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| Broadcast area | South Jersey |
| Frequency | 97.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 97.3 ESPN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
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| History | |
First air date | February 2, 1962; 63 years ago (1962-02-02) (as WMVB-FM) |
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Call sign meaning | "ESPN New Jersey" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72981 |
| Class | B |
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| HAAT | 142 meters (466 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°19′14.3″N74°46′16.2″W / 39.320639°N 74.771167°W /39.320639; -74.771167 |
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| Webcast | Listen Live FM/HD1 Listen Live HD4 |
| Website | 973espn.com Rock 104.1 (HD4) |
WENJ (97.3FM) is aradio station that airs asports radio format, licensed toMillville. Its transmitter is located inCorbin City, New Jersey, where it shares a tower withWRTQ. The station is affiliated withESPN Radio. Its studios are inNorthfield, New Jersey.
WENJ first signed on February 2, 1962, as WMVB-FM, an FM sister station toWMVB (1440), airing aneasy listening format; through the 1970s, the station began to evolve to anadult contemporary format.[2] In 1988 the station changed their call letters to WBSS-FM, for its branding as"The Boss 97 FM", and become aCHR station.[2] In 1995, WBSS was sold to the owners ofWKXW (101.5),[2] which switched the station to a simulcast of WKXW'snews/talk andoldies format, with a small amount of local news.[3]
On March 15, 2002, WBSS dropped the simulcast of WKXW in favor of amodern adult contemporary format,[4] with a call change to WIXM (referring to the station's branding of "Mix 97.3") following a few weeks later.[5]
In November 2004, in the wake of sister stationWSJO debuting ahot adult contemporary format, WIXM reverted to the WKXW simulcast;[6] two years later, the station was renamed to WXKW.[7]
In May 2009, WKXW began to remove references to having a simulcast partner forSouth Jersey from its promotions, indicating a planned format change for WXKW;[8] on June 1, the station switched to ESPN Radio as WENJ-FM.[9] The sports format had previously been heard in the market onWENJ, which switched toESPN Deportes Radio after a brief period of simulcasting. The station simulcast again on that station from January 2, 2011, to October 15, 2012.
On October 31, 2012, the station dropped the -FM suffix.
As of 2023, the station carriesPhiladelphia Eagles,Flyers and76ers games and ESPN Radio's college football,MLB (including nationally broadcastPhillies games),NFL (in select weeks) andNBA coverage.
The station also carries game coverage from other networks, includingCompass Media,Sports USA Radio Network,Touchdown Radio andWestwood One, mainly for college football, basketball and NFL coverage, the latter on a week-by-week rotational basis for select games (e.g. Sunday afternoon NFL games other than Eagles games).
The following four translators simulcast the programming of WENJ, WENJ-HD2, or HD4
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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| W298DI | 107.5 FM | Port Norris, New Jersey | 85823 | 250 | 57 m (187 ft) | D | 39°27′31.9″N75°12′10.5″W / 39.458861°N 75.202917°W /39.458861; -75.202917 (W298DI) | LMS | Simulcasts HD1 |
| W277BA | 103.3 FM | Millville, New Jersey | 141526 | 133 | 55.3 m (181 ft) | D | 39°25′20″N75°1′13″W / 39.42222°N 75.02028°W /39.42222; -75.02028 (W277BA) | LMS | Simulcasts HD2 |
| W230AA | 93.9 FM | Atlantic City | 41178 | 250 | 95.06 m (312 ft) | D | 39°22′35.4″N74°33′42.6″W / 39.376500°N 74.561833°W /39.376500; -74.561833 (W230AA) | LMS | Simulcasts HD2 |
| W281BH | 104.1 FM | Absecon, New Jersey | 141576 | 250 | 95.06 m (312 ft) | D | 39°22′35.4″N74°33′42.6″W / 39.376500°N 74.561833°W /39.376500; -74.561833 (W281BH) | LMS | Simulcasts HD4 |
On May 23, 2019,Townsquare Media launched "Rock 104.1" on WENJ-HD4 and W281BH, broadcasting aclassic rock format.[10]