HAAT 170 meters (560 ft) Facility ID 5394 City of license Brainerd Branding 106.7 WJJY | Class C1 Frequency 106.7 MHz Format Adult contemporary music Area Brainerd | |
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Slogan The Best Variety of the 80's, 90's and Today! | ||
WJJY-FM (106.7 FM) is a radio station that is located in Baxter, Minnesota with an adult contemporary format.
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WJJY is a sister station to KVBR 1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KBLB 93.3 ( Hot Country), KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies), and KLIZ-FM 107.5. (Classic Rock) All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.
WJJY-FM is not licensed by the FCC to broadcast in HD.
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including WJJY-FM. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.
Programming
Some of the programs that WJJY plays is an All Seventies Weekend which plays various hits from the seventies that are considered adult contemporary on a randomly chosen weekend, and every Saturday night, the station plays music from the 1980s entitled "All 80's Saturday Night".
The morning show from 5-9 AM is hosted by Ken Thomas, who may be better known for doing the stations' Cash Calls. Some of the clips from the Cash Call contestants over the years are part of classic bit used on KQRS-FM in Minneapolis titled the "Brainerd Cash Call".
Awards
The station was one of 10 stations awarded the 2007 Crystal Radio Award for public service awarded by the National Association of Broadcasters. Winners were honored at the Radio Luncheon on April 17, 2007, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.