WMCJ
Encyclopedia
WMCJ is a radio station
licensed
to serve Cullman, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by Walton E. Williams III but a sale to Jimmy Dale Media was approved by the FCC in October 2008 and is, as of January 30, 2009, pending consummation.
WMCJ broadcasts a Southern Gospel
music format.
s of daytime-only power on an assigned frequency of 1300 kHz, on March 25, 1950. The station was licensed to The Voice of Cullman and was owned in part and operated by B.C. Eddins.
In 1955, the station moved to the current 1460 kHz to accommodate a power increase to 5,000 watts, still restricted to daytime operations. In 1959, the station expanded to 24-hour broadcasting with the addition of a 500 watt nighttime signal.
After more than 46 years of continuous ownership, The Voice of Cullman applied in May 1996 to transfer the broadcast license for WFMH to Eddins Broadcasting Co., Inc., a company wholly owned by B.C. Eddins. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 24, 1996, and the transaction was consummated on June 30, 1996. B.C. Eddins died on August 26, 1996, at the age of 81 and control of Eddins Broadcasting passed to his heirs.
In April 2002, Eddins Broadcasting Co., Inc., contracted to sell this station to Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 10, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 2002. The new owners had the FCC assign this station the current WMCJ call letters on September 20, 2002.
In March 2005, Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. (J. Christopher Williams, president) agreed to sell WMCJ to Williams Communications Inc. (Walton E. Williams Jr., president/director) for a reported sale price of $75,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 20, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on July 8, 2005. At the time of the sale, the station aired a Catholic radio format.
In May 2008, Williams Communications, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the license for this station to Walton E. Williams III. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 1, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.
This change would prove short-lived as in mid-August 2008, Walton E. Williams III reached an agreement to sell WMCJ and sister station WFMH
to Jimmy Dale Media LLC. The two stations sold for a reported total of $375,000. At the time of the sale, the station aired a Gospel music
format. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 6, 2008, but as of January 30, 2009, the consummation of this transaction was still pending.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Cullman, Alabama
Cullman, Alabama
Cullman is a city in Cullman County, State of Alabama. Cullman is located along Interstate 65, about north of Birmingham, and about south of Huntsville. According to the U.S...
, USA. The station is owned by Walton E. Williams III but a sale to Jimmy Dale Media was approved by the FCC in October 2008 and is, as of January 30, 2009, pending consummation.
WMCJ broadcasts a Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music format.
History
This station began broadcast operations as WFMH, transmitting with 1,000 wattWatt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of daytime-only power on an assigned frequency of 1300 kHz, on March 25, 1950. The station was licensed to The Voice of Cullman and was owned in part and operated by B.C. Eddins.
In 1955, the station moved to the current 1460 kHz to accommodate a power increase to 5,000 watts, still restricted to daytime operations. In 1959, the station expanded to 24-hour broadcasting with the addition of a 500 watt nighttime signal.
After more than 46 years of continuous ownership, The Voice of Cullman applied in May 1996 to transfer the broadcast license for WFMH to Eddins Broadcasting Co., Inc., a company wholly owned by B.C. Eddins. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 24, 1996, and the transaction was consummated on June 30, 1996. B.C. Eddins died on August 26, 1996, at the age of 81 and control of Eddins Broadcasting passed to his heirs.
In April 2002, Eddins Broadcasting Co., Inc., contracted to sell this station to Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 10, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 2002. The new owners had the FCC assign this station the current WMCJ call letters on September 20, 2002.
In March 2005, Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. (J. Christopher Williams, president) agreed to sell WMCJ to Williams Communications Inc. (Walton E. Williams Jr., president/director) for a reported sale price of $75,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 20, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on July 8, 2005. At the time of the sale, the station aired a Catholic radio format.
In May 2008, Williams Communications, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the license for this station to Walton E. Williams III. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 1, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.
This change would prove short-lived as in mid-August 2008, Walton E. Williams III reached an agreement to sell WMCJ and sister station WFMH
WFMH (AM)
WFMH is a radio station licensed to serve Cullman, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Jimmy Dale Media. It airs a Sports Talk format.The station was assigned the WFMH call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 20, 2002....
to Jimmy Dale Media LLC. The two stations sold for a reported total of $375,000. At the time of the sale, the station aired a Gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 6, 2008, but as of January 30, 2009, the consummation of this transaction was still pending.