WNJZ
| Frequency | 90.3 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | WHYY |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WHYY, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 1999 |
Call signmeaning | New Jersey |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48464 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 72 m (236 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°06′18.40″N74°48′4.60″W/ 39.1051111°N 74.8012778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | whyy.org |
WNJZ(90.3 FM) is aradio stationlicensed toCape May Court House, New Jersey.The station is owned by WHYY, Inc., and simulcasts thepublic radionews and talkprogramming ofWHYY-FMinPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.
History
[edit]The station was formerly owned and operated by theNew Jersey Network.NJN's radio network began operation May 20, 1991, whenWNJT-FMin Trenton signed on. Eight other stations would be established over the following seventeen years.
On June 6, 2011, the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority agreed to sell five FM stations in southern New Jersey to WHYY. The transaction was announced byGovernorChris Christie,as part of his long-term goal to end State-subsidized public broadcasting. The five stations previously belonged toNew Jersey Network's statewide radio service.[2]WHYY assumed control of the stations through a management agreement on July 1, 2011, pendingFederal Communications Commission(FCC) approval for the acquisition; at that point, the stations began to carry the WHYY-FM schedule.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WNJZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Press release:" WHYY-FM TO EXPAND COVERAGE IN NEW JERSEY AS PART OF AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER FIVE NJN STATIONS. ""(PDF).WHYY, Inc.June 30, 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 4, 2016.RetrievedJuly 3,2011.
- ^"WHYY Philadelphia Expands New Jersey Coverage, NJN Is Kaput".Atlantic City Central.July 1, 2011.RetrievedJuly 1,2011.
External links
[edit]- whyy.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 48464 (WNJZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WNJZinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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