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WEMJ

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WEMJ (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk 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 ABC News Radio.[4] WEMJ is known on-air as 107.3 WEMJ (after its translator frequency). It is part of the "Pulse of NH" trimulcast with 107.7 WTPL in the Manchester area and 98.1 WTSN in the Seacoast Region.

WEMJ
Simulcasts WTPL, Hillsboro
Broadcast areaLakes Region
Frequency1490 kHz
Branding107.3 WEMJ
(translator frequency)
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Binnie Media
  • (WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
WFNQ, WJYY, WLNH-FM, WNNH, WNHW, WTPL
History
First air date
April 9, 1961 (1961-04-09)[1]
Call sign meaning
Eileen M. Jaspert (former owner)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67270
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
43°32′29″N 71°27′45″W / 43.54139°N 71.46250°W / 43.54139; -71.46250 (WEMJ)
Translator(s)107.3 W297BS (Laconia)
Repeater(s)98.3 WLNH-FM HD2 (Laconia)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitethepulseofnh.com

History

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WEMJ went on the air April 9, 1961, as a CBS Radio Network affiliate owned by the New Hampshire Broadcasting Corporation. The company's principal, George H. Jasper III, also owned WCCM in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[5]

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.[6][7] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.[8] 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 its branding to reflect this new over-the-air listening option.[9]

WEMJ dropped its news/talk programming on May 23, 2019, becoming a Lakes Region simulcast of Binnie's contemporary hit radio station in Concord, WJYY (105.5 FM).[10] In October 2020, coinciding with the launch of a late morning talk show hosted by former WGIR morning host Jack Heath (which airs on WEMJ, WTPL, and WTSN), WEMJ returned to a news/talk format.[11]

Translators

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

Broadcast translator for WEMJ
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W297BS 107.3 FM Laconia, New Hampshire 83636 170 D 43°32′26″N 71°27′46″W / 43.54056°N 71.46278°W / 43.54056; -71.46278 (W297BS) LMS

Previous logos

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    Logo prior to the addition of the FM translator
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    Logo prior to the WJYY simulcast
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    Logo prior to the addition of a simulcast on WLNH-FM HD2

References

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  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. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEMJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WEMJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ "In The News…". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. April 8, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  7. ^ "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  8. ^ Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  9. ^ "Welcome WEMJ-FM!". United States New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters (NHAB). March 21, 2016.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (May 24, 2019). "Binnie Media Makes Trio Of Flips In New Hampshire". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  11. ^ Venta, Lance (October 21, 2020). "Jack Heath Joins Binnie Media New Hampshire While Three Others Exit". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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