WAAJ

WAAJ (89.7 FM) is a contemporary Christian–formatted radio station licensed to Benton, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, including Paducah. The station is owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. as part of a triopoly with Southern Gospel station WTRT (88.1 FM) and Christian radio station WVHM (90.5 FM).[1] All three stations share studios on College Street in downtown Hardin, Kentucky, while its transmitter facilities are located off Cedar Knob Road in rural Marshall County, Kentucky southeast of Benton and northeast of Hardin.

For other uses, see WAAJ (disambiguation).
WAAJ
Broadcast areaBenton, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
Mayfield, Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky
Frequency89.7 MHz
BrandingElevate FM
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerPennyrile Christian Community, Inc.
WTRT, WVHM
History
First air date
November 1996
Technical information
Facility ID78270
ClassA
ERP6,000 W
HAAT91 m
Transmitter coordinates
36°48′31″N 88°13′26″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://www.elevate.fm

History

The station originally signed on in November 1996 with a Christian Contemporary format under the branding The J-FM. In 2006 it switched formats to Bluegrass/Folk music. Then in October 2014, it returned to its original Christian Contemporary format.[2]

References
  1. "WAAJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed December 27, 2013.
  2. "About Us". Heartland Ministries, Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2023.


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