New Jersey Network

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NJN
(New Jersey Network)
Statewide New Jersey
Branding NJN
Channels (various, see article) analog,
(various, see FCC data in "External Links") digital
Affiliations PBS
Owner New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority
Founded 1968
Former affiliations NET (1968-1970)
Transmitter Power (see FCC data in "External Links")
Website www.njn.net/

The New Jersey Network or NJN is a state-wide public television and radio network in New Jersey. It is operated by the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority.

NJN is a member of the PBS network for television and the NPR network for radio, broadcasting their programing as well as producing and broadcasting their own programing, mostly relating to issues in New Jersey. With studios in both Trenton and Newark it has stations across the state that it uses to rebroadcast its signal.

NJN's television network covers all of New Jersey, plus parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Delaware. The radio network serves several areas of New Jersey that aren't covered by the Philadelphia and New York City public radio stations.

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[edit] History

The system was founded in 1968 by an act of the New Jersey state legislature establishing the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority (NJPBA). New Jersey already had a public television station licensed within the state -- WNET, licensed to Newark. However, for all practical purposes, WNET was a New York City station. With WNET's targeting of New York, New Jersey was left without a PBS station of its own.

With state funding, and four UHF licenses assigned years earlier by the Federal Communications Commission, the NJPBA went to work building the state's public television network. The first station, WNJT (channel 52) in Trenton took to the air on April 5, 1971. WNJS (channel 23) in Camden, followed in 1972. A year later, WNJM (channel 50) in Montclair and WNJB (channel 58) in New Brunswick completed the network, which was originally known as New Jersey Public Television. It adopted the New Jersey Network name in 1981, and expanded into radio in 1991. In 1994 WNJM changed its calls to WNJN-TV.

NJN and its reporters have won many awards for their journalistic efforts. In the 1980's, NJN was the first media outlet to break the "Taggart Affair" political patronage scandal.

[edit] New Jersey's Network News

NJN is one of two television stations to offer news based on New Jersey. News 12 New Jersey also does this. During statewide election years, NJN News provides election coverage, including candidate debates. NJN is also a public affairs station. For more information, please visit http://www.njn.net/

[edit] Stations

[edit] Television

Station Analog Channel Digital Channel City Signal Reach Callsign Meaning
WNJN 50 51 Montclair almost all of northern New Jersey (including Newark, Jersey City and Paterson) as well as New York City, western Long Island and southwestern Connecticut New Jersey Network North
WNJB 58 8 New Brunswick most of north-central New Jersey, mostly overlapping the WNJN signal New Jersey Network (New) Brunswick
WNJT (flagship station) 52 43 Trenton entire central part of the state New Jersey Network Trenton
WNJS 23 22 Camden all of southern New Jersey (including Atlantic City), as well as Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware New Jersey Network South

[edit] Cable/satellite availability

The network is available on all New Jersey cable systems. In addition, WNJN is available on many cable systems in the New York area, as well as the New York DirecTV feed. WNJS is available on many cable systems in the Philadelphia area, as well as the Philadelphia DirecTV feed. WNJB is available on channel 750 on Time Warner Cable's digital package in Manhattan and Staten Island.

[edit] Digital Television

Each local digital television broadcasting station includes the following ATSC sub-channel broadcasts:

NJN-1
Simulcast (24 hours a day) — Features a simulcast of the programming seen on NJN’s regular broadcast channel.
NJN-3
Annenberg Channel (12 am/midnight – 8 pm) — Features an extraordinary range of teacher professional development and instructional programs.
NJN-4
JerseyVision (24 hours a day) — Features all locally-produced programs including:
  • NJN News and Public Affairs
  • Due Process
  • State of the Arts
  • On the Record
  • Reporters Roundtable
  • Congress Watch
  • Images/Imagenes
  • Another View
  • NJN Specials and Documentaries
NJN-5
High Definition (HD) programming (8 pm – 12 am/midnight) — Features a combination of NJN’s own HDTV productions and special wide-screen and HDTV presentations distributed by PBS and other program sources.

[edit] Radio

Unlike its television counterpart, NJN Radio covers mainly southern New Jersey, with only one northern New Jersey station, low-powered WNJP in Sussex.

Station Frequency City Callsign Meaning
WNJP 88.5 FM Sussex New Jersey Public Radio
WNJT (flagship station) 88.1 FM Trenton New Jersey Trenton
WNJS 88.1 FM Berlin New Jersey Southern
WNJM 89.9 FM Manahawkin New Jersey Manahawkin
WNJB 89.3 FM Bridgeton New Jersey Bridgeton
WNJN 89.7 FM Atlantic City New Jersey Network
WNJZ 90.3 FM Cape May New Jer-Z

[edit] NJN Produced Television programs

Kent Manahan on NJN News in 2005.
Kent Manahan on NJN News in 2005.
  • Another View
  • Caucus: New Jersey
  • Classroom Close-up, New Jersey
  • Congress Watch
  • Due Process
  • Homeless Tails
  • Images/Imagenes
  • Inside Trenton
  • New Jersey Works
  • NJN Classics
  • NJN News
  • On the Record
  • Reporters Roundtable
  • State of the Arts
  • The Uncle Floyd Show (aired in 1980s)

[edit] External links



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Broadcast television in the New York City market (Nielsen DMA #1)

Local television stations
WCBS 2 (CBS) - WNBC 4 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - WNYW 5 (Fox, WWOR-TV on DT2) - WABC 7 (ABC, AccuWeather on DT3) - WWOR 9 (MyNetworkTV, WNYW on DT2) - WPIX 11 (The CW, The Tube on DT2) - WNET 13 (PBS, Kids on DT2) - WEBR-CA 17 (GCN) - WLIW 21 (PBS, Create! on DT3) - WMBQ-CA 22 (MTV2) - WNYE 25 (NYC TV) - WNXY-LP 26 (Ind) - WPXN 31 (ION) - WXNY-LP 32 (AS) - WNYX-LP 35 (Ind) - W36AZ 36 (PBS/NJN) - WDVB-CA 39 (ImaginAsian) - WNYN-LP 39 (Azteca América) - WXTV 41 (UNI) - WKOB-LP 42 (Daystar) - WSAH 43 (S@H/JTV) - WNJU 47 (TMD) - WEDW 49 (PBS/CPTV) - WNJN 50 / WNJB 58 (PBS/NJN) - WVVH-LP 50 (A1/RSN) - WTBY 54 (TBN) - WRNN-LP 57 (Ind/ JTV, FUN on DT3) - W60AI 60 (HSN) - WMBC 63 (Ind) - WFME 66 (Religious) - WFTY 67 (TFR) - WFUT 68 (TFR)
Local digital-only channels

WRNN 48 (Ind/JTV, FUN on DT3) - WLNY 57 (Ind)
(Both stations also have low-powered analog repeaters.)
Local cable television channels

CN8 - FSN New York - MSG Network - News 12 - NY1 - NYCTV - SportsNet New York - YES Network
Past local cable television channels

MSG Metro Channels - WWOR EMI Service - KC2XAK (experimental OTA UHF transmitter, Ch. 24)
See also Broadcast television in the Hartford/New Haven, Albany/Schenectady/Troy, and Philadelphia markets


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Broadcast television in the Philadelphia / Camden / Wilmington market (Nielsen DMA #4)

KYW 3 (CBS) - WPVI 6 (ABC, The AccuWeather Channel on DT3) - W07DC 7 (ABC) - WELL-LP 8 (DS) - WCAU 10 (NBC) - WHYY 12 (PBS) - WPHL 17 (MNTV) (The Tube on DT2) - WNJS 23/WNJT 52 (PBS/NJN) - W25AW 25 (A1) - WFPA-CA 28 (TFR) - WTXF 29 (Fox) - WQAV-LP 34 (AV/Ind) - WYBE 35 (Public) - WLVT 39 (PBS) - W40AZ 40 (Smile) - WMGM 40 (NBC) - WGTW 48 (TBN) - WTVE 51 (Religious) - WPSG 57 (The CW) - WBPH 60 (FamNet) - WPPX 61 (ION) - WWSI 62 (TEL) - WUVP 65 (UVN) - WFMZ 69 (Ind, The AccuWeather Channel on DT2)
Local digital television channels

WMCN 44 (ShopNBC)
Past broadcast stations

WKBS 48 (Ind)
Local cable television channels

CN8 - Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia - MCTV 26 (Mercer Co., NJ)
See also Broadcast television in the New York City, Scranton/Wilkes Barre and Susquehanna Valley markets

The following links to television stations in New Jersey:

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Radio stations in the Trenton, New Jersey market (Arbitron #141)

By frequency: (FM) 88.1 | 89.1 | 91.3 | 94.5 | 101.5 | 103.3 | 106.9

(AM) 640 | 920 | 1040 | 1260 | 1300 | 1350

By callsign: WBUD | WCHR | WHWH | WIMG | WKDN | WKXW | WNJT | WPHY | WPRB | WPST | WTSR | WWFM | WWJZ

Past Stations: WTHK 97.5

See also for overlap: Philadelphia (FM) (AM) | Trenton | Wilmington
FM radio stations in the Atlantic City-Cape May market (Arbitron #139)

By frequency: 88.9 | 89.7 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 91.7 | 95.1 | 96.1 | 96.9 | 97.3 | 98.3 | 99.3 | 100.7 | 102.7 | 103.7 | 104.9 | 107.3

By call letters: WAJM | WAYV | WFPG | WJSE | WLFR | WMGM | WNJN | WPUR | WRTQ | WSJO | WTKU | WTTH | WWFP | WXKW | WZBZ | WZXL

See also: Atlantic City (FM) (AM)

Radio stations in the Sussex, New Jersey market (Arbitron #247)

By frequency: (FM) 88.5 | 90.1 | 92.7 | 96.7 | 102.3 | 103.7

(AM) 1360

By callsign: WNNJ-AM | WNNJ-FM | WNJP | WRRV | WSUS | WTSX | WXHD

Radio stations in the Monmouth-Ocean, NJ market (Arbitron #51)

In Market Radio Stations: 88.9 | 89.3 | 89.7 | 88.9 | 90.5 | 90.7 | 91.9 | 92.7 | 94.3 | 95.9 | 98.5 | 99.7 | 100.1 | 105.7 | 106.3 | 106.5 | 107.1 | 107.9 | 1160 | 1410

Middlesex: 98.3 | 99.1   Trenton: 94.5 | 101.5   Atlantic City: 96.9 | 97.3 | 107.3   Philadelphia:: 92.5 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 96.5 | 97.5 | 102.1 | 104.5   Long Island: 1100 | 1190

New York City: 92.3 | 93.1 | 93.9 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 97.1 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 100.3 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.7 | 103.5 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 106.7 | 107.5 | 570 | 620 | 660 | 710 | 770 | 820 | 880 | 930 | 1010 | 1050 | 1130 | 1280 | 1310 | 1660

PBS Member Stations in the state of New Jersey

New Jersey Network:
New York City market: WNJN 50 (Montclair) - WNJB 58 (New Brunswick)
Philadelphia market: WNJS 23 (Camden) - WNJT 52 (Trenton)
Other:
WNET 13 (Newark)
See also: MyNetworkTV, NBC, and Other stations in New Jersey
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