WXJO
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WXJO AM
1120 is a daytime-only radio station
, broadcasting on a frequency of 1120 kHz with a power of 1000 watt
s, licensed to serve
the city of Douglasville, Georgia
and reaching western portions of the metro Atlanta
radio market, mainly within Douglas
county. The station is currently owned by Exponent Broadcasting, Inc.. The station has been broadcasting a variety of music (mostly oldies
), and announcements (PSAs) in what appears to be an early test period since it had been moved to Douglasville. WXJO's transmitter is co-located with WDCY AM 1520, and the station's signal is diplexed on to WDCY's antenna tower
s.
For unknown reasons, WXJO is listed as the primary station for 1000-watt K220CL FM 91.9 in Chignik, Alaska
, in the remote southwestern part of that state. That station is in the reserved band, however, meaning it would be illegal for it to rebroadcast a commercial radio station.
. In February 1989, the station changed its broadcast callsign to WYGO. Soon thereafter it changed call signs to WBNM in 1990. In March 2000, the station changed call signs to the current WXJO. In 2008, WXJO was moved to the city of Douglasville from Gordon, Georgia.
In March 2010, the owners of WXJO filled a request with the Federal Communication Commission for a special temporary authorization to remain silent, which was granted. The owners cited several technical reasons for taking the station silent, including moving the radio studio location to a better facility, and technical issues with RF interference in monitoring the transmitter that is co-located with WDCY.
AM broadcasting
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1120 is a daytime-only radio station
Radio station
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, broadcasting on a frequency of 1120 kHz with a power of 1000 watt
Watt
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s, licensed to serve
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
the city of Douglasville, Georgia
Douglasville, Georgia
The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...
and reaching western portions of the metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
radio market, mainly within Douglas
Douglas County, Georgia
Douglas County, Georgia has been experiencing numerous natural disasters over the most recent decades. Being located in the South Eastern United States the county experiences strong storms and tornadoes often because of its location in Dixie Alley....
county. The station is currently owned by Exponent Broadcasting, Inc.. The station has been broadcasting a variety of music (mostly 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....
), and announcements (PSAs) in what appears to be an early test period since it had been moved to Douglasville. WXJO's transmitter is co-located with WDCY AM 1520, and the station's signal is diplexed on to WDCY's antenna tower
Mast radiator
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s.
For unknown reasons, WXJO is listed as the primary station for 1000-watt K220CL FM 91.9 in Chignik, Alaska
Chignik, Alaska
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, in the remote southwestern part of that state. That station is in the reserved band, however, meaning it would be illegal for it to rebroadcast a commercial radio station.
History
The station went on the air as WQXM on November 3, 1986, originally licensed to the city of Gordon, GeorgiaGordon, Georgia
Gordon is a city in Wilkinson County, Georgia, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,152.-Geography:Gordon is located at ....
. In February 1989, the station changed its broadcast callsign to WYGO. Soon thereafter it changed call signs to WBNM in 1990. In March 2000, the station changed call signs to the current WXJO. In 2008, WXJO was moved to the city of Douglasville from Gordon, Georgia.
In March 2010, the owners of WXJO filled a request with the Federal Communication Commission for a special temporary authorization to remain silent, which was granted. The owners cited several technical reasons for taking the station silent, including moving the radio studio location to a better facility, and technical issues with RF interference in monitoring the transmitter that is co-located with WDCY.