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WJOU
Huntsville, Alabama

Frequency	90.1 MHz
Branding	Praise 90.1 FM
Programming
Format	Christian music
Ownership
Owner	Oakwood University
History
First air date	April 17, 1979
Former call signs	WOCG
Call sign meaning	Joy/Oakwood University^[1]
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49943
Class	C3
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	70 meters (230 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	34°45′28″N 86°39′44″W / 34.75778°N 86.66222°W / 34.75778; -86.66222
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.wjou.org/

WJOU (90.1 FM, "Praise 90.1 FM") is a non-commercial, listener-supported college radio station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, and owned and operated by Oakwood University. It serves the Oakwood University community and the Tennessee Valley area.

The station began back in the early/mid-1970s as a powerline-fed carrier current AM station operating as WOAK. The broadcast FM station had held the WOCG call letters since it was initially licensed by the Federal Communications Commission but on January 4, 2008, the callsign was changed to WJOU.^[3] This change was made to reflect the January 1, 2008 change of Oakwood College's name to Oakwood University.^[1]

Programming[edit]

WJOU plays a blend of Christian contemporary, urban contemporary gospel, and adult contemporary music that they call "Inspirational Soul".^[4] The station also airs brief educational and spiritually uplifting programs.

Notable alumni of this station include comedian Jonathan Slocumb, talk radio host and producer Hallerin Hilton Hill, broadcaster Toni Neal, plus FlavaTV host and disc jockey Skip Cheatham.