WBZC

WBZC
City of license Pemberton, New Jersey
Broadcast area Burlington County College
Branding Z88.9 the Pulse of Burlington County
Frequency 88.9 MHz
Format CHR/Dance/Variety
ERP 10,000 watts
HAAT 67.0 meters
Class B1
Facility ID 7844
Owner Burlington County College
Website z889.org

WBZC (88.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a rhythmic contemporary hit format, licensed to Pemberton, New Jersey, USA. The station serves the Burlington County area. WBZC began broadcasting in the mid-1990s after WXPN in nearby Philadelphia moved from 88.9 FM to its present location of 88.5 FM.

WBZC is currently owned by Burlington County College (BCC).[1]

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Programming

The station serves most of South Jersey and parts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia. The station's main format is top 40 rhythmic (dance, hip-hop, reggae and some alternative tracks). Monday through Thursday evenings the station broadcasts a variety of specialty programming consisting of local sports, R&B, classic rock and Americana. There is also specialty programming at weekends.

WBZC also broadcasts BCC's sports, high school football and the Trenton Devils minor league hockey team.

WBZC has been nominated for several awards including Best U.S. Dance station at the International Music Awards and is a six time finalist at the Philadelphia Achievement In Radio Awards, in which they competed against the major commercial stations.

Transmitter and translators

In early 2007, the station completed a power upgrade, going from 7.5 kW vertical/350 watts horizontal to 10 kW vertical/470 watts horizontal, with a vertical directional antenna. The transmitter site is a communications tower in Chatsworth, New Jersey, near the intersection of State Route 72 and County Route 563. In addition to the main transmitter, WBZC is relayed by two translators to widen its broadcast area. The W236AF translator is mounted atop the Burlington-Bristol Bridge. The W264BH translator is located atop Virtua Hospital in Mount Holly. Plans to add a third translator in the Cinnaminson area never developed.

Call sign MHz City of license Power
(W)		 Class
 Additional Information
W236AF 95.1 Burlington, New Jersey 120 D FCC
W264BH 100.7 Mount Holly Township, New Jersey 16 D FCC

References and notes

  1. ^ "WBZC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBZC. 

External links

WBJB (Brookdale Community College) •  WBZC (Burlington County College) •  WDBK (Camden County College) •  WFDU (Fairleigh Dickinson University) •  WGLS (Rowan University of NJ) •  WKNJ (Kean University) •  WLFR (Richard Stockton College) •  WMCX (Monmouth University) •  WMNJ (Drew University) •  WMSC (Montclair State University) •  WNTI (Centenary College) •  WPRB (Princeton University) •  WPSC (William Paterson University of NJ) •  WRPR (Ramapo College of NJ) •  WRRC (Rider University) •  WRSU (Rutgers University) •  WSOU (Seton Hall University) •  WTSR (The College of New Jersey) •  WVPH (Piscataway High School / Rutgers University) • 
See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in New Jersey