this provision, on December 8, 1995, WJDM became first station in the country to begin regular broadcasting on the expanded band, assigned to 1660 kHz. On February 1, 1996 Radio AAHS network children's programming debuted on 1660 AM, which lasted until 1997. Initially, the expanded band station carried the same WJDM call letters as its parent station. On March 17, 1997, the FCC completed the process of determining which stations would be permitted to move to expanded band frequencies, and WJDM was included among the eighty-eight selected stations, now formally authorized to move from 1530 to 1660 kHz. A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters WBAH on May 11, 1998, which were changed to WWRU on February 15, 1999. WWRU later changed its community of license to Jersey City, New Jersey. Later history The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency, although this deadline was extended multiple times. WJDM ceased broadcasting on January 30, 2019, and its license was cancelled April 10, 2020. After the station ceased operations, W248CG became a repeater of WXMC, and now WTHE. The WJDM call letters were later moved to WTHE in Mineola, New York where Cantico Nuevo Ministry, Inc., which provides the Radio Cantico Nuevo programing, owns the station. References External links FCC Station Search Details: DWJDM (Facility ID: 54563) FCC History Cards for DWJDM (covering 1969-1978 as WELA / WJDM) JDM Union County, New Jersey Radio stations established in 1970 Radio stations disestablished in 2020 1970 establishments in New Jersey 2020 disestablishments in New Jersey Multicultural Broadcasting stations Defunct radio stations in the United States Defunct religious radio stations in the United States JDM JDM