WCJW

Infobox Radio station
name = WCJW


city = Warsaw, NY
branding = "CJ Country"
slogan =
airdate = May 16, 1973
frequency = 1140 (kHz)
format = Country
power = 2,500 watts
class = D
facility_id = 37858
owner = Lloyd Lane, Inc.
website = http://www.wcjw.com/
callsign_meaning = W Catherine & John Weeks
former_callsigns =
affiliations = USA Radio Network|

WCJW (1140 AM, "CJ Country") is a radio station in western New York state. It broadcasts at 2500 watts daytime on 1140 kHz from studios in Warsaw, New York. The station's format is centered around country music with a strong emphasis on local news, weather, high school sports, and agriculture. Other popular weekday features include WCJW's daily Tradio program and weekend coverage of NASCAR races. National news service is provided by the USA Radio Network. In contrast to many other small-market radio stations, WCJW maintains a local programming staff and does not rely on a satellite-delivered music format. [cite web |date=2006-08-11 |title=Tower Site of the Week August 11, 2006 |url=http://www.fybush.com/sites/2006/site-060811.html |work=Fybush.com]

Coverage area

WCJW is the only AM station licensed in Wyoming County and the only broadcast station in the county with a local studio. In addition to the county seat of Warsaw, targeted communities include Perry, Silver Springs, Castile, Gainesville, Arcade, and Attica, along with the Livingston County villages of Geneseo and Mt. Morris, and the Genesee County municipalities of Batavia and LeRoy. Although WCJW's 2 mV/m primary service contour extends into parts of Monroe County and its 0.5 mV/m secondary contour encompasses the entire city of Rochester, [ [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WCJW&service=AM&status=L&hours=D WCJW Coverage Map from Radio-Locator.com] ] the station remains focused on local community service.

Translators

In June 2008, WCJW began simulcasting its programming on FM Translator W279BO in Warsaw, a 250 watt stereo facility collocated with the studio and AM transmitter. RadioTranslators
callsign =
call1 = W279BO
freq1 = 103.7 FM
watts1 = 250
class1 = D
city1 = Warsaw, New York|

History

WCJW began broadcasting on May 16, 1973 as a 1 kW daytime facility under the ownership of broadcast engineer John Weeks, who had spent much of his career on the engineering staff of WJR in Detroit. Weeks envisioned a family-oriented operation, with his wife Catherine and daughters Carolyn and Jill filling early staff positions at the station. WCJW's original music format took an easy listening / MOR approach, later dubbed "The Heart of Western New York".

Upon Weeks' retirement in September 1984, the station was purchased by Warsaw resident Lloyd Lane and a group of local investors. A format change to country music in 1986 brought increased support from listeners in this rural region of upstate New York where the local economy is based primarily on dairy farming. In 1999, the station's nominal power was increased to 2,500 watts.

Awards

In 2007, WCJW was recognized by "New Music Weekly" magazine as the Country Radio Station of the Year at the New Music Awards. [cite news |work=New Music Weekly |title=2007 New Music Awards |url=http://www.newmusicweekly.com/nmwawards.php |date=2007-11-10]

References

*1995 Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook

External links

* [http://www.wcjw.com/ WCJW 1140 Home Page]
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