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 WJET's studios, located at theBoston Store | |
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| Frequency | 1400kHz |
| Branding | Jet Radio 1400 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1951 (1951) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Jet" (airplane) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33769 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
| Translator | 96.7 W244DX (Erie) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | jetradio1400 |
WJET (1400AM, "Jet Radio 1400") is a commercialradio station licensed toErie, Pennsylvania, United States. Owned byiHeartMedia, it carries aconservative talk format with a lineup of nationally-syndicated programs. WJET's studios are located in theBoston Store building in downtown Erie.
WJET's transmitter is sited at the intersection of East 18th Street and Ash Street in the city of Erie. Programming is also heard on 250-wattFM translatorW244DX at 96.7MHz.
WJET signed on the air in 1951.[2] It was powered at only 250 watts and its studios were at 1635 Ash Street, where WJET's transmitter is located to this day. For much of its early history, the station was owned by WJET, Inc., a subsidiary of Myron Jones Stations.
During the 1960s and 1970s, WJET had aTop 40 format, playing the big hits of the day. But by the 1980s, most music listening had shifted from AM to FM stations, despite 1400 going into AM Stereo mode. In 1986, WJET Broadcasting bought WSEG-FM at 102.3 MHz, and shifted its Top 40 format to that station, giving it the WJETcall sign. AM 1400 had various formats, first as WBLQ with Urban Contemporary for about a year. Later flipping to Country as WLKK before going to talk after WXTA Country 98 signed on with Country on FM. WLKK carried programming fromNBC Talknet and theMutual Broadcasting System.[3]
Connoisseur Media later bought WJET and WLKK. In 2001, the WJET call letters returned to AM 1400. FM 102.3 is nowWQHZ, owned byCumulus Media.The Rush Limbaugh Show was dropped in December 2008 after Premiere Networks demanded higher fees from WJET's owner to carry Limbaugh.
On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would transfer WJET and its other Erie stations to iHeartMedia in exchange forWFRE andWFMD in theFrederick, Maryland,radio market. WFRE and WFMD were part of theAloha Station Trust.[4] The sale closed on May 20, 2019; after the close, Limbaugh was restored to WJET's lineup.
In August 2021, theErie Otters hockey team announced a radio partnership with WJET, beginning with the 2021-2022OHL season.[5]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W244DX | 96.7FM | Erie, Pennsylvania | 201344 | 250 | 15 m (49 ft) | D | 42°7′28.2″N80°3′53.2″W / 42.124500°N 80.064778°W /42.124500; -80.064778 | LMS |
42°7′28.2″N80°03′53.2″W / 42.124500°N 80.064778°W /42.124500; -80.064778