WNJZ

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WNJZ
Frequency90.3 MHz
BrandingWHYY
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNPR
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Ownership
OwnerWHYY, Inc.
History
First air date
August 1999
Call sign meaning
New Jer-Z
Technical information
Facility ID48464
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT72 m (236 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°6′18″N 74°48′6″W / 39.10500°N 74.80167°W / 39.10500; -74.80167 (WNJZ)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewhyy.org

WNJZ (90.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Cape May Court House, New Jersey. The station is owned by WHYY, Inc., and simulcasts the public radio news and talk programming of WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

The station was formerly owned and operated by the New Jersey Network. NJN's radio network began operation May 20, 1991, when WNJT-FM in Trenton signed on. Eight other stations would be established over the following seventeen years.

On June 6, 2011, the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority agreed to sell five FM stations in southern New Jersey to WHYY. The transaction was announced by Governor Chris Christie, as part of his long-term goal to end State-subsidized public broadcasting. The five stations previously belonged to New Jersey Network's statewide radio service.[1] WHYY assumed control of the stations through a management agreement on July 1, 2011, pending Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for the acquisition; at that point, the stations began to carry the WHYY-FM schedule.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Press release: "WHYY-FM TO EXPAND COVERAGE IN NEW JERSEY AS PART OF AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER FIVE NJN STATIONS."" (PDF). WHYY, Inc. June 30, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "WHYY Philadelphia Expands New Jersey Coverage, NJN Is Kaput". Atlantic City Central. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

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