WLJR

WLJR
City Birmingham, Alabama
Slogan "Reach Birmingham to Reach the World for Christ"
Frequency 88.5 MHz
First air date February 20, 1998
Format Religious
ERP 370 watts
HAAT 183 meters (600 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 6804
Transmitter coordinates 33°23′51″N 86°39′41″W / 33.39750°N 86.66139°W / 33.39750; -86.66139
Callsign meaning Where the Lord Jesus Reigns
Affiliations Moody Broadcasting Network
Owner Briarwood Presbyterian Church
Webcast Listen Live
Website WLJR Online

WLJR (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Briarwood Presbyterian Church.

WLJR broadcasts a religious radio format to the greater Birmingham area.[1] The station derives a majority of its programming from the Moody Broadcasting Network. It is also available online at playwljr.com

History

More than five years after the initial application was filed, this station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 4, 1992.[2] The new station was assigned the call letters WLJR by the FCC on February 10, 1993.[3] After several extensions, WLJR received its license to cover from the FCC on June 4, 1998.[4] On-air broadcasting began February 20, 1998. In December 2013 WLJR began streaming on the Internet. This Internet stream may be accessed through the station's website, or directly at www.playwljr.com.

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Application Search Details (BPED-19870812MC)". FCC Media Bureau. November 4, 1992.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "Application Search Details (BLED-19980304KG)". FCC Media Bureau. June 4, 1998.
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