today would be considered prototypical. In the 1960s the station featured some of the earliest rock and roll programming in the New York area, including the first claim to airing Alan Freed in that region.

Today the 1430 frequency uses the WNSW calls and airs a Spanish language religious format.

External links

* [http://www.nyradioguide.com/cgi-bin/infoam.cgi/WNSW-AM NYC radio guide]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/njamhistory9.html Pirate Jim radio History]
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/WNJR.html WNJR anecdotal history]