WCJU (AM)

For the FM radio station in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States, see WCJU-FM.
WCJU
City Columbia, Mississippi
Frequency 1450 kHz
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 71281
Transmitter coordinates 31°14′14.00″N 89°50′24.00″W / 31.2372222°N 89.8400000°W / 31.2372222; -89.8400000Coordinates: 31°14′14.00″N 89°50′24.00″W / 31.2372222°N 89.8400000°W / 31.2372222; -89.8400000
Owner Wcjurporated

WCJU (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Columbia, Mississippi, USA. The station is currently owned by Wcjurporated.[1]

History

WCJU began broadcasting in the spring of 1947. On September 26, 1947, The Federal Communications Commission approved the station's sale from Forrest Broadcasting Company to Lester Williams, a Mississippi publisher. The price was $25,000. At that time, WCJU operated full-time on 1450 kHz with 250 W power.[2]

References

  1. "WCJU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  2. "WCJU Sale Approved; Two Others Granted" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 29, 1947. Retrieved 11 October 2014.


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