WRJA-FM
Appearance
Broadcast area | Central South Carolina |
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Frequency | 88.1(MHz) |
Branding | "88.1 WRJA" |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | South Carolina Educational TV Commission |
History | |
First air date | August 25, 1975 |
Former call signs | WMPR-FM |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 305 meters |
Links | |
Website | http://www.etvradio.org |
WRJA-FM (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial news/talk-formatted radio station located in Sumter, South Carolina, USA, that covers both Columbia and Florence, South Carolina. The station is the flagship of the statewide "NPR News network" from ETV Radio.
Station history
The station signed on as WMPR on August 25, 1975, as part of the South Carolina Educational Radio Network, featuring programing from SCERN as well as National Public Radio (NPR). It became WRJA-FM in 1980.
In 2001, the station (along with WJWJ-FM Beaufort/Charleston and WHMC Conway/Myrtle Beach) began a separate program schedule from the rest of the SCERN stations, with a format of NPR news, talk and information.
External links
- South Carolina ETV Radio Network website
- Facility details for Facility ID WRJA ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
33°52′52″N 80°16′12″W / 33.881°N 80.270°W