WDJL
Encyclopedia
WDJL is a daytime-only radio station
licensed to Huntsville, Alabama
, that serves the Tennessee Valley
area. The station is owned by James K. Sharp (d/b/a 5th Avenue Broadcasting). The station broadcasts a Christian radio
format featuring a mix of gospel music
, religious programming, and sermons.
Because WDJL shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station WMVP
in Chicago
, Illinois
, this station only broadcasts during the daytime
hours.
daytime-only Top 40 station WVOV, the "Voice of the Valley." In 1979, the station flipped to a country music
format before falling temporarily silent.
In May 1981 the station returned as WTAK, "Take-10," with an adult contemporary format and morning team Mike Sweeney and Gary Drake. Limited by the daytime-only restrictions, the station went through several formats and owners including Oldies
, Urban Fusion
, and Rock
/Classic rock
.
In 1987 the station changed to a rock music
format which it later shared with then co-owned WTAK-FM
. After a transition period to establish the FM home of the format, and an April 1994 callsign change to WDJL, the AM station was sold off in 1995.
In October 1996, local insurance and real estate broker Keith Sharp acquired the station as part of a land deal. The station flipped to an oldies
music format as "Gold 1000".
The station ran 10,000 watts of power in a directional pattern until 2006.
Radio station
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licensed to Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
, that serves the Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley
The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina...
area. The station is owned by James K. Sharp (d/b/a 5th Avenue Broadcasting). The station broadcasts a Christian radio
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format featuring a mix of gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
, religious programming, and sermons.
Because WDJL shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station WMVP
WMVP
WMVP is the callsign of a commercial radio station in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is owned by ABC. Its transmitter is located in Downers Grove. The station broadcasts live sports talk, both locally and nationally. Daily programming consists of talk shows that are both national and local...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
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, this station only broadcasts during the daytime
Daytime (astronomy)
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hours.
Programming
Weekday local programming includes a mixed program of Christian music, Gospel jazz, sermons, teaching programs, and other features. Weekend programming is a mix of gospel music, sermons, and other religious programming.History
From 1968 until 1979 this frequency was operated as 10,000 wattWatt
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daytime-only Top 40 station WVOV, the "Voice of the Valley." In 1979, the station flipped to a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format before falling temporarily silent.
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
, Urban Fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
, and Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
.
In 1987 the station changed to a rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
format which it later shared with then co-owned WTAK-FM
WTAK-FM
WTAK-FM is a classic rock formatted radio station licensed to Hartselle, Alabama, and owned by Clear Channel Communications. It serves Huntsville, Alabama, and the central Tennessee Valley area...
. After a transition period to establish the FM home of the format, and an April 1994 callsign change to WDJL, the AM station was sold off in 1995.
In October 1996, local insurance and real estate broker Keith Sharp acquired the station as part of a land deal. The station flipped to an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format as "Gold 1000".
The station ran 10,000 watts of power in a directional pattern until 2006.