WHJB

For the Greensburg, Pennsylvania radio station that held the call sign WHJB at 620 AM from 1934 to 1999, see WKHB.

For the Bedford, Pennsylvania radio station that held the call sign WHJB at 1600 AM from 2000 to 2009, see WAYC (AM).

WHJB
City	Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Branding	"Classic Hits 107.1"
Slogan	"Greensburg's Home for Classic Hits"
Frequency	107.1 (MHz)
First air date	July 8, 1968 (as WHJB-FM)
Format	Classic Hits
ERP	2,300 watts
HAAT	163 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	72296
Callsign meaning	H. J. Brennen (founder of WHJB-AM)
Former callsigns	WHJB-FM (1968-1986) WOKU-FM (1986-1987) WSSZ (1987-2004) WJJJ (2004-2006) WGSM (2006-2009)^[1]
Owner	Renda Broadcasting (The St. Pier Group LLC)
Sister stations	WLCY, WSHH, WJAS, WGBN
Website	whjbfm.com

WHJB, known as "Classic Hits 107.1", is a Classic Hits radio station serving the Westmoreland County area, including eastern Allegheny County. The station is owned by St. Pier Group LLC, a subsidiary of Renda Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts at 107.1 MHz with an ERP of 2.3 KW. WHJB is licensed to serve the community of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Its transmitter is located in Unity Township, Pennsylvania.

History

The station began as WHJB-FM in 1968, sister station to then WHJB-AM (now WKHB), then became WOKU-FM, cycling through various formats (Adult Contemporary, Disco, Country and Heavy Metal) before becoming Top 40 WSSZ-FM "Hot Hits Z-107" in the late 1980s.

WSSZ switched to classic rock "Classic Hits Z-107" in July 1991. In 1996, the station became a simulcast of WAMO-FM to cover the eastern part of the metro Pittsburgh market. The simulcast was initiated as part of a sale of the FM station to Sheridan Broadcasting that year.

In 2003 WSSZ became a simulcast of WAMO after the 106.7 signal moved its tower and improved its coverage of Pittsburgh. WSSZ, in turn, moved its tower further away from Pittsburgh to accommodate WAMO-FM's move. In 2004, 107.1 acquired the WJJJ calls, and changed its name to "Majic 107.1," but the programming remained the same.

On January 30, 2006 Sheridan sold 107.1 to The St. Pier Group LLC (Renda Broadcasting), which changed the format to Variety Hits, using Westwood One's "SAM" satellite-delivered format and taking the call letters WGSM. The satellite format was eventually dropped.

In October 2009, the station applied for (and was granted) the call letters WHJB, and began using the callsign on February 8, 2010.^[2]

Tony Michaels is General Manager of WHJB and also hosts Jukebox Saturday, a long-running classic hits request show, on Saturdays, 10 AM to 2 PM (EST). Jukebox Saturday has been networked and is heard on Renda Broadcasting affiliate stations, WDAD in Indiana, PA, and KOOL 103.3 FM (WKQL) in Punxsutawney-Brookville, PA.

WHJB airs Westmoreland County high school football on Friday nights in the fall. Mike Zappone is the play-by-play announcer with Jimmy Lee Santorella assisting as color announcer.

References

↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
↑ "WGSM officially WHJB". Pittsburgh Radio & Television Online. Retrieved April 10, 2013.

External links

Classic Hits 107.1 Online

Query the FCC's FM station database for WHJB

Radio-Locator information on WHJB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHJB

Renda Broadcasting

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

Digital Radio	89.3-1 89.3-2 90.5-1 90.5-2 90.5-3 91.3-1 92.9-1 92.9-2 92.9-3 92.9-4 93.7-1 93.7-2 94.5-1 94.5-2 96.1-1 96.1-2 96.9-1 96.9-2 96.9-3 96.9-4 99.7-1 100.7-1 100.7-2 100.7-3 102.5-1 102.5-2 104.7-1 104.7-2 105.9-1 105.9-2 107.9-1 107.9-2

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Defunct	WKZV 1110 AM WASP 1130 AM WBGI 1340 AM WSTV 1340 AM WZUM 1590 AM

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Classic Hits radio stations in Pennsylvania

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By callsign	WABT WAPY WCDW WGMF WHJB WHNA WKPL WKQL WLSW WOGL WOWY WPHD WPKL WQKY WQTW WRVV WSOX WTTC-FM WWCB WWRR WWSW-FM WYCR WYCY WZMF

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania See also Oldies Classic Hits

Coordinates: 40°15′54″N 79°20′23″W / 40.2651°N 79.3398°W / 40.2651; -79.3398

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