WJIA On 9/11
September 11, 2001 started out as an ordinary day at the station. The station was not due to go on air until later that afternoon. The station manager was in the studio doing routine checks on equipment when disaster struck. Upon seeing the devastation on TV, the station manager immediately put the station on the air with live news coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In the days that followed 9/11, WJIA stayed on the air for about 20 hours each day providing coverage and condolences.
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