WWJL
| Broadcast area | Brookville, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "Where Jesus Lives" |
| Frequency | 95.9 (mHz) |
| First air date | 2000 |
| Format | defunct |
| ERP | 100 Watts |
| Class | L1 |
| Callsign meaning | Where Jesus Lives |
| Owner | First Baptist Church |
WWJL-LP is a former LPFM radio station licensed to Brookville, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Jefferson County. Formerly operating at 95.9, this station has been silent since May 2007.
The roots of WWJL can be traced back as early as April 1981, when Brookville's first radio station, WMKX, went on the air for the very first time at 95.9 FM. WMKX continued to operate on this frequency until the mid-1990s, when the owners of Punxsutawney-based competitor WPXZ decided to put a new FM station on the air in Brookville. To allow the 25,000 watt station to operate, channel shuffling among other FM stations in the area had to take place. This affected the operation of WMKX, which took the opportunity to acquire WPXZ's frequency of 105.5 and increase its power from 3,000 to 25,000 watts and cover a much larger area.
95.9 officially became available on March 3, 1997, when WMKX launched its new format and moniker "Megarock" at 105.5 in Brookville and its new simulcast station at 100.5 in Johnsonburg. With 95.9 now available, a local church decided to capitalize on the vacant channel while it was still fresh in listeners' minds. That opportunity presented itself with the debut of WWJL on a special LPFM license. The new station programmed a mix of Contemporary Christian Music, plus full-service news and talk programming targeted to Brookville listeners.
The following is a text taken from the blog of one of the station's volunteer airstaff:
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
We Need Your Help
WWJL 95.9's program director, Don Suhan, has resigned his position. Things here at WWJL are slowly going down hill. Shows are being cut because of no reactions from our listeners and no productivity happening. The station as a whole is wanting to make changes geared toward the younger crowd, just like Live Out Loud is based.
Not only do we need your prayers...but we honestly need your help. The station is looking at the feedback that our show gets during the show. They are also looking at the money situation to pay for the volunteers to play according to the FCC. If the station doesn't make a change soon, I fear that we may no longer have WWJL 95.9. I normally do not ask of this, but anything you as our fans, listeners, and family in Christ, please start calling us, emailing us, instant messaging us, anything to show the directors that we are doing a kickin fun time and am wanting this show/station to keep running. We are very very open minded to your ideas, opinions, anything. Phone calls can be of a shout out, request, or jus chat.
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