New Jersey Public Radio

New Jersey Public Radio
New Jersey Public Radio
Broadcast area Northern New Jersey
Branding New Jersey Public Radio
Frequency see table below
Translator(s) W285EE 104.9 Clinton
First air date July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)
Format Public radio (news/talk, jazz)
Class A (all stations)
Callsign meaning all stations:
New Jersey
4th letter: see table below
Affiliations NPR
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Owner New York Public Radio
(acquisition of licenses from New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority pending)
Sister stations WNYC, WNYC-FM, WQXR-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website njpublicradio.org

New Jersey Public Radio is an NPR member network serving portions of northern New Jersey. It is owned by New York Public Radio (NYPR), which also owns WNYC and WQXR-FM in New York City. The network comprises the four northernmost radio stations of the former New Jersey Network (NJN).[1] The network went on the air on July 1, 2011, after NJN ended operations the day before.

Contents

Overview

The seeds which led to the formation of New Jersey Public Radio were planted in 2008, when NJN officials asked the New Jersey Legislature for permission to explore the possibility of spinning-off into an non-profit entity, independent from state funding.[2] However, on June 6, 2011, New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who vowed to end state-funded public broadcasting upon taking office in 2010, announced the sale of the radio network. The northern part of the network was sold to New York Public Radio, which used the stations to start a new New Jersey-focused public radio station.[3] A formal agreement was signed on June 29.[1] The sale is subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval; however, NYPR assumed control of the stations under a management agreement on July 1.

Programming

New Jersey Public Radio's programming is largely identical to the programming that had been offered by NJN;[1] this consists primarily of national programming from NPR, Public Radio International, and American Public Media, as well as a simulcast of WBGO's jazz programming in the overnight hours. The station plans to eventually introduce a new programming schedule that includes increased New Jersey-focused programming.[1]

Stations

Due to the crowded state of the noncommercial end of the FM dial in the northeastern United States, the four New Jersey Public Radio stations all operate at relatively low power. None has an ERP greater than 4,000 watts.

Station/Frequency City First air date Fourth letter ERP HAAT Facility ID Coordinates
WNJT-FM-88.1 Trenton May 20, 1991[4] Trenton 110 watts 210 m (689 ft) 48488 40°16′58″N 74°41′11″W / 40.28278°N 74.68639°W / 40.28278; -74.68639 (WNJT-FM)
WNJP-88.5 Sussex August 1998[5] Public Radio 450 watts 194 m (636 ft) 48471 41°8′37″N 74°32′18″W / 41.14361°N 74.53833°W / 41.14361; -74.53833 (WNJP)
WNJY-89.3 Netcong July 8, 2008[6] Y (New JerseY) 1 watt horizontal
520 watts vertical
131 m (430 ft) 93964 40°53′14″N 74°41′55″W / 40.88722°N 74.69861°W / 40.88722; -74.69861 (WNJY)
WNJO-90.3 Toms River August 23, 2008[7] Ocean 1 watt horizontal
4,000 watts vertical
37 m (121 ft) 123020 39°54′52″N 74°4′58″W / 39.91444°N 74.08278°W / 39.91444; -74.08278 (WNJO)

New Jersey Public Radio is also heard on a translator, W285EE (104.9 FM) in Clinton, which repeats WNJP.

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