WBGO
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| Broadcast area | Metro New York-New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WBGO Jazz 88 |
| Programming | |
| Format | FM/HD1: Jazz HD2: Jazz "The Jazz Bee" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Newark Public Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 48699 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 2,500 watts |
| HAAT | 269.2 meters (883 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wbgo |
WBGO (88.3 FM, "Jazz 88") is a public radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey. Studios and offices are located on Park Place in downtown Newark, and its transmitter is located at 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 Total Traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours, and NPR-produced newscasts and programming. It is also available as an Internet radio station, with both a live stream and on-demand replay of shows. New Jersey Public Radio simulcasts WBGO on their radio network every morning between 1am and 5am. WBGO also broadcasts in HD Radio and transmits a separate jazz format, the "Jazz Bee" on its HD2 channel.[1]
History
The station was originally owned by the Newark Board of Education and had studios in Central High School. While WBGO's base of operations remains in Newark, the station's broadcast antenna and transmission system moved to New York City's Midtown Manhattan on December 30, 2011.
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.
On-air personalities
Weekday
- Gary Walker: Morning Jazz
- Rhonda Hamilton: Mid-Day Jazz
- Michael Bourne: Blues Break, Singers Unlimited
- Nicole Sweeney: Afternoon Jazz
- Simon Rentner: The Checkout
- Awilda Rivera: Evening Jazz, Latin Jazz Cruise
- Brian Delp: Jazz After Hours
- Daniel Karcher: WBGO's Full-Time Substitute Host[2]
Weekend
- Bob Porter: Portraits in Blue, Saturday Morning Function
- Felix Hernandez: Rhythm Revue
- Monifa Brown: Saturday Afternoon Jazz
- Rob Crocker: Saturday Evening Jazz, Sunday Afternoon Jazz
- Eulis Cathey: Sunday Night Music Mix
- Sheila Anderson: Weekend Jazz After Hours
News
- Doug Doyle: WBGO's News Director, Morning News Anchor, Co-Host of WBGO Journal & Host of SportsJam
- Alexandra Hill: WBGO's Afternoon News Anchor
- Ang Santos: WBGO News Reporter
- Glenn Crespo: WBGO Newscaster
- Phil Gregory: WBGO's Statehouse Reporter
- Allan Wolper: Host of Conversations with Allan Wolper
- Michael Hill: Host of Newark Today
See also
External links
- WBGO's official website
- WBGO in the FCC FM station database
- WBGO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
References
- ^ "HD Radio station guide for New York, NY". Hdradio.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
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