WRJN
full service middle-of-the-road radio station in Racine, Wisconsin
WRJN (1400 AM) is a full service radio station in Racine, Wisconsin, serving Racine and Kenosha Counties. The station is owned by Civic Media, Inc. WRJN features live sports including Green Bay Packers football, Milwaukee Brewers baseball, and Wisconsin Badgers games. WRJN's studios and transmitter tower are on Victory Avenue at 17th Street in Racine.
WRJN is a Class C station powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on two FM translators: W260CV at 99.9 MHz in Racine and W251BU at 98.1 MHz in Kenosha. Most of WRJN's programming is also heard on WRJM (1290 AM) in Greenfield (near Milwaukee).
History
Early years
WRJN dates back to the first decade of commercial radio broadcasting. It signed on the air in December 1926. The station was originally issued the call sign WLBG, but quickly changed to WRRS. On April 28, 1928, the station became WRJN, which stood for its then-owner, the Racine Journal News.
The public source identifies “WRJN” as full service middle-of-the-road radio station in Racine, Wisconsin. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WRJN, full and service.
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