WJFN (820
kHz
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) is a
conservative talk radio
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formatted radio station
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licensed to
Chester, Virginia
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History
Chester's original "downtown" was a stop which was an intersection of the Richmond and Petersb ...
, serving the
Richmond
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/
Petersburg
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area.
WJFN is owned by John Fredericks and operated by
MAGA
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Radio Network.
WJFN also transmits on
FM translator station
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W224EB on 92.7 MHz, based in
Chester, Virginia
Chester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,414.
History
Chester's original "downtown" was a stop which was an intersection of the Richmond and Petersb ...
.
WJFN is a simulcast of
WJFN-FM
WJFN-FM is a news and conservative talk-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Goochland, Virginia, serving Goochland and Goochland County, Virginia. WJFN-FM is owned by John Fredericks, through licensee MAGA Radio Network, LLC. Frederic ...
100.5 and mostly carries
nationally syndicated talk shows, including
Michael Savage
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,
Steve Bannon
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,
Dennis Prager
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,
Larry Elder
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, and
Red Eye Radio
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.
History
In June 1988, WGGM, formerly a
daytimer
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at
AM 1410
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Argentina
* Radio Folclorísimo in José León Suárez, Buenos Aires.
* ...
on the dial, moved to the 820 frequency, allowing 24-hour broadcasting. Tracy Lynn, longtime local television traffic reporter at
WWBT, was the first nighttime DJ on WGGM.
In May 2014, VARTV reported the station's plans to change call letters to WNTW and switch to syndicated conservative talk as "The Answer" at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 2. The call sign was officially changed to WNTW on June 1.
Effective June 16, 2020, John Fredericks' Disruptor Radio acquired WNTW and W224EB for $240,000. The call letters were changed to WJFN on June 17, 2020, matching
WJFN-FM
WJFN-FM is a news and conservative talk-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Goochland, Virginia, serving Goochland and Goochland County, Virginia. WJFN-FM is owned by John Fredericks, through licensee MAGA Radio Network, LLC. Frederic ...
100.5, which this station began to simulcast.
Translator
In addition to the main station, WJFN is relayed by an FM translator.
References
External links
{{Richmond Radio
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Radio stations established in 1965
1965 establishments in Virginia
Talk radio stations in the United States