wˈɛndʒ fˈɜːst sˈaɪnd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, æz dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmvˌiːbˈiːˌɛfˈɛm, ɐn ˌɛfˈɛm sˈɪstɚ stˈeɪʃən tə dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmvˌiːbˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ˈɛɹɪŋ ɐn ˈiːzi lˈɪsənɪŋ fˈɔːɹmæt; θɹuː ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ðə stˈeɪʃən bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɪvˈɑːlv tʊ ɐn ɐdˈʌlt kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi fˈɔːɹmæt.
WENJ first signed on February 2, 1962, as WMVB-FM, an FM sister station to WMVB (1440), airing an easy listening format; through the 1970s, the station began to evolve to an adult contemporary format.