WBJB-FM

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WBJB-FM
WBJB-FM Logo 2011-APR.jpg
WBJB-FM logo adopted April 2011
City of license Lincroft, New Jersey
Broadcast area Monmouth area
Slogan Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The NIGHT
Frequency 90.5 MHz
First air date January 13, 1975
Format AAA
ERP 900 Watts[1]
HAAT 113.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 7116
Transmitter coordinates 40°19′19.00″N 74°7′57.00″W / 40.32194°N 74.1325°W / 40.32194; -74.1325
Callsign meaning Brookdale Jersey Blues
Affiliations National Public Radio (NPR)
Owner Brookdale Community College
Webcast http://90.5TheNIGHT.org/listen
Website http://90.5TheNIGHT.org

WBJB-FM (90.5 FM, "Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The NIGHT") is a non-commercial educational public radio station licensed to Brookdale Community College that serves Central New Jersey with "The News You Need and the Music You Love."[2] Brookdale Public Radio is a member-supported station.

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[edit] DJs and staff

[edit] Former

Jim (The Front Porch Swing) Szwede, Rick Hansen, Ken Pauli, Matt Ward, Dave Wilson, Amy Ellentuck, Joan Reynen, Theresa Joseph, Matt Ward, Russ Borris, Mike Ford, Tony Moore (student), Mike Mottley (student), Mike Sauter, Tom Sito (student), Gary Larson (student), Robin Shannon, Victor Guzman, Steve Stanger, Chris Wallace, Al Lundgren, Ben Sbar, Rob Layer (student), Jeff Beers, Matt Hughes, Leah August (student), Ken Jewell, Leo Zaccari (former student), Tom Gambersky (Bluegrass Jam), Jazzhead, Pablo Rodriguez (former student), John Kapcar (The Pub Scene), Fred Mulharin, Phil Silverman (Rock & Soul Alternative), Drew Williamson (Rock & Roll Revisited), Martin Johns (aka Pete Rally of After Hours The Blues), Naomi (student), Farah (student), George Marshall, Mike Ferrel, Loretta Windas, Kevin Scott Jones, Jessica (former student), Frank Collins (former student), and Bob Sorrentino (former student), Dr. Stewart Edwards (former Station Manager).

[edit] Current

Michele McBride, Rich Robinson (former student), Jeff Raspe, Sean Carolan, Stephanie Coskey, Tara Feeley (former student), Stu Coogan (student), Anthony Fox (student), Darren D'Amato (student), Margaret Cristell (former student), Tom Brennan, Randy Bailey, Heidi Olsen, "Radio Daddy", and Dave McDonald.[3]

[edit] On-air program schedule

The station runs Adult album alternative or AAA programming every day except:

  • Monday 11 pm – Keller's Cellar with Keller Williams
  • Tuesday 11 pm – Fresh Tracks (new music show) with Jeff Raspe
  • Wednesday 11 pm – Classic Rewind (older album in its entirety)
  • Thursday 11 pm – Featured Artist of the week (1 hour of music from one artist or band)
  • Friday 11 pm – Altrok (new music show of deeper alternative tracks) with Sean Carolan
  • Saturday 8 am – Forward Into The Past (theme-based show) with "Radio Daddy"
  • Saturday 9 am – Car Talk (from NPR)
  • Saturday 10 am – eTown
  • Sunday 8 am – Acoustic Blend (locally produced acoustic music show) with Fox
  • Sunday 9 am – Bluegrass Jam (bluegrass genre show) with Randy Bailey & Heidi Olsen
  • Sunday 10 am – The Thistle & Shamrock with Fiona Ritchie
  • Sunday 10 pm – Box of Blues (blues genre based show) with Stu Coogan

[edit] Live at The NIGHT CD series

DJ Jeff Raspe helping Alex Dezen of The Damnwells with a technical problem at The Saint, September 2011

Starting in late 2000, WBJB started releasing "Live At The NIGHT" CDs that feature unique performances from their studios which are limited releases. The latest offering released in 2011 was Live At The NIGHT Volume 5. Track listings for all volumes of the series can be found on this MusicBrainz page.

[edit] HD radio multichannel broadcast

In early March 2010, WBJB announced the broadcast of two multicast channels utilizing HD radio technology. The two channels are "Altrok" on HD2 and "Brookdale Student Radio" on HD3. Each channel runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are also available via internet streaming.

[edit] Format timeline

  • 1997–1999: "Jazz & More For The Jersey Shore" (Jazz, NPR News Magazines)
  • 2000–present: "90.5 The Night"

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.radio-locator.com/info/WBJB-FM
  2. ^ Porter, David (2004-05-22). "These DJs are well-schooled; Hundreds of high school radio stations operate across the U.S., albeit at low power". Los Angeles Times: p. E19. 
  3. ^ WBJB Program Schedule

[edit] External links

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