WBFJ (AM)

WBFJ
City	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Piedmont Triad
Branding	1550 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
Slogan	"Christian Teaching and Talk Radio"
Frequency	1550 kHz
Format	Christian Teaching and Talk
Power	1,000 watts daytime only
Class	D
Facility ID	73708
Transmitter coordinates	36°06′33″N 80°14′44″W / 36.10917°N 80.24556°W / 36.10917; -80.24556
Callsign meaning	We Broadcast For Jesus
Former callsigns	WPEG WFCM WPGD
Affiliations	IRN-USA Radio
Owner	Word of Life Broadcasting
Sister stations	WBFJ-FM
Webcast	http://streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WBFJAM
Website	stereo1550.com

WBFJ (1550 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Talk and Teaching format. Licensed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Piedmont Triad area and is currently owned by Word of Life Broadcasting, Inc.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1960 from a transmitter and studios on Northwest Blvd. in Winston-Salem with the call letters WPEG (based on the name of then-owner Nick Reisenweiver's wife, Peggy). The theme song was "Peg O' My Heart".^[1] The station broadcast a popular music and light classical format initially before becoming the area's first country music station in 1963.^[2] In October 1966, Suburban Radio Group of Belmont, North Carolina, bought WPEG and changed its call letters to WFCM.^[3] After its 1971 sale to Rev. Robert A. Mayer, Pastor D.W. Long of Thomasville, North Carolina, became manager^[4] and WFCM switched to Southern Gospel and preaching.

The station was previously owned by Forsyth Broadcasting and Quality Media.

In 1979, after its sale to Word of Life Broadcasting, Inc., the station changed its callsign to WBFJ, moved its studios to Trenwest Drive in Winston-Salem, and began playing a mix of Contemporary Christian music (CCM) and evangelical Christian and Charismatic teaching & talk. In the early 1990s, WBFJ moved its studios to the current location on North Trade Street in Winston-Salem and began broadcasting in AM stereo, while retaining the same format. In September 1994, sister station WBFJ-FM, 89.3 Winston-Salem, signed on the air with a mostly-music CCM format;^[5] the AM station expanded its Christian teaching-and-talk lineup, dropping most of its music blocks but retaining its stereo signal. WBFJ 1550 reverted to AM mono broadcasting in March 2010.

As of 2016, WBFJ aired Dave Ramsey's financial advice show.^[6]

References

↑ Sandra Whisnant, "Radio Station Is Named for 'Peg of His Heart," Winston-Salem Journal, November 6, 1960.
↑ "WPEG Is Changing Its Format," Twin City Sentinel, February 16, 1963.
↑ "Familiar Voice Returns to Radio," Wiston-Salem Journal, November 14, 1966.
↑ "New Owner of WFCM Takes Over," Winston-Salem Journal, October 6, 1971.
↑ "Station Provides Christian Content", Greensboro News & Record, February 7, 1997.
↑ Clodfelter, Tim (February 10, 2016). "Ask SAM". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WBFJ

Radio-Locator Information on WBFJ

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WBFJ

Radio stations in the Winston-Salem–Greensboro–High Point, North Carolina market

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North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina

AM Stereo radio stations in the United States

The following 89 stations broadcast in C-QUAM AM stereo.

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Daytime-Only radio stations in North Carolina

Stations	WANG - Havelock WARR - Warrenton WAUG - New Hope WBFJ - Winston-Salem WCIS - Morganton WCLN - Clinton WCLW - Eden WCOK - Sparta WCPS - Tarboro WCXN - Claremont WDSL - Mocksville WDRU - Creedmoor WEAL - Greensboro WECR - Newland WEGG - Rose Hill WGCR - Pisgah Forest WGOS - High Point WGSB - Mebane WGTM - Spindale WHNC - Henderson WKGX - Lenoir WKTE - King WLLQ - Chapel Hill WLTT - Carolina Beach WLWL - Rockingham WNOW - Mint Hill WOBX - Wanchese WOGR - Charlotte WPEK - Fairview WPIP - Winston-Salem WPYB - Benson WREV - Reidsville WRNA - China Grove WRRZ - Clinton WRTG - Garner WRXO - Roxboro WSME - Camp Lejeune WSMX - Winston-Salem WTCG - Mount Holly WTSB - Selma WTXY - Whiteville WVOE - Chadbourn WWDR - Murfreesboro WWOL - Forest City WXIT - Blowing Rock WXNC - Monroe WYAL - Scotland Neck WYNC - Yanceyville WYZD - Dobson WZOO - Asheboro

Defunct	WJPI - Plymouth

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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