WJEN
country music radio station in Killington, Vermont, United States
WJEN (105.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Killington, Vermont, and broadcasting to Rutland and Southern Vermont. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and airs a country music radio format known as "105.3 Cat Country". The studios and offices are on Dorr Drive in Rutland.
While WJEN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of only 1,250 watts, its height above average terrain (HAAT) is 683 meters (2,241 ft). That gives it a large coverage area as a Class C2 station. The transmitter is on Pico Mountain in Killington, Vermont.
History
K105 Rock
While under construction, the station took the call sign WEBK, beginning on December 17, 1992. On August 4, 1993, the station first signed on the air. "K105", as it was known, had a mainstream rock format and was owned by Killington Broadcasting.
By 1998, "K105" had been largely dropped in favor of "The Mountain", but the format stayed the same.
“WJEN” enters the record as country music radio station in Killington, Vermont, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what WJEN, country and music can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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