WHJY
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| City | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Broadcast area | Providence metropolitan area |
| Branding | 94HJY |
| Slogan | "The Home of Rock & Roll" |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz (Channel 231) |
| First air date | March 14, 1966 |
| Format | Mainstream Rock |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters (456 feet) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 72298 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41º49'40"N, 71º22'9"W |
| Callsign meaning | WH JoY (former easy listening format) |
| Former callsigns | WHIM-FM (1966-1978) |
| Affiliations |
Premium Choice iHeartRadio |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WHJJ, WSNE-FM, WWBB |
| Webcast | Listen Live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 94hjy |
WHJY (94.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Providence, Rhode Island owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station broadcasts a mainstream rock format. WHJY has been a rock station since September 4, 1981.
Its broadcast center, also used by its sister stations, is at 75 Oxford Street, just west of Interstate 95 in Providence, and its transmitter is located at 115 Eastern Avenue in East Providence. (The station's studios are located on the northeast corner of the building, facing I-95, and are sometimes referred to by DJs as "the Ghetto Penthouse.")
The station also plays several weekly shows, including The House of Hair with Dee Snider, & Nikki Sixx.
WHJY signed on March 14, 1966 as WHIM-FM, simulcasting 1110/WHIM, a country music station. The WHIM simulcast lasted through the 1970s until the FM station broke with the AM and became WHJY, "Joy 94", a beautiful music/easy listening station. At Midnight on September 4, 1981, the station flipped to album rock (the first station of its kind in the market), branded as "94 HJY". The first song on "94 HJY" was "Fire Down Below" by Bob Seger.
WHJY was not the sponsor of the Great White concert at the Station Night Club in West Warwick, Rhode Island on February 20, 2003, but they promoted the event with DJ Michael "Doctor Metal" Gonsalves as emcee. A pyrotechnics display triggered a massive fire, killing Gonsalves and 99 other people and destroying the club. In Gonsalves' memory, the radio station has set up "The Doc Fund," a scholarship with Rhode Island College (his alma mater) to support the victims and families of those affected who attend the school.
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