WVJS is an AM radio station in Owensboro, Kentucky. The station takes its callsign from the initials of its founder and original owner, W. Vincent Joseph Steele. Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Owensboro is a city located in Daviess County, Kentucky, in the United States; it stands on U.S. Highway 60 about 30 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana. ... In broadcasting and radio communication, a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. ...

WVJS AM was originally the sister station to WSTO FM also owned by the Vincent J. Steele family of Owensboro, Kentucky. WSTO FM was sold by the heirs of VJ Steele after his death to Brill Media of Evansville, Indiana. Brill Media later co-located WVJS AM and WSTO-FM with long-time rival stations WOMI AM and WBKR FM which Brill also acquired. Brill Media later filed bankruptcy and WVJS AM was sold to the Cromwell Group of Nashville, Tennessee which also owns WBIO-FM (Philpot), WKCM AM.FM (Hawesville, KY/Cannelton, Indiana). Today all of the Cromwell Group Owensboro area radio stations studios are co-located on Tammarack Road in Owensboro, KY.

Broadcasting at 1420 on the AM dial, the station airs an oldies format. Oldies is a generic term commonly used in the United States to describe a radio format that concentrates on popular Top 40 music from the 1950s, 1960s and/or 1970s, as well as such music itself. ...