| Broadcast area | Cape May County, New Jersey |
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| Frequency | 102.3MHz |
| Branding | Fine Day Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
| Network | Townhall News |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1967; 58 years ago (1967) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37475 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 57 meters (187 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | finedayradio.com |
WNJD (102.3FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed toCape May, New Jersey. It is owned by Jim Weller and Colin Walls, through licensee Mighty Voice Broadcasting, and it broadcasts aconservative talkradio format.
WNJD is aClass A FM station with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000watts. Thetransmitter is inWildwood, on New Jersey Avenue at Maple Avenue.[2]
Most of WNJD's programming isnationally syndicatedconservative talk show hosts. On weekdays, the line-up includesChris Stigall,Chris Plante,Charlie Kirk,Hugh Hewitt,Armstrong & Getty,Larry Elder,Eric Metaxas andAmerica in the Morning. Most hours begin with an update fromTownhall News.
On weekends, syndicated shows includeWorld Travel with Rudy Maxa andReal Estate Today as well as repeats of weekday shows. Several hours each Saturday and Sunday are devoted toYacht Rock music.
The stationsigned on the air on June 3, 1967; 57 years ago (June 3, 1967). The originalcall sign was WRIO-FM, airing aChristian radio format. The WRIO call letters had previously been used on the 101.7 frequency. In 1983, 102.3's call sign was changed to WSJL, which stood for "South Jersey's Lighthouse." WSJL continued the religious format until 1995.
In July 1995, WSJL begansimulcasting itssister station, 99.3WMID-FM, which had analbum rock sound at the time. In 1997, both stations changed their formats tosmooth jazz. 99.3 picked up the call sign WSAX while 102.3 became WJSX, both representing the wordsaxophone, a common instrument heard in smooth jazz.
In 2000, when 99.3 became a simulcast of The Buzz 105.5, WJSX continued in the smooth jazz format but changed its call sign to 99.3's now former WSAX.
In 2001, smooth jazz ended on 102.3. The station became a simulcast of sister station 1340WMID, which was playingadult standards. The call sign on 102.3 changed to WMID-FM (which had once been on 99.3). Two years later, WMID-FM, along with sister stations WZBZ, WGBZ and WMID, were sold to Equity Communications inAtlantic City. 102.3 began simulcasting 95.1WAYV, and changed its call sign to WAIV.
In 2011, WAYV/WAIV, along with sister stationWZXL, were named official stations of theWildwoods boardwalk. Because the WAIV frequency is much stronger near Wildwood than in other towns in the listening area, the 102.3 frequency was advertised slightly more during this time than it is closer to Atlantic City. This included signs on the boardwalk's famous tram cars advertising both frequencies.
On August 26, 2013, WAIV swapped formats and call signs with sister station WSNQ.[3]
On July 7, 2014, WSNQ changed its call sign to WGBZ and changed its format torhythmic contemporary, simulcastingWZBZ 99.3 FM inPleasantville, New Jersey.
In January 2021, with the impending sale of 105.5WAIV to Christian broadcasterThe Bridge,[4] WGBZ ended simulcasting WZBZ and began simulcasting again with WAYV. WGBZ changed its call sign to WAIV on February 23, 2021.
In June 2023, Equity Communications sold WAIV to Mighty Voice Broadcasting.[5] On September 21, 2023, the sale closed, and the station dropped its simulcast of WAYV the following day.
At that point, it began airing conservative talk radio programs, under the name "Fine Day Radio".[6] The station changed its call sign to WNJD on October 17, 2023.
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