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.
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.