# WSJO

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Radio station in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, United States

WSJO Egg Harbor City, New Jersey United States Broadcast area South Jersey Frequency 104.9 MHz (HD Radio) Branding SoJO 104.9 Programming Format Hot adult contemporary Subchannels HD3: Oldies "Beach Radio" HD4: Simulcast of WWFP Affiliations Compass Media Networks Ownership Owner Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC) Sister stations WENJ WFPG WPGG WPUR History First air date 1971 (1971) Former call signs WRDR (1971–1999) WEMG (1999) WEMG-FM (1999–2003) WOJZ (2003–2004) Call sign meaning We're South Jersey's Own Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 57357 Class B1 ERP 10,000 watts [2] HAAT 155 meters (509 ft) Transmitter coordinates 39°32′49.4″N 74°38′17.5″W / 39.547056°N 74.638194°W / 39.547056; -74.638194 Translator See tables below Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live HD3: Listen live Website www.sojo1049.com HD3: mybeachradio.com

**WSJO** (104.9 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "SoJO 104.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve [Egg Harbor City, New Jersey](/source/Egg_Harbor_City%2C_New_Jersey). The station is owned by [Townsquare Media](/source/Townsquare_Media), through licensee Townsquare License, LLC, and broadcasts a [hot adult contemporary](/source/Hot_adult_contemporary) format.

WSJO broadcasts to the [Atlantic City](/source/Atlantic_City%2C_New_Jersey) and [Vineland](/source/Vineland%2C_New_Jersey) areas, with fringe coverage across the rest of [South Jersey](/source/South_Jersey), including many [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) suburbs. When the station first hit the air in 2004, its programming originated from studios shared with [New Jersey 101.5](/source/WKXW) in [Ewing Township, New Jersey](/source/Ewing_Township%2C_New_Jersey), outside its primary coverage area. Today, the station is programmed from Townsquare's Atlantic City/Vineland area cluster in [Northfield, New Jersey](/source/Northfield%2C_New_Jersey). That cluster includes [WFPG](/source/WFPG), Atlantic City (Lite Rock 96.9), [WENJ](/source/WENJ), Millvile (97.3 ESPN), [WPUR](/source/WPUR), Atlantic City (Cat Country 107.3) and [WPGG](/source/WPGG), Atlantic City (WPG Talk Radio 95.5).

## History

The FM station began operations in 1971 as WRDR on 104.9 FM. The [city of license](/source/City_of_license) was, and still is [Egg Harbor City](/source/Egg_Harbor_City%2C_New_Jersey). It, along with its AM simulcast counterpart, [WRDI](/source/WGYM), was known as "WRD Radio", with studios on the White Horse Pike in [Hammonton](/source/Hammonton%2C_New_Jersey), the city of license for WRDI. Broadcasts consisted of an [middle of the road](/source/Middle_of_the_road_(music)) (MOR) music format, along with high school sports and live area events, like remotes from Hammonton's annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival and the Red, White and Blueberry Festival. The stations were owned by Delaware Valley radio veteran Jim Rodio (d/b/a Rodio Radio). In 1980, Rodio sold the AM station and WRDR went it alone from new studios on Philadelphia Avenue in Egg Harbor City, using a syndicated "live assist" [standards](/source/Adult_standards)/MOR format called "Unforgettable" from Toby Arnold and Associates. Now known as "Unforgettable FM 105 WRDR", the format was augmented by music from a record library. One of the stations biggest features was Rodio's Saturday evening "Bandstand" program highlighting the Big Band years. The station had also aired [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) baseball and [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) hockey.

In 1997, Rodio sold WRDR to New Jersey Broadcasting, who "updated" the format by hiring former [WIP](/source/WTEL_(AM)) music director Bob Russo as program director. Russo was instrumental in starting WIP on the road to [adult contemporary](/source/Adult_contemporary) from MOR in the 1970s, and WRDR adopted his early-1970s music mix that straddled the two formats, augmented by some later compatible music. The station sounded very much like WIP had in the 1970s.

On June 14, 1999, the station was sold again and became WEMG-FM with a Spanish-language [contemporary hit radio](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) format from Mega Broadcasting. The station was simulcast with Mega's "[Mega 1310 AM](/source/WEMG)" in Camden, and both stations adopted the "Mega 104.9" moniker.

After another sale in 2003, this time to [Nassau Broadcasting](/source/Nassau_Broadcasting), the station began simulcasting [Trenton](/source/Trenton%2C_New_Jersey) sister station [WPST (97.5 FM)](/source/WPEN_(FM)), before airing [country music](/source/Country_music) for much of the summer. It has been rumored, but never confirmed, that a prior agreement between Millennium Radio, then-owners of [WPUR](/source/WPUR) in Atlantic City, and Nassau precluded either company airing a competitive format in markets where they both owned stations. Nassau then switched 104.9 FM to [smooth jazz](/source/Smooth_jazz) as WOJZ in late August. After yet another sale, to competitor Millennium in 2004, the call sign was changed to WSJO and the station became [hot adult contemporary](/source/Hot_adult_contemporary) station "SoJo 104.9". In 2011, WSJO, along with the rest of the Millennium-Atlantic City cluster, was sold to Townsquare Media, the current owner.

In November 2015, WSJO added the programming of [WPGG](/source/WPGG) on HD2, and Beach Radio which is used on former [WOBM](/source/WJLK_(AM)) on HD3. In May 2016, Hope Christian Church of Marlton's [Hope FM](/source/WWFP) went on HD4. Sometime in early 2023, WSJO removed the HD2 channel. In 2023, WSJO shifted to mainstream CHR.

## Translators

The following translator simulcasts the programming of WSJO-HD3:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes W265CS 100.9 FM Manahawkin, New Jersey 138241 46 103 m (338 ft) D 39°42′56.9″N 74°17′29.5″W / 39.715806°N 74.291528°W / 39.715806; -74.291528 (W265CS) LMS Simulcasts HD3

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-57357_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WSJO"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=57357). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["FCC 335-FM Digital Notification \[WSJO\]"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1727914&Service=FD&Form_id=335&Facility_id=57357). *fcc.gov*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). May 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

## External links

- [WSJO official website](https://www.sojo1049.com/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 57357 (WSJO)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=57357) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

- [Facility details for Facility ID 41178 (W230AA)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=41178) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [W230AA](https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W230AA&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en) at FCCdata.org

- [Facility details for Facility ID 138241 (W265CS)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=138241) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [W265CS](https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W265CS&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en) at FCCdata.org

- ["History Cards for WSJO"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=82794). [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). ([Guide to reading History Cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Radio_Stations/History_Cards))

v t e Radio stations in Atlantic City and Cape May, New Jersey (southern Jersey Shore) By AM frequency 1020 1230 1340 1400 1450 1490 1580 By FM frequency 88.1 88.7 88.9 89.1 89.7 89.9 90.3 90.5 91.3 91.7 93.1 94.3 95.1 96.1 96.9 97.3 98.3 98.7 99.3 100.7 102.3 102.7 103.7 104.9 105.5 106.3 106.5 107.3 LPFM 92.7 101.5 107.9 Translators 92.3 93.9 95.5 97.9 100.3 101.3 101.9 104.1 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 89.1-1 89.1-2 97.3-1 97.3-2 97.3-3 97.3-4 104.9-1 104.9-2 104.9-3 104.9-4 By call sign W223CO W230AA W238CZ W250AK W262CF W267BP W270DV W281BH WAJM WAYV WBSS WCFA-LP WCMC WCZT WEHA WENJ HD2 HD3 HD4 WEZW WFPG WGYM WIBG-FM WJPG WJPH WKOE WLFR WLRB WMGM WMID WNJD WNJH WNJN-FM WNJZ WOND WPGG WPUR WRML-LP WRTQ WSJO HD2 HD3 HD4 WTHJ WTKU-FM WTTH WWAC WWCJ HD2 WWFP WXGN-LP WZBZ WZXL Defunct WLOM (90.5 FM) Nearby regions Dover Monmouth-Ocean Philadelphia Salisbury-Ocean City Trenton Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Wilmington See also List of radio stations in New Jersey

v t e Adult contemporary radio stations in the state of New Jersey Stations WCZT – Villas WFPG – Atlantic City WJLK-FM – Asbury Park WMGQ – New Brunswick WOBM-FM – Toms River WRNJ – Hackettstown WSJO – Egg Harbor City WSUS – Franklin See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Jersey

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[39°32′49″N 74°38′17″W / 39.547°N 74.638°W / 39.547; -74.638](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WSJO&params=39.547_N_74.638_W_type:landmark_region:US-NJ_source:FCC)

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