WBGO

This article is about the Newark NJ radio station. For the airport in Lio Matu, Malaysia assigned the ICAO code WBGO, see List of airports by ICAO code: W#Malaysia.

WBGO

City of license	Newark, New Jersey
Broadcast area	New York City
Branding	WBGO Jazz 88
Slogan	The Jazz Source
Frequency	88.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1948
Format	Jazz
ERP	2,500 watts
HAAT	269 meters
Class	B1
Facility ID	48699
Owner	Newark Public Radio
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.wbgo.org

WBGO (88.3 FM, "Jazz 88") is a public radio station broadcasting from Newark, New Jersey with its transmission system located on top of 4 Times Square in New York City. The station primarily plays jazz music. In addition the station airs public affairs programming, locally-produced newscasts, traffic reports from Metro Traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours, and NPR-produced newscasts and programming.

Until 2008 WBGO was, with smooth jazz station WQCD-101.9 FM, one of two major FM jazz stations in the New York metropolitan area. That changed when Emmis Communications decided to change WQCD's format to rock and its call letters to WRXP, leaving WBGO as the New York area's only jazz station. While WBGO's base of operations remains in Newark, NJ, the station's broadcast antenna and transmission system moved to Midtown Manhattan on December 30, 2011.

The station was originally owned by the Newark Board of Education and had studios in Central High School. Studios and offices are now located at 54 Park Place in downtown Newark. It is also available as a web radio station.

New Jersey Public Radio simulcasts WBGO during the late night hours; until June 30, 2011, the simulcast was heard on New Jersey Network's radio network.

Mission

WBGO is a publicly-supported, cultural institution that champions jazz and presents news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events.

On-Air Personalities

• Gary Walker: Morning Jazz
• Rhonda Hamilton: Mid-Day Jazz
• Michael Bourne: Afternoon Jazz
• Awilda Rivera: Evening Jazz, Latin Jazz
• Harlan Jacobson: WBGO Journal Film Critic

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WBGO
• Radio-Locator information on WBGO
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WBGO
• Mac OS X WBGO widget

• WBGO website
  • Conversations with Allan Wolper
  • streaming audio
    • Real Player
    • WinAmp
    • Windows Media Player
      • jazz vault