WEMJ

WEMJ
City Laconia, New Hampshire
Broadcast area Lakes Region
Branding 107.3 WEMJ
(translator frequency)
Slogan "Local News, Talk & Sports"
Frequency 1490 kHz
Translator(s) 107.3 W297BS (Laconia)
First air date April 9, 1961 (1961-04-09)[1]
Format News Talk Information
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Facility ID 67270
Transmitter coordinates 43°32′29.00″N 71°27′45.00″W / 43.5413889°N 71.4625000°W / 43.5413889; -71.4625000 (WEMJ)Coordinates: 43°32′29.00″N 71°27′45.00″W / 43.5413889°N 71.4625000°W / 43.5413889; -71.4625000 (WEMJ)
Callsign meaning Eileen M. Jaspert (former owner)[2]
Affiliations CBS News Radio
Westwood One
Premiere Networks
Owner Binnie Media
(WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
Sister stations WFNQ, WJYY, WLNH-FM, WNNH, WNHW, WTPL
Website wemj.nh1.com

WEMJ (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Laconia, New Hampshire, United States, the station is owned by Binnie Media and licensed to WBIN Media Co., Inc. WEMJ features programming from CBS News Radio, Westwood One and Premiere Networks.[3] WEMJ is known on-air as 107.3 WEMJ (after its translator frequency).

Logo prior to the addition of the FM translator

WEMJ, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled by Bill Binnie, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already owned WBIN-TV in Derry and WYCN-CD in Nashua.[4][5] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.[6] In March 2016, WEMJ began a simulcast on W297BS (107.3 FM, referred to as "WEMJ-FM" by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters) and updated their branding to reflect this new over-the-air listening option.[7]

Translators

In addition to the main station, WEMJ is relayed by an FM translator.

Broadcast translators of WEMJ
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W297BS107.3Laconia, New Hampshire83636170D43°32′26″N 71°27′46″W / 43.54056°N 71.46278°W / 43.54056; -71.46278 (W297BS)FCC

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "WEMJ reception verification" (PDF). October 1, 1961. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WEMJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  6. ↑ Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Welcome WEMJ-FM!". United States New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters (NHAB).
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