WBGO
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| City of license | Newark, New Jersey |
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| Broadcast area | New York City |
| Branding | Jazz 88 |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz (Also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1948 |
| Format | Jazz |
| ERP | 4,500 watts |
| HAAT | 131 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 48699 |
| Owner | Newark Public Radio |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.wbgo.org |
WBGO (88.3 FM, "Jazz 88") is a public radio station broadcasting from Newark, New Jersey. The station primarily plays jazz music. In addition the station airs public affairs programming, locally-produced newscasts and traffic reports from Metro Traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours.
The station was originally owned by the Newark Board of Education and had studios in Central High School. Studios and offices are now located in downtown Newark.
It is also available as a web radio station. The online stream is available to everyone without cost at http://www.wbgo.org/listennow/.
[edit] Mission
WBGO is a publicly-supported, cultural institution that champions jazz and presents news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events.
[edit] External links
- WBGO official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBGO
- Radio Locator information on WBGO
- Mac OS X WBGO Widget
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WBGO
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