WXTJ-LP

WXTJ-LP is a Freeform formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Charlottesville, Virginia,[3] owned and operated by the University of Virginia.[5]

WXTJ-LP
CityCharlottesville, Virginia
Broadcast areaMetro Charlottesville
Branding"WXTJ"
Frequency100.1 FM MHz
First air dateSeptember 5, 2015[1][2]
FormatFreeform[3]
Power23 Watts
HAAT62 meters (203 ft)
ClassL1
Facility ID194838
Transmitter coordinates38°1′49.0″N 78°29′22.0″W
Call sign meaningWX Thomas Jefferson
Former call signsWXTJ-LP (2015-Present)[4]
OwnerUniversity of Virginia
(Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia)
Sister stationsWTJU
WebcastWXTJ-LP Webstream
WebsiteWXTJ-LP Online

WXTJ-LP was founded by the staff of WTJU (91.1 FM) in 2013 as a response to low and declining student involvement at the University of Virginia's long-established college radio station. WXTJ is now entirely administered and programmed by students, with WTJU's staff providing only studio space and technical support.[6]

The station first went live on the Internet in the fall of 2013 under the fictitious callsign WTJX. A planned Part 15 AM transmitter on 1620 kHz while the station raised money for an FM signal was publicized, but never materialized. WXTJ gained its current callsign as a side effect of applying for an LPFM license in 2015. Although the suffixed callsign WTJX-LP is not in use, FCC rules require approval if any station is already using the base callsign – in this case, WTJX-TV of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, who expressed their opposition.[6][7]

References
  1. "Due to technical issues, WXTJ is delaying its... - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. "---WXTJ IS BACK ON AIR--- - WXTJ 100.1 FM - Student Radio at UVA". University of Virginia/Facebook. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. "WXTJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. Mullany, Will (30 June 2015). "Student Radio Station WXTJ To Begin Broadcasting On FM". UVA Today.
  7. Waits, Jennifer (29 November 2013). "College Radio News Round-Up and LPFM Update". Radio Survivor.
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