WVMJ (104.5

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) is a

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FM radio station broadcasting a

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format, known as "Magic 104".

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, the station serves the

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of Northeast

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and the

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Region of

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. On weekends, it carries ''

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'' hosted by

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, and syndicated by

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. The station is owned by Mt. Washington Radio & Gramophone, L.L.C. Programming is

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station W251BD on 98.1 MHz in

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History

Before the station was built, its

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was assigned the

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WMLY on June 28, 1989. It took several years to

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but finally began broadcasting on October 23, 1995. It took the callsign WBNC-FM. As WBNC-FM, it aired a

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format simulcast with co-owned WBNC (1050 AM). On December 17, 2001, it changed callsigns to WVMJ. WVMJ changed formats to contemporary hit radio and its moniker to Magic 104 on December 26, 2001.

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