WJAG
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| City | Norfolk, Nebraska |
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| Branding | Newstalk WJAG 780 AM and 105.9 FM |
| Frequency | 780 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 105.9 FM (K290AT) |
| First air date | September 13, 1922 |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Power | 1,000 watts (daytime only) |
| ERP | 105.9 FM: 250 watts |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 73121 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°1′54″N 97°29′47″W / 42.03167°N 97.49639°W |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One |
| Owner | WJAG, Inc. |
| Sister stations | KEXL, KQKX |
| Website | wjag.com |
WJAG (780 AM, "Newstalk 780") is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Norfolk, Nebraska, United States, since 1922 the station was initially licensed to the Huse Publishing Company, publisher of the Norfolk Daily News, and later (1956) to a subsidiary, WJAG, Inc.
WJAG features news and talk radio programming from ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One. WJAG operates during daylight hours only, in order to protect the nighttime signal of WBBM (780 AM) in Chicago.
In July 2008, WJAG became one of a handful of AM stations to operate a co-located FM translator. K290AT at 105.9FM carries WJAG's programming 24 hours a day, including overnight hours after the AM closes down. The nationally syndicated CBS Sports Radio Network fills much of the overnight airtime.
WJAG is the sister station to Norfolk's KEXL-FM.
WJAG was licensed on July 27, 1922, but didn't officially go on the air until September. At 12:15 p.m. on September 13, 1922, WJAG broadcast its first program: a news and farm market report. The station's initial power was 100 watts, and its first broadcasts consisted of three afternoon news and market reports: at 12:15, 3:30 and 5:30. The three reports were termed a "temporary schedule until enough (listener) cards come in indicating changes should be made."
WJAG was founded by the publisher of the Norfolk Daily News. The station's original slogan was "The Voice of the Norfolk Daily News." The newspaper's city editor in 1922, Karl Stefan, anchored the station's first news report and served as chief announcer until his election to Congress in 1935.
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