WJLZ is a Contemporary Christian, Christian Rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 and Christian Hip Hop

Christian hip hop

Christian hip hop is hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization , edifying members of the church and/or simply entertaining.-History:Since hip-hop started in the 1970s, various hip-hop artists have...

 formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...

, serving Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...

. WJLZ is owned and operated by Virginia Beach Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.

History

WJLZ was originally known as WODC. It held the WODC call sign from December 14, 1987, until becoming WJLZ on April 29, 2003. "ODC" stood for Open Door Chapel. The transmitter used to be located and rented space at the Open Door Chapel on Virginia Beach Blvd in Virginia Beach, VA. Once the station separated from the church they changed call signs and made the format considerably more upbeat. When the station was WODC it was more southern gospel and hymns, now as Positive Hit Radio The Current it features a more diverse mix of music to appeal to all listeners. The format is presently Christian rock & Hip Hop, and they no longer play the AC format but are listed as a CHR format.

Translators

Controversy

In January 2005, Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Public Radio , is the flagship National Public Radio member network for the state of Minnesota. With its three services, News & Information, Classical Music and The Current, MPR operates a 42-station regional radio network in the upper Midwest serving over 8 million people...

(MPR) launched a progressive music station called "The Current." In March 2004 WJLZ bought its domain name currentfm.com and changed to "Positive Hit Radio, The Current". MPR had a trademark application pending with the federal government, one which had since been rejected, which led to the filing of a federal lawsuit against WJLZ. MPR is seeking an injunction against WJLZ to keep them from using "The Current" name, ownership of the radio stations currentfm.com domain name, and unspecified monetary damages.

As of July 2008, a co-existence agreement was made and WJLZ remained "Positive Hit Radio, The Current" and on www.currentfm.com.

External links

• The Current Online