WEAA

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WEAA
City of license Baltimore, Maryland
Broadcast area Baltimore, Maryland
Branding Morgan State University Radio
Slogan "Information, Culture, & All That Jazz"
Frequency 88.9 MHz
First air date January 10, 1977
Format public radio
ERP 12,500 watts
HAAT 67 meters
Class B1
Facility ID 43794
Callsign meaning "We Educate African Americans"
Owner Morgan State University
Website www.weaa.org

WEAA 88.9 WEAA is a non-profit, National Public Radio Station that serves the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area; it is licensed and owned by Morgan State University.

88.9 WEAA was named 1999 Jazz Station of the Year by Gavin Magazine.

88.9 FM is a community-oriented radio station, which through its programs stimulates positive interaction between Morgan State University and the community at large. WEAA FM provides social, political, and multicultural programs in an effort to raise the consciousness of the listening audience about societal diversity and serves as a professional training facility for students interested in broadcasting careers. 88.9 FM promotes academic excellence through enhancement of Morgan State University by providing radio broadcast training to students, volunteers, and community leaders. WEAA reaches out to its multicultural audience with a format that is morally, educationally, and musically stimulating.

WEAA is a member of National Public Radio (NPR), Eastern Public Radio (EPR), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Public Radio Program Directory (PRPD), The Public Broadcasting Management Association (PBMA), and the Development Exchange.

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