While NBC did sell WKYC-AM about 1970, the FM station, which was sold
at the same time, IIRC, did not become WMJI until 1981. Between
WKYC-FM and WMJI was WWWM-FM "M105" in the early '70s. WWWM was
operated by the same sports promoter who purchased WKYC-AM from NBC.
The M in the station's new callsign was the first letter of the new
owner's last name. WWWM-FM ran automated easy-listening music from
1972 until 1975 or so (during which they used an identification
announcement "We've changed our name, but not our tune; we're WWWM,
Cleveland"), then it went to live DJs and rock in '75. When the
station was sold the second time, the callsign was changed to WMJI,
and the format, under yet another new owner, was changed to oldies, as
it is today (although the station has been accused by another AM
oldies station here in Lake County, where I live, of not being a true
"oldies" station by virtue of playing only music from the 1960s and
'70s and having a so-called "oldies" library of only 300 recordings;
this goes against WMJI's on-air announcement that it has "Cleveland's
largest record library". The other station says it plays "every song
you grew up with" as well.

I listen to WMJI quite a bit--I have and did for years, even when
they were WKYC-FM and WWWM--and know for a fact they do have an
extensive oldies library going back to the '50s. The AM station also
does not cover the entire Greater Cleveland listening area by virtue
of a 500-watt signal which is knocked down to 42 watts, directional,
at night, whereas WMJI can be heard loud and clear, in stereo, from
Ashtabula to the east to possibly beyond Cleveland's west side to the
west, and to Akron to the south). I live about 35 miles northeast of
Cleveland and can hear WMJI extremely well on every FM radio in my
apartment, so the new owners may have improved the station's signal
somewhat since its NBC days.

Jeff, WB8NHV (mailto: )
Fairport Harbor, Ohio