WMJI

WMJI
	Cleveland, Ohio; United States;
Broadcast area	Greater Cleveland
Frequency	105.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Majic 105.7
Programming
Language	English
Format	Classic hits
Subchannels	HD2: K-Love Eras
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WAKS; WARF; WGAR-FM; WHLK; WMMS; WTAM;
History
First air date	December 6, 1948
Former call signs	WTAM-FM (1948–1956); KYW-FM (1956–1965); WKYC-FM (1965–1972); WWWM (1972–1982); WMJI (1982–1987); WMJI-FM (1987–1988);
Call sign meaning	"Magic"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73268
Class	B
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	344 m (1,129 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°23′04″N 81°41′44″W / 41.38431°N 81.69544°W
Translator	HD2: 103.7 W279BT (Cleveland)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wmji.iheart.com

WMJI (105.7 FM, "Majic 105.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, United States, featuring a classic hits format. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station serves Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio. WMJI's studios are located in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District at the Six Six Eight Building, while the transmitter is sited in Parma. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMJI broadcasts over two HD Radio channels and is also available online via iHeartRadio.

This station signed on as WTAM-FM in 1948, the FM extension of NBC-owned WTAM, and originally acted as an outright simulcast of the AM station. Both stations, along with WNBK (channel 3), were traded by NBC to Westinghouse Broadcasting in 1955 in exchange for Westinghouse's KYW and KYW-TV in Philadelphia; the KYW call signs were transferred to the Cleveland stations after the trade closed. Westinghouse began programming KYW-FM independently in 1958 with classical music and fine arts fare, but removed all local announcers one year later due to an absence of advertising revenue. After the Westinghouse-NBC trade was ordered to be reversed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), NBC retook control of the Cleveland stations in June 1965, rebadging them WKYC, WKYC-FM and WKYC-TV. WKYC-FM retained its classical format after WCLV, which had a classical format of their own, successfully lobbied NBC to retain the format. By 1971, WKYC-FM switched to an easy listening format.

NBC spun off WKYC and WKYC-FM to Nick Mileti in 1972, with WKYC becoming WWWE and WKYC-FM becoming WWWM. By 1975, WWWM was relaunched as album-oriented rock "M-105", competing intensely against crosstown WMMS for listeners, then transitioned to classic rock by the early 1980s. Mileti sold minority control of WWWM to brothers Tom and Jim Embrescia, who were also station executives; the Embrescias bought WBBG at the same time Mileti sold off WWWE. After both stations were sold to jeweler Larry Robinson, WWWM relaunched in June 1982 as adult contemporary "Majic" WMJI. Jacor bought both stations in 1984, spinning off WBBG in 1988 after it simulcast WMJI for several months. WMJI inherited the music library of WBBG predecessor WIXY and staged several "WIXY 1260" reunions in the late 1980s and again in 1997. John Lanigan became WMJI's morning host in 1985, a position he held for over 29 years. Lanigan's show was a ratings leader throughout his tenure, teamed initially with newscaster John Webster. Comedian Jimmy Malone joined Lanigan's show as a recurring guest with his weekly "Knucleheads in the News" feature, then by 1991 became Lanigan's co-host and remained with the station until 2021.

Former WMMS music director Denny Sanders joined WMJI in 1988 for an oldies-oriented evening program. Purchased by onetime Malrite Communications associate Carl Hirsch in 1991, WMJI was relaunched as a full-time oldies outlet under program director John Gorman. The station staged its first "Majic Moondog Coronation Ball" in 1992, a spiritual successor to the 1952 Moondog Coronation Ball, and continued to host them on an annual basis through 2017. When Hirsch sold WMJI and WMMS (the latter purchased by Hirsch in 1994) to Nationwide Communications in 1996, Sanders replaced Gorman as program director and remained in the role until 2001. Under Sanders, WMJI was the recipient of its first Marconi Award for oldies station of the year. Jacor repurchased WMJI in 1998 as part of their merger with Nationwide, then sold itself to Clear Channel Broadcasting (now iHeartMedia) the following year. From 1999 to 2001, WMJI was the FM flagship for the Cleveland Browns Radio Network after the team was reactivated. WMJI continues to lead local ratings despite multiple staff cutbacks and downsizing under Clear Channel/iHeartMedia ownership. Since 2011, WMJI has played Christmas music on an annual basis during the holiday season.