WEMJ

WEMJ (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a top 40/CHR 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.[4] WEMJ is known on-air as 107.3 JYY (after its translator frequency), as acknowledged in an alternate logo of sister station and simulcast partner, WJYY.

Logo prior to the addition of the FM translator
WEMJ
CityLaconia, New Hampshire
Broadcast areaLakes Region
Branding107.3 JYY[1]
(translator frequency)
SloganNew Hampshire's #1 Hit Music Station
Frequency1490 kHz
Translator(s)107.3 W297BS (Laconia)
First air dateApril 9, 1961 (1961-04-09)[2]
FormatTop 40/CHR (WJYY simulcast)
Power1,000 watts
ClassC
Facility ID67270
Transmitter coordinates43°32′29″N 71°27′45″W
Call sign meaningEileen M. Jaspert (former owner)[3]
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
OwnerBinnie Media
(WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
Sister stationsWFNQ, WJYY, WLNH-FM, WNNH, WNHW, WTPL
WebcastListen Live
Websitewjyy.nh1.com

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.[5][6] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.[7] 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.[8]

On May 24, 2019, WEMJ changed formats from news/talk to a simulcast of top 40/CHR-formatted 105.5 WJYY, which is licensed to Concord and serves the Manchester area.[9]

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″WFCC

References
  1. An Alternate Logo For 105.5 JYY Featuring The Official Logo Of WEMJ/W297BS
  2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. "WEMJ reception verification" (PDF). October 1, 1961. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. "WEMJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  6. "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  7. Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  8. "Welcome WEMJ-FM!". United States New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters (NHAB).
  9. Binnie Media Makes Trio of Flips in New Hampshire Radioinsight - May 24, 2019


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