WJAG

WJAG (780 AM, "Newstalk 780") is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Norfolk, Nebraska, USA, since 1922 the station was initially licensed to the Huse Publishing Company, publisher of the Norfolk Daily News, and later (1956) to a subsidiary, WJAG, Inc.

Programming

WJAG features news and talk radio programming from ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One. WJAG operates during daylight hours only, in order to protect the nighttime signal of WBBM (780 AM) in Chicago.

In July 2008, WJAG became one of a handful of AM stations to operate a co-located FM translator. K290AT at 105.9FM carries WJAG's programming 24 hours a day, including overnight hours after the AM closes down. The nationally syndicated CBS Sports Radio Network fills much of the overnight airtime.

WJAG is the sister station to Norfolk's KEXL-FM.

History

WJAG was licensed on July 27, 1922, but didn't officially go on the air until September. At 12:15 p.m. on September 13, 1922, WJAG broadcast its first program: a news and farm market report. The station's initial power was 100 watts, and its first broadcasts consisted of three afternoon news and market reports: at 12:15, 3:30 and 5:30. The three reports were termed a "temporary schedule until enough (listener) cards come in indicating changes should be made."