WABJ

WABJ

City	Adrian, Michigan
Broadcast area
Branding	NewsTalk 1490
Slogan	News, Talk, Sports
Frequency	1490 kHz
First air date	November 1946
Format	News/Talk
Power	1,000 watts
Class	C
Callsign meaning	Adrian Business Journal
Owner	Friends Communications

WABJ (1490 AM, "NewsTalk 1490") is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Adrian, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1946. WABJ is noted as a "springboard station" for some of the most well-known names in broadcasting. It has launched the careers of such notables as Phil Donahue, Jerry Keil, Rich Hoffer, Gary Fullhart, Mickey Morgret-Goldberg, and Joe Elardo.

WABJ has functioned as a full-service station for Adrian and Lenawee County since it signed on. Current owner Friends Communications has owned the station since 1990. Music (adult contemporary or MOR in nature) was phased out in the early 1990s in favor of the station's current talk format.

History

In January 1948, the Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of WABJ by Adrian Broadcasting Company to James Gerity Jr.^[1]

WABJ studios entrance

References

↑ "WABJ Sale Approved" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 12, 1948. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WABJ History

External links

Radio stations in South Central Michigan including Adrian, Coldwater, Hillsdale, and Jackson

By FM frequency	970 1340 1450 1490 1510 1540 1590

By fM frequency	89.3 89.5 90.1 91.1 91.3 92.1 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.3 96.1 96.7 97.7 98.5 100.3 101.5 101.9 102.5 103.7 103.9 105.3 106.9 107.9

By callsign	KTGG W268CA W270CJ W279BP WABJ WBCY WBZV WCKZ WCSR WCSR-FM WCVM WIBM WJKN WJKN-FM WKHM WKHM-FM WLEN WLKI WMTR-FM WNWN-FM WPCJ WQTE WSAE WTVB WVAC-FM WWDK WYBA

Nearby radio markets Ann Arbor Battle Creek Detroit Fort Wayne Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Lansing South Bend Southwestern Ontario Toledo See also List of radio stations in Michigan Ohio Indiana

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Michigan

All-news	WWJ – Detroit

Full-Time News-Talk	WABJ – Adrian WATT – Cadillac WBCK – Battle Creek WBRN – Big Rapids WCHT – Escanaba WDMJ – Marquette WHTC - Holland WILS – Lansing WIOS - Tawas City WJIM – Lansing WJML – Petoskey WJNL – Kingsley/Traverse City WJR – Detroit WJRW – Grand Rapids WKBZ – Muskegon WKHM - Jackson WKZO – Kalamazoo WLDN – Ludington WMIQ – Iron Mountain WMLQ - Manistee WMMI – Shepard/Mt. Pleasant WMKT – Charlevoix/Traverse City WOOD – Grand Rapids WOOD-FM – Muskegon WPNW – Zeeland WSGW – Saginaw WSJM – St. Joseph/Benton Harbor WTCM – Traverse City WTRC – Niles WWCK – Flint WXYT – Detroit WZTK – Alpena

Part-Time News-Talk	WMIC – Sandusky WMPL – Hancock/Houghton WPHM – Port Huron WQTX - St. Johns/Lansing WSGW-FM – Carrollton/Saginaw WDBC - Escanaba WSOO - Sault. Ste. Marie

Defunct	WATZ - Alpena WCUZ - Bear Lake WMTE - Mansitee WNEM - Bridgeport / Saginaw

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Michigan

Coordinates: 41°54′02″N 84°00′51″W / 41.90056°N 84.01417°W / 41.90056; -84.01417

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