WJJY-FM

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WJJY-FM
Broadcast area Brainerd, Minnesota
Branding 106.7 WJJY
Slogan "The Best Variety of the 80's, 90's and Today!"
Frequency 106.7 (MHz)
Format Commercial; Adult contemporary
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 170 meters
Class C1
Owner Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
(HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC)
Website http://www.1067wjjy.com/

WJJY-FM (106.7 FM) is a radio station that is located in Baxter, Minnesota with an adult contemporary format.

WJJY is a sister station to KVBR 1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KBLB 93.3 ( Hot Country), KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies), and KLIZ-FM 107.5. (Classic Rock) All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.

Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including WJJY-FM.[1] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.[2]

Programming

Some of the programs that WJJY plays is an All Seventies Weekend which plays various hits from the seventies that are considered adult contemporary on a randomly chosen weekend, and every Saturday night, the station plays music from the 1980s entitled "The 80's Show".

The morning show from 5-9 AM is hosted by Ken Thomas, who may be better known for doing the stations' Cash Calls. Some of the clips from the Cash Call contestants over the years are part of classic bit used on KQRS-FM in Minneapolis titled the "Brainerd Cash Call".

Awards

The station was one of 10 stations awarded the 2007 Crystal Radio Award for public service awarded by the National Association of Broadcasters.[3] Winners were honored at the Radio Luncheon on April 17, 2007, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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