City | Newport News, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
Branding | Praise 104.9 |
Slogan | The Ultimate Gospel Experience |
Frequency | 1270 kHz |
Translator(s) | 104.9 W285FM (Hampton) |
First air date | 1947 |
Format | Black Gospel |
Power | 1,500 Watts daytime 900 Watts nighttime |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 3533 |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°1′52.0″N 76°22′0.0″W / 37.031111°N 76.366667°W |
Callsign meaning |
W The Jesus Zone former branding |
Owner | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation |
Sister stations | WLES, WHKT, WRJR, WPMH |
Webcast | WTJZ Webstream |
Website | WTJZ Online |
WTJZ is a Black Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Newport News, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WTJZ is owned and operated by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.
On January 3, 2017 WTJZ rebranded as "Praise 104.9" (simulcasting on FM translator W285FM 104.9 FM Hampton).