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| Broadcast area | Southern New Jersey |
| Frequency | 1360kHz |
| Branding | Súper 1360 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was variety) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Forsythe Broadcasting, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1946; 79 years ago (1946) |
Last air date | 2023; 2 years ago (2023) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "New JerseyCountry" (former format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22058 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°31′6.4″N75°5′10.6″W / 39.518444°N 75.086278°W /39.518444; -75.086278 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WNJC (1360AM) was aradio station broadcasting variety andbrokered programming. Licensed toWashington Township, New Jersey, it served the southeastern portions of thePhiladelphia radio market (due toWPAZ, which covers the northwestern portions of the metro at 1370), and was owned by Forsythe Broadcasting, LLC.
The station originally bore thecallsign WWBZ and was licensed toVineland, New Jersey. WWBZ operated from 1946 to 1989, then wentsilent. On September 1, 1990, it moved to, and petitioned to change itscity of license to Washington Township and returned to the air as WVSJ ("Voice of South Jersey"), carrying mostlytalk programming. WVSJ was one of the first Philadelphia-area stations to carryRush Limbaugh on weekdays, but lost rights to the program when it was picked up byWWDB. In 1992, the station adopted acountry music format and became WNJC ("New Jersey Country"), shifted toSpanish language programming by 1994, then evolved into a brokered format.
In 1994, the station was purchased by radio engineer Michael Venditti and his partner John Forsythe to create Forsythe Broadcasting, LLC. Michael Venditti died of cancer in April 1998 and his wife Joan took over as partner. In 2004 Duke Hamann was hired as the station Engineer. The studio was located on 1893 Hurffville Rd. in Deptford from 1994 till 2005. In November 2005, the station moved to 123 Egg Harbor Rd. in Washington Township, where it remained until May 2017.
In June 2017, the station was rescued from going dark by Duke Hamann, Antonio Muniz and Javier Machorro. The studio was relocated toCherry Hill then moved to Camden two years later. The station was marketed as amulticultural station. Spanish-language during the daytime hours and followed by English-language "Today's Hits & Yesterday's favorites" along with brokered programming.
In 2023, WNJC lost itstower lease; its programming remained available through its web site. TheFederal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on May 16, 2024.[2]
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