WJYI (AM)

WJYI (1230 kHz) was a soft oldies and adult standards formatted radio station.^[4] It was licensed to Norfolk, Virginia and served the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.^[1][2][3] WJYI was owned by Saga Communications, Inc. and operated under their Tidewater Communications, LLC licensee.^[1][5] It featured programming from "America's Best Music" syndicated by Westwood One.

WJYI

Norfolk, Virginia[1]
Broadcast area	Hampton Roads[2][3]
Frequency	1230 AM kHz
Branding	Joy FM 98.7 HD2
Programming
Format	Defunct (was Soft oldies and Adult standards)[4]
Affiliations	America's Best Music (Westwood One)
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications, Inc.[5] (Tidewater Communications, LLC[1])
Sister stations	WAFX, WNOR
History
First air date	May 1, 1949[1][6]
Former call signs	WNOR (1949–1986) WKLR (1986–1986) WNOR (1986–1989) WJOI (1999–2021)[7]
Call sign meaning	"Joy"
Technical information
Facility ID	67081
Class	C
Power	627 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates	36°50′4.53″N 76°16′9.78″W[1]
Repeater(s)	WNOR 98.7-HD2[8]

Transmission

WJYI was a Class C station, transmitting with 627 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The station's transmitter was off East Indian River Road in Norfolk, near the Campostella Bridge.^[9] Programming continues to be heard on a digital subchannel of sister station WNOR 98.7-HD2.^[8]

History

On May 1, 1949, the station first signed on the air.^[1][6] The original call sign was WNOR.^[7] The WJOI call letters and those of co-owned WJYI in Milwaukee swapped on April 29, 2021.^[10]

On September 30, 2021, WJYI's license was surrendered to the FCC.^[11]