WRJI

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WRJI
Frequency91.5 MHz
BrandingJesus in the Middle of Rhode Island
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatDefunct (was religion)
Ownership
OwnerEducational Radio For the Public of the New Millennium
History
First air date
January 2007
Last air date
November 2, 2009
Call sign meaning
Jesus in the Middle of R.I. (hence why the J was in between R & I in WRJI)
Technical information
Facility ID93884
ClassA
ERP55 watts
HAAT73 meters/240 feet
Transmitter coordinates
41°39′17″N 71°29′55.6″W / 41.65472°N 71.498778°W / 41.65472; -71.498778

WRJI (91.5 FM) was a radio station licensed to serve East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The station was owned by Educational Radio For the Public of the New Millennium. It aired Spanish religious programming during hours that WCVY was not broadcasting (14:00-22:00 weekdays during the school year except holidays and vacation).

The station had been assigned the WRJI callsign by the Federal Communications Commission from January 18, 2006 – January 19, 2011.[1]

License deleted[edit]

WRJI had not operated from November 2, 2009, to November 25, 2010, nor it asked the FCC for a silent authorization in that time. WRJI's license was deleted on January 19, 2011. Station president Carlos Vasquez filed a packet with the F.C.C. in March 2011 stating there were people acting against the station and to relicense the station. The F.C.C. declined, noting the over-1-year-long outage mandated the station's license be revoked. Also, the station's application to move its community of license from East Greenwich to Providence was denied, citing overlap with WDOM/91.3.[2] Additionally, moving WRJI's community of license from East Greenwich to Providence would remove East Greenwich's only "local service."[3]

Subsequent operations[edit]

On the Radio Info message board, it was reported on February 14, 2011, that the former operators of WRJI had resumed broadcasting on 91.5 MHz after their license was canceled. Instead of transmitting from the old East Greenwich site however, they were transmitting from Providence.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ Scott Fybush, North East Radio Watch: April 25, 2011 edition. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Scott Fybush, North East Radio Watch: January 24, 2011 edition. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Radio Info.com "WRJI's license canceled". Retrieved March 5, 2013

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