WAJR (AM)

WAJR (1440 kHz) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia.^[1] WAJR is owned and operated by WVRC Media.^[5]

WAJR

Morgantown, West Virginia
Broadcast area	North Central West Virginia
Frequency	1440 kHz
Branding	Full Service 1440 WAJR
Programming
Format	News/talk/sports[1]
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
Owner	WVRC Media
Sister stations	WBRB, WBTQ, WDNE, WDNE-FM, WELK, WFBY, WFGM-FM, WKKW, WKMZ, WVAQ, WWLW
History
First air date	December 7, 1940[2]
Former call signs	WAJR (1940–Present)[3]
Call sign meaning	W Agnes J. Reeves Greer former owner
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71671
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°40′34.0″N 80°0′12.0″W
Translator(s)	104.5 W283CR (Morgantown)
Repeater(s)	101.9 WVAQ-HD2 (Morgantown)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wajr.com

For decades, WAJR was the flagship station for West Virginia Mountaineers football and basketball. However, that role has since been taken on by WZST.

Logo before translator sign on

FM Translator

In addition to the main station at 1440 kHz, WAJR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area, especially at night when the AM station reduces power to 500 watts. Translator W283CR is owned by Morgantown, West Virginia-based WVRC Media .

Broadcast translator for WAJR

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W283CR	104.5 FM	Morgantown, West Virginia	143294	250	D	LMS