WLJR

WLJR (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama. It is owned by Briarwood Presbyterian Church on Briarwood Way in Birmingham.

WLJR

Greater Birmingham
Frequency	88.5 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Affiliations	Moody Broadcasting Network American Family Radio (AFR)
Ownership
Owner	Briarwood Presbyterian Church
History
First air date	February 20, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-02-20)
Call sign meaning	Where the Lord Jesus Reigns
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6804
Class	A
ERP	370 watts
HAAT	183 meters (600 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	33°23′51″N 86°39′41″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WLJR Online

WLJR broadcasts a Christian radio format to the Greater Birmingham area.^[2] The station derives a majority of its programming from the Moody Broadcasting Network and American Family Radio (AFR). It is also available online at playwljr.com

History

More than five years after the initial application was filed, this station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 4, 1992.^[3] The new station was assigned the call letters WLJR by the FCC on February 10, 1993.^[4]

After several extensions, WLJR received its license to cover from the FCC on June 4, 1998.^[5] On-air broadcasting began February 20, 1998. In December 2013 WLJR began streaming on the Internet. This Internet stream may be accessed through the station's website, or directly at www.playwljr.com.