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Radio station in Laurel, Mississippi

WHJA Laurel, Mississippi United States Broadcast area Hattiesburg Frequency 890 kHz Branding Power 101.1 FM Programming Language English Format Urban contemporary Affiliations Compass Media Networks Ownership Owner Donald Pugh, Sr. (Eternity Media Group, LLC) Sister stations WABF WNRR History First air date February 1957 (1957-02)[1] Former call signs WNSL (1957–1979) WQIS (1979–1999) WEEZ (1999–2008)[2] Former frequencies 1260 kHz Technical information[3] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 16785 Class D Power 10,000 watts (day and critical hours) Transmitter coordinates 31°31′29.60″N 89°14′31.20″W / 31.5248889°N 89.2420000°W / 31.5248889; -89.2420000 Translator 101.1 W266CT (Laurel) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen Live Website powerstation101.com

**WHJA** (890 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting), "Power 101") is a commercial [radio station](/source/Radio_station) licensed to [Laurel, Mississippi](/source/Laurel%2C_Mississippi), United States, and serving the [Hattiesburg, Mississippi](/source/Hattiesburg%2C_Mississippi), area. The station is owned by Donald Pugh, Sr., through licensee Eternity Media Group, LLC. It airs an [urban contemporary](/source/Urban_contemporary) format.[4]

The station was assigned the WHJA call letters by the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) on August 1, [2008](/source/2008_in_radio).[5]

## History

The station began as WQIS "Q-89" in 1985 when WQIS moved from 1260 kHz to occupy the present transmitter tower, in Moselle, Mississippi; once occupied by sister station WNSL-FM. Q-89 was a daytime only R&B station serving Laurel and Hattiesburg; the station changed the format to [easy listening](/source/Easy_listening) and became "Kiss 890" in the 1990s. After [Clear Channel Communications](/source/Clear_Channel_Communications) acquired WQIS, the call letters were changed. The original WEEZ call letters were assigned to FM 99.3 as an easy listening/soft rock station operated by WAML in the 1980s. In the 1990s, WEEZ changed to [gospel music](/source/Gospel_music) and became known as "Gospel 99". The call letters at 99.3 MHz changed to WHER "Eagle 99" playing [classic rock](/source/Classic_rock) following the acquisition by Clear Channel.

The station went silent on August 25, 2008.[6] According to the station's application to the FCC for authority to remain silent, the station suffered a "massive transmitter failure" and they claim that "repair of the facility may not be economically feasible." The application notes that the financial performance of the station is being assessed "in light of the needed technical expenditures."[6]

The station's license has been through a series of changes since 2010. On April 6, 2011, Clear Channel donated WHJA to the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC). On May 1, 2013, MMTC sold the station to Donald H. Pugh, Jr. for $5,000 and the station returned to the air in June 2013. Pugh, Jr. subsequently assigned the station's license to Donald Pugh, Sr. on January 22, 2014.

On January 23, 2017, WHJA changed their format from urban gospel to classic hip hop, branded as "Power 101" (simulcast on translator W266CT 101.1 FM Laurel).

Effective March 2, 2018, Donald Pugh, Sr. transferred the station's license to his wholly owned Eternity Media Group LLC.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["WNSL"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1976/1976-BC-YB.pdf) (PDF). *Broadcasting Yearbook*. 1976. p. C-110 (364). Retrieved November 30, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Call Sign History"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=16785). *Licensing and Management System. United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*. Retrieved September 26, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-16785_3-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WHJA"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=16785). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-arb1_4-0)** ["Station Information Profile"](http://www.arbitron.com/). *Arbitron*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc1_5-0)** ["Call Sign History"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=16785). *FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ftr3_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ftr3_6-1) ["Application Search Details (BLSTA-20080904AAB)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1264480). *FCC Media Bureau*. September 5, 2008.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 16785 (WHJA)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=16785) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WHJA](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=WHJA) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

- [Facility details for Facility ID 151030 (W266CT)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=151030) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [W266CT](https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W266CT&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en) at FCCdata.org

v t e Radio stations in the Laurel and Hattiesburg areas (Pine Belt of Mississippi) By AM frequency 810 890 950 1340 1400 By FM frequency 88.1 88.5 89.3 89.7 90.3 90.9 91.7 92.1 93.1 94.3 95.3 95.9 96.5 97.3 99.3 100.3 102.5 103.7 104.5 106.3 107.1 107.9 LPFM 103.1 105.3 Translators 91.1 91.5 92.7 97.7 101.1 105.9 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.475 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.1-1 88.1-2 90.3-1 90.3-2 94.3-1 94.3-2 107.9-1 107.9-2 107.9-3 By call sign KIH47 W216BA W218AY W224DP W249AO W266CT W290DQ WAII WAML WAOY WATP WAUJ-LP WBBL WBBN WFMM WFOR WGDQ WHJA WHSY WJKX WJMG WKZW WLAU WLVZ WLXW WMAH-FM WMAW-FM WMXI WNSL WQID-LP WSJC WUSM-FM WXRR WZKX WZLD WZNF Defunct WHSY (1230 AM) WHLV (1310 AM) WORV (1580 AM) Nearby regions Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula Jackson McComb-Brookhaven Meridian Mobile New Orleans See also List of radio stations in Mississippi

v t e Urban contemporary radio stations in the state of Mississippi Stations KJMS - Olive Branch/Memphis, TN WACR-FM - Columbus AFB WAID - Clarksdale WAZA - Liberty WBAD - Leland WCLD-FM - Cleveland WESE - Baldwyn WGNG - Tchula WGNL - Greenwood WHJA - Laurel WIBT - Greenville WJDX-FM - Kosciusko/Jackson WJKX - Ellisville WJMG - Hattiesburg WJMI - Jackson WJXM - Marion WJZD-FM - Long Beach WKRA-FM - Holly Springs WKXI-FM - Magee WMGO - Canton WMIS - Natchez WMSO - Southhaven WMSU - Starkville WMXU - Starkville WONG - Canton WRTM-FM - Sharon WZKS - Union WZLD - Petal See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Mississippi

v t e Daytime-only radio stations in Mississippi Stations WAPF - McComb WELZ - Belzoni WHJA - Laurel WIIN - Ridgeland WIZK - Bay Springs WKRA - Holly Springs WLRC - Walnut WMEJ - Bay St. Louis WQFX - Gulfport WQMS - Quitman WRPM - Poplarville WTYL - Tylertown WTWZ - Clinton WVGG - Lucedale WXTN - Benton Defunct WCSA - Ripley WEPA - Eupora WHLV - Hattiesburg WJNS - Yazoo City WKOR - Starkville WQMA - Marks WQST - Forest WSAO - Senatobia WSWG - Greenwood See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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