AM Technical Profile: WMEJ
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- Frequency:
- 1190
- Format:
- Black Gospel
- Transmitter
Location:
- [map]
[45°
overhead
view] [street
view] North of US-90 and Bay High School on Casino Magic
Drive, just off Blue Meadow Road.
- Power (ERP):
- Day: 5 kW
- Antenna:
- Day: 1 tower
- Other
Information:
- 0.5 mV/m Daytime
Groundwave Service Contour from
the FCC's Public Files
[FCC]
[FCCdata.org]
- [Radio-Locator]
- [Wikipedia]
- History:
- Was WXGR back
in the 80's. Became WBSL (Bay St. Louis) at the tail end of
1998. The station has had every format imaginable: easy
listening, oldies, country, adult contemporary and black
targeted programming. It's a struggle due to it being an AM daytimer
and the fact it's so close to New Orleans. Station has been known to
go dark for short periods. As of 2008 they are doing blues, as
"True Blues".
- In
mid-July 2009 the calls changed to WJZD, to go with WJZD-FM licensed
to Long Beach. June 3rd, 2010 the calls changed to
WMEJ. When the calls changed to WMEJ, the station went Spanish
as "La MEJor". Played to the New Orleans market despite having
a null in that direction. Also used the name "La Poderosa" at
some later point, too.
- After
failing to establish a significant following, the station changed
formats in April 2013 to gospel music in an attempt to begin
re-serving the immediate area.