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WBGO

Coordinates: 40°45′22″N 73°59′10″W / 40.756°N 73.986°W / 40.756; -73.986
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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
Broadcast areaMetro New York-New Jersey
Frequency88.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWBGO Jazz 88
Programming
FormatJazz
Ownership
OwnerNewark Public Radio
History
First air date
1948
Technical information
Facility ID48699
ClassB1
ERP2,500 watts
HAAT269.2 meters
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewbgo.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, New York. 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.

History

Until 2008, WBGO was, with smooth jazz station WQCD 101.9 FM, one of two major FM jazz stations in the New York City 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 (although an online version of CD101.9 was launched in late summer 2015). While WBGO's base of operations remains in the New Jersey city of Newark, the station's broadcast antenna and transmission system moved to New York City's 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, and its transmitter is atop of Condé Nast Building in Times Square in New York City. It is also available as a web radio station, with both a live stream and on-demand replay of shows.

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.

WBGO also broadcasts in the HD Radio format.[1]

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

Weekday

Weekend

See also

References

  1. ^ "HD Radio station guide for New York, NY". Hdradio.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

40°45′22″N 73°59′10″W / 40.756°N 73.986°W / 40.756; -73.986

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