WDJO
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| City | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Cincinnati |
| Branding | Oldies 1480 |
| Slogan | Cincinnati's Rock & Roll Oldies Station |
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 99.5 W258CI (Cincinnati) 107.9 W300CI (Cincinnati) |
| First air date | 1953 (as WCIN) |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power | 4,500 watts (day) 300 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 32953 |
| Former callsigns | WCIN (1953-2010) |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio, Ohio State IMG Sports Network |
| Owner | Robert T. Nolan (Mustang Media, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Oldies 1480 |
WDJO is an AM radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio that airs an oldies format. They are the Cincinnati affiliate for the Ohio State IMG Sports Network and for the nationally syndicated Imus in the Morning program. Oldies 1480 (as they are branded) is owned by Robert T. Nolan, through licensee Mustang Media, Inc. The station operates at 4,500 watts during the day and 300 watts at night.
The station was long known as WCIN, called "The Pulse of the City", and provided programming for the African-American community of the tri-state area until May 17, 2007, except for a brief time in the 1990s, when it broadcast classical music.
The station was established in 1953 as WCIN. During the 1960s, WCIN became a highly regarded soul music station featuring a variety of African-American personalities.
In 1995, then-owner J4 Broadcasting Network bought radio stations in Norfolk, Virginia, New Bern, North Carolina and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and began distributing its "Classic Oldies" format of 50s-70s R&B, jazz and blues to those stations. J4 owner and president John C. Thomas hoped to expand to more stations. Allen Guess served as morning host, Marsha Robinson did afternoons, and Jim Morris handled evenings.
In January 2006, the station was placed up for auction to settle a $954,679 judgment against J4 Broadcasting and owner John Thomas. On May 15, Bob Cox of St. Louis, Missouri was appointed successor receiver by the federal district court. Two days later, after a stunt in which the station broadcast nothing but a simulated heartbeat and on the hourly station ID, listeners would hear: "You asked for it, and prayed for it... Coming soon", the station switched to a smooth jazz format.
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