WSJY

WSJY (107.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves a significant portion of southern Wisconsin, mainly in the areas of Fort Atkinson, Janesville and Madison, with its signal also reaching into Walworth County and portions of the Rockford, Illinois area, western suburbs of Milwaukee and northwest suburbs of Chicago. It broadcasts from a tower south of Edgerton, Wisconsin. The station is owned by Magnum Media Group, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc.[1]

WSJY
Broadcast areaJanesville-Beloit, Wisconsin/Madison
Frequency107.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding107.3 WSJY
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: WFAW simulcast (Classic rock)
Ownership
Owner
  • Magnum Media
  • (Magnum Communications, Inc.)
WFAW, WKCH
History
First air date
1959 (1959) (as WFAW-FM)
Former call signs
WFAW-FM (1959–1981)
Call sign meaning
W S JoY (from a previous format)
Technical information
Facility ID24442
ClassB
ERP26,000 watts
HAAT206 meters (676 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°48′2.00″N 89°3′16.00″W
Translator(s)94.7 W234DR (Beloit)
99.5 W258CM (Madison)
HD2: 96.1 W241BQ (Watertown)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website1073wsjy.com

WSJY also operates two translators relaying the stations main signal, 94.7 W234DR in Beloit and 99.5 W258CM in Madison.[2] WSJY's HD2 feed also simulcasts the rock format carried by sister station WFAW and feeds the Watertown translator of that station.

History
Logo as "Lite 107.3"

The station went on the air as WFAW-FM in 1959. On July 6, 1981, the station changed its call sign to the current WSJY.[3]

Prior to adult contemporary, the station had a beautiful music format, first as "FM 107", then with the change of calls to WSJY, "Joy FM 107".

References
  1. "WSJY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W258CM&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=
  3. "WSJY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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