WEDJ

WEDJ (107.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Danville, Indiana, and serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Regional Mexican radio format and is owned by the Continental Broadcast Group, LLC. The studios and offices are located at 1800 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis. It calls itself "Radio Latina."

For the radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina at 95.1 FM known as WEDJ from 1994-1996, see WNKS.
For the radio station in Utica, New York at 90.7 FM known as WEDJ from 1973-1977, see WPNR-FM.
WEDJ
Broadcast areaIndianapolis metropolitan area
Frequency107.1 (MHz)
BrandingRadio Latina 107.1
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerContinental Broadcast Group, LLC
WNTS, WSYW
History
First air date
1975 (1975) (as WGRT)
Former call signs
WGRT (1975-1984)
WATI (1984-1987)
WGRT-FM (1987-?)
WSYW-FM (?-1999)
Call sign meaning
W EDJe (variation of "Edge," for former rock format)
Technical information
Facility ID13794
ClassA
ERP1,800 watts
HAAT184 meters (604 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewedjfm.com

WEDJ has an effective radiated power of 1,800 watts. Its transmitter is on Indiana State Road 236, northwest of Danville in Hendricks County.[1]

History

The station began as WGRT in 1975. Gordon Graham, Steve Miller, and Steve Ross first owners. Steve Miller was first General Manager and Steve Ross first Program Director. Big Mark Edwards and Rick Allan were first part-timers. The call letters were changed to WATI in 1984, then were changed to WGRT-FM in September 1987 and once again to WSYW-FM in the late 80s.

As WSYW-FM, the station programmed classical music as 107.1 "Symphony 107". WSYW 107.1 and sister station AM 810 WSYW simulcast until the AM station switched to Children's Radio as a Radio AAHS network affiliate.

Classical programming was dropped in the mid-90s in favor of Smooth jazz as "Silk 107.1" Programming was provided by Jones Radio Network's Smooth Jazz 24/7 format. Also, around this time, WSYW-FM was leasing out various hours throughout the day to Spanish-language broadcasters, providing the first on-air outlet in Indianapolis for Hispanic programming. This continued until October 1999, when the station changed format to Active rock as WEDJ.

WEDJ, known on-air as 107.1 The Edge, went on the air in mid-October 1999. However, after only a week using the branding, the station's name was changed to Rock 107 due to copyright issues with "The Edge" name. The format provided an alternative to rival rock station X 103. But with WEDJ's transmitter 20 miles from Indianapolis, signal issues in part of the market made it difficult to compete.

In late 2000, the time on WEDJ was brokered to two companies providing the station with two different Spanish-language formats. WEDJ became the first FM station and the second full-time station programming to Latinos in Indianapolis, preceded only by sister AM station, WSYW 810. Once the contracts expired, WEDJ began running its own Hispanic programming, first as "La Ley," then as "Radio Latina". The station under both names aired a Spanish CHR format. In late 2006, Radio Latina was revamped and flipped format to Regional Mexican programming.

References
  1. Radio-Locator.com/WEDJ

39.802°N 86.573°W / 39.802; -86.573

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