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Radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia

WXTJ-LP

Charlottesville, Virginia
Broadcast area Metro Charlottesville
Frequency 100.1 FM MHz
Branding "WXTJ"
Programming
Format Freeform[1]
Ownership
Owner University of Virginia(Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia)
Sister stations WTJU
History
First air date September 5, 2015[2][3]
Former call signs WXTJ-LP (2015–Present)[4]
Call sign meaning WX Thomas Jefferson
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 194838
Class L1
Power 23 Watts
HAAT 62 meters (203 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 38°1′49.0″N 78°29′22.0″W / 38.030278°N 78.489444°W / 38.030278; -78.489444
Links
Public license information LMS
Webcast WXTJ-LP Webstream
Website WXTJ-LP Online

WXTJ-LP is a Freeform formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Charlottesville, Virginia,[1] owned and operated by the University of Virginia.[6]

WXTJ-LP was founded by the staff of WTJU (91.1 FM) in 2013 as a response to low and declining student involvement at WTJU, the university's long-established station. WXTJ is now entirely administered and programmed by students, with WTJU's staff providing only studio space and technical support.[7]

The station first went live on the Internet in the fall of 2013 under the fictitious callsign WTJX. A planned Part 15 AM transmitter on 1620 kHz while the station raised money for an FM signal was publicized, but never materialized. WXTJ gained its current callsign as a side effect of applying for an LPFM license in 2015. Although the suffixed callsign WTJX-LP is not in use, FCC rules require approval if any station is already using the base callsign – in this case, WTJX-TV of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, which expressed its opposition.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Due to technical issues, WXTJ is delaying its... - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "---WXTJ IS BACK ON AIR--- - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXTJ-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ "WXTJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Mullany, Will (June 30, 2015). "Student Radio Station WXTJ To Begin Broadcasting On FM". UVA Today.
  8. ^ Waits, Jennifer (November 29, 2013). "College Radio News Round-Up and LPFM Update". Radio Survivor.

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