WJJY-FM
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WJJY-FM is a radio station
that is located in Baxter
, Minnesota
with an adult contemporary format.
WJJY is a sister station to KVBR
1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KBLB
93.3 (Country), KUAL 103.5 (Oldies), and KLIZ-FM
107.5. All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.
The morning show from 5-9 AM is hosted by Ken Thomas, who may be better known for doing the stations' Cash Calls. Some of the clips from the Cash Call contestants over the years are part of classic bit used on KQRS-FM in Minneapolis titled the "Brainerd Cash Call".
. Winners were honored at the Radio Luncheon on April 17, 2007, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that is located in Baxter
Baxter, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,555 people, 1,921 households, and 1,586 families residing in the city. The population density was 320.7 people per square mile . There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 114.3 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
with an adult contemporary format.
WJJY is a sister station to KVBR
KVBR
KVBR is a radio station broadcasting a news talk information format. Licensed to Brainerd, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Brainerd area...
1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KBLB
KBLB
KBLB is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Nisswa, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Brainerd area. The station is currently owned by BL Broadcasting, Inc...
93.3 (Country), KUAL 103.5 (Oldies), and KLIZ-FM
KLIZ-FM
KLIZ-FM is a classic rock music formatted radio station serving the Brainerd Lakes area from Baxter, Minnesota. Its owner is Paul Bunyan Broadcasting, which owns sixteen other radio stations around northern Minnesota....
107.5. All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.
Programming
Some of the programs that WJJY plays is an All Seventies Weekend which plays various hits from the seventies that are considered adult contemporary on a randomly chosen weekend, and every Saturday night, the station plays music from the 1980s entitled "The 80's Show".The morning show from 5-9 AM is hosted by Ken Thomas, who may be better known for doing the stations' Cash Calls. Some of the clips from the Cash Call contestants over the years are part of classic bit used on KQRS-FM in Minneapolis titled the "Brainerd Cash Call".
Awards
The station was one of 10 stations awarded the 2007 Crystal Radio Award for public service awarded by the National Association of BroadcastersNational Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
. Winners were honored at the Radio Luncheon on April 17, 2007, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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