WXTJ-LP

WXTJ-LP

WXTJ-LP

Radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia

WXTJ-LP is a Freeform formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Charlottesville, Virginia,[1] owned and operated by the University of Virginia.[5]

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WXTJ-LP was founded by the staff of WTJU (91.1 FM) in 2013 as a response to low and declining student involvement at the University of Virginia's long-established college radio station. WXTJ is now entirely administered and programmed by students, with WTJU's staff providing only studio space and technical support.[6]

The station first went live on the Internet in the fall of 2013 under the fictitious callsign WTJX. A planned Part 15 AM transmitter on 1620 kHz while the station raised money for an FM signal was publicized, but never materialized. WXTJ gained its current callsign as a side effect of applying for an LPFM license in 2015. Although the suffixed callsign WTJX-LP is not in use, FCC rules require approval if any station is already using the base callsign – in this case, WTJX-TV of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, who expressed their opposition.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Due to technical issues, WXTJ is delaying its... - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "---WXTJ IS BACK ON AIR--- - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. [5]
    "WXTJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. [6]
    Mullany, Will (30 June 2015). "Student Radio Station WXTJ To Begin Broadcasting On FM". UVA Today.
  7. [7]
    Waits, Jennifer (29 November 2013). "College Radio News Round-Up and LPFM Update". Radio Survivor.


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