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WKAJ

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WKAJ
Frequency1120 kHz
Programming
Formatnews/talk
Ownership
OwnerCranesville Block Company, Inc.
WCSS, WIZR, WYVS
History
First air date
2013 (2013)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility IDWKAJ: 160470
W250CX: 202340
ClassB
PowerWKAJ:
10,000 watts day
400 watts night
W250CX:
250 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°59′59.3″N 74°41′28.5″W / 42.999806°N 74.691250°W / 42.999806; -74.691250 (WKAJ)
Translator(s)97.9 W250CX (Saint Johnsville)
Links
Public license information
Websitewkaj1120.com

WKAJ (1120 AM) is a radio station licensed to and transmitting from Saint Johnsville, New York, United States. The station had aired Westwood Oneʼs Real Country format up until late 2020, then switched to Good Time Oldies produced by Westwood One. WKAJ currently simulcasts sister station WCSS's news/talk format. WKAJ is owned by Cranesville Block Company, Inc.[2] When it first signed on, it featured a classic hits format with the slogan "The Bigfoot".

WKAJ 1120 along with its translator W250CX (97.9 FM) and WCSS 1490 with its translator W295CZ (106.9 FM) currently airs a news/talk format.

In August 2024, it was announced that Mariano and Wilhelmina Simms’ Simms Broadcasting will acquire Cranesville Block Company’s four stations and four translators in Upstate New York for $600,000. The stations included in the sale are: 96.5 WYVS Speculator, 930 WIZR/102.9 W275BS Johnstown and 104.3 W282CU Northville along with 1490 WCSS/106.9 W295CZ Amsterdam and 1120 WKAJ/97.9 W250CX Saint Johnsville. [3]

References

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  1. ^ WKAJ: 160470
    W250CX: 202340 "Facility Technical Data for WKAJ"
    . Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  2. ^ "WKAJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed November 28, 2013
  3. ^ STATION SALES WEEK OF 8/16, radioinsight.com, August 16, 2024
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