In 1999 and 2000, Joy FM of Winston-Salem, also heard on WPIR in 1999 and WTJY by 2000, was named National Southern Gospel Station of the Year by the Southern Gospel Music Association.[4][5]
In 2010, The Gospel Music Association presented Joy FM with Radio Station of the Year at the Dove Awards, held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.
wxri, virginia, radio, station, that, used, call, letters, during, 1980s, wmov, radio, station, broadcasting, southern, gospel, format, licensed, winston, salem, north, carolina, united, states, station, serves, piedmont, triad, area, station, currently, owned. For the Virginia radio station that used the WXRI call letters during the 1980s see WMOV FM WXRI 91 3 FM is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format Licensed to Winston Salem North Carolina United States the station serves the Piedmont Triad area The station is currently owned by Positive Alternative Radio and features programming from Salem Communications 1 2 WXRI Joy FM Winston Salem North CarolinaBroadcast areaPiedmont TriadFrequency91 3 MHzBrandingJoy FM Real MusicProgrammingFormatSouthern GospelAffiliationsSalem CommunicationsOwnershipOwnerPositive Alternative RadioSister stationsWJYJ WTTX FM WTJYTechnical informationFacility ID53100ClassC2ERP50 000 wattsHAAT66 0 metersTransmitter coordinates36 8 6 00 N 80 30 14 00 W 36 1350000 N 80 5038889 W 36 1350000 80 5038889LinksWebcastListen liveWebsiteOfficial websiteIt is the flagship station of a network of full power stations and translators spilling into parts of six radio markets in four states the Triad Charlotte Roanoke Lynchburg the Tri Cities Southside Virginia Harrisonburg Staunton The full power satellites include WTJY 89 5 FM in Asheboro North Carolina WJYJ 88 1 FM in Hickory North Carolina WTTX FM in Appomattox Virginia WRFE in Chesterfield South Carolina and WODY in Martinsville Virginia Collectively these stations are known as Joy FM Real Music Real Life History editIn Spring 1997 WXRI signed on in East Bend playing such artists as The Perrys and The Gaithers 3 In 1999 and 2000 Joy FM of Winston Salem also heard on WPIR in 1999 and WTJY by 2000 was named National Southern Gospel Station of the Year by the Southern Gospel Music Association 4 5 In 2010 The Gospel Music Association presented Joy FM with Radio Station of the Year at the Dove Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN References edit WXRI Facility Record United States Federal Communications Commission audio division WXRI Station Information Profile Arbitron Todd Lotz Where to Find the Best in Christian Music Greensboro News amp Record January 15 1998 Business Milestones Winston Salem Journal June 7 1999 Business Milestones Winston Salem Journal June 5 2000 External links editOfficial Website WXRI in the FCC FM station database WXRI in Nielsen Audio s FM station database nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in North Carolina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WXRI amp oldid 1189838522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
