WMEJ

WMEJ is an AM/FM Radio Station with a daytime-only AM broadcasting radio station licensed for 5000 watts on 1190 kHz which also began simulcasting full-time 24 hours a day on FM 104.3 MHz in the summer of 2016 from its Bay St. Louis, Mississippi facility in the Gulfport, Mississippi area. Currently an Inspirational Gospel radio station since the spring of 2013, it had switched to a Spanish language format in 2010. Before mid-2009, the station had the callsign WBSL used the name "Blues 1190".

WMEJ
CityBay St. Louis, Mississippi
Broadcast areaGulfport, Mississippi
BrandingRejoice AM 1190 and FM 104.3
SloganMusical Soul Food
Frequency1190 kHz
Translator(s)104.3 mHz
FormatInspirational/Gospel
Language(s)English
Power5000 watts daytime only
ClassD
Facility ID25961
Transmitter coordinates30°19′26″N 89°21′02″W
Former call signsWJZD (AM) (July 2009–June 2010)
WBSL (1988–2009)
WXGR (?–1988)
OwnerRichard L. Mays[1]
(Hancock Broadcasting Company)
Websiterejoiceam1190.com

The station was established with callsign WXGR until a change to WBSL in December 1988. The station changed callsigns in July 2009 to WJZD and made its latest change to the current WMEJ in June 2010.[2] Hancock Broadcasting Corporation has owned the station throughout its history. The WMEJ callsign was originally assigned to an unrelated station in Monessen, Pennsylvania in 1927.[3]

The station's studio and transmitter were severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The station returned to the air with low power in summer 2006 using a portable building and a donated refurbished transmitter, and resumed full power in December 2006.[4]

References
  1. Mays, Richard L. (2004-01-30). "FCC 323: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (BOA-20040130BCP)". Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC.
  3. Vivian, Cassandra (2002). Monessen: A Typical Steel Country Town. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-7385-2383-5.
  4. "Orban Assists Bay St. Louis, MS Station WBSL-AM After Hurricane" (Press release). Orban / Nabro Able LLC. 2007-01-30. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-06-12.


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