WVJS (AM)
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| City | Owensboro, Kentucky |
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| Branding | WVJS 1420 & 100.5 |
| Slogan | Your Greatest Hits |
| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 100.5 W263BG (Owensboro) |
| First air date | November 26, 1947 |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power | 980 watts (day) 20 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 51071 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°46′32″N 87°09′31″W / 37.77556°N 87.15861°W |
| Callsign meaning | initials of founder Vincent Joseph Steele |
| Affiliations | Timeless (Citadel) |
| Owner |
Cromwell Radio Group (The Cromwell Group, Inc., of Kentucky) |
| Sister stations | WBIO, WKCM, WLME, WTCJ, WCJZ, WXCM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WVJS Online |
WVJS (1420 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Owensboro, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group, and the station's broadcast license is held by The Cromwell Group, Inc., of Kentucky.
WVJS broadcasts an oldies and classic hits music format to the greater Owensboro, Kentucky, area. Programming features the "Kool Gold" syndicated format from Dial-Global.
WVJS GENERAL MANAGERS (1947-1997) Malcolm Greep, Ray Wettstain, Corky Norcia and Steve Cooke.
WVJS COMMERCIAL MANAGERS (1947-1997) Jack McLean, John Rutledge, Parker Smith, Joe Fife, Dennis Keller, Corky Norcia.
WVJS PROGRAM DIRECTORS (1947-1997) Lee Meredith, Earl Fisher, Jim Orton, Joe Lowe.
WVJS NEWS DIRECTORS (1947-1997) Joe Bell, Gerry Wood, Joel Utley, Jim Parr, Mike Whitsett, Scott Douglas, Jerry Birge.
STATION SLOGANS (1947-1997) "Radio Center"; "Sparkle Radio"; "The Big Sound"; "Radio-One"; "The Station You Depend On"; "Oldies 1420"; "The News Station".
WVJS programming began November 27, 1947, from studios located at 324 Allen St in downtown Owensboro. The station's transmitter building and multi tower directional array were located on a 26-acre tract of land on U.S. Highway 60, just west of the Owensboro city limits. The station operated at 1420 kc with 1,000 watts of power. The following year WVJS-FM went on the air at 96.1 mc.
The stations were owned and operated by Owensboro on the Air, Incorporated. Owensboro developer Vincent J. Steele was majority owner. Owensboro radio veteran Malcolm Greep, who was a driving force in starting WVJS, was named general manager of the new station.
In early 1960, WVJS closed its downtown studios on Allen St and consolidated all of its operations at the company's transmitting site on Highway 60. In 1962, WVJS was granted FCC approval to boost daytime power to 5,000 watts. In 1963, the station's FM call letters were changed to WSTO and it became Kentucky's first full-time stereo broadcasting station.
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