WJDA

WJDA

City	Quincy, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Greater Boston
Branding	WJDA 1300 AM
Frequency	1300 kHz
First air date	September 12, 1947 (1947-09-12)^[1]
Format	Religious/Ethnic
Power	1,000 watts daytime 72 watts nighttime
Class	D
Facility ID	61159
Transmitter coordinates	42°15′35″N 70°58′36″W / 42.25972°N 70.97667°W / 42.25972; -70.97667Coordinates: 42°15′35″N 70°58′36″W / 42.25972°N 70.97667°W / 42.25972; -70.97667
Callsign meaning	James D Asher (former owner)
Owner	The Principle Broadcasting Network LLC (Principle Boston Holdco LLC)
Sister stations	WESX
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wjda1300am.com

WJDA is a radio station in Quincy, Massachusetts, serving the Boston area with a religious/ethnic format. The station operates on 1300 kHz on the AM dial, with studios in Chelsea. WJDA broadcasts Portuguese-language programming.

History

The station began in 1947 as a local station for the South Shore region, owned by James D. Asher, and later by his son Jay. For much of its history, WJDA provided talk programming and (in its last years) ABC Radio's Unforgettable Favorites satellite soft AC format, operating under the branding "Radio your way." Among its on-air personalities were Herb Fontaine, Roy Lind, Joe Catalano, Win Bettinson, Ken Coleman, Don Kent and Mike Logan. Notable shows included Party Line, Breakfast with WJDA and the Wax Museum. The station was a daytimer for most of its history, broadcasting until sundown, but became 24-hour in the early 1990s.

The station (and its North Shore sister station WESX) was sold in 2006 to Principle Broadcasting, which switched the station to the current format and closed the local studios. Its final day of operation under the old format was April 30, 2006.

Tropical Storm Irene toppled the station's tower on August 28, 2011; the station was off the air for a few days, then received FCC approval for a temporary long-wire antenna.^[2] As of April, 2012, the tower has been restored.

References

↑ Halper, Donna; Wollman, Garrett. "The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: the 1940s". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101446158&formid=910&fac_num=61159

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WJDA

Radio-Locator Information on WJDA

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WJDA

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