WJFD-FM

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WJFD-FM

City of license	New Bedford, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	South Coast Massachusetts/Providence, Rhode Island
Branding	Radio Globo
Frequency	97.3 MHz/Channel 247
First air date	February 22, 1949
Format	World Ethnic
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 feet)
Class	B
Facility ID	18720
Transmitter coordinates	41°38′20″N 70°52′27″W / 41.63889°N 70.87417°W / 41.63889; -70.87417
Former callsigns	WBSM-FM (1949-1971) WGCY (1972-1976)
Owner	Henry M. Arruda (WJFD-FM, Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.wjfd.com/

WJFD-FM (97.3 FM, "Radio Globo") is a radio station licensed to serve New Bedford, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Henry M. Arruda through WJFD-FM, Inc. The station's studio is located in New Bedford and its transmitter is located in Fairhaven. It airs a Portuguese language World Ethnic format.^[1]

History

The station was assigned the WJFD-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on December 1, 1980.^[2] The station was previously owned by local prosecutor and politician Edmund Dinis from 1975 until his death on March 14, 2010 at age 85.^[3] On August 2, 2010, interest in the station was transferred to the late Dinis' close friend and business partner Henry M. Arruda.^[4] The station moved its studio from its historical downtown location on Union Street, to the third floor of the Howland Place professional building in the south end of New Bedford shortly after.

References

↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ DENNIS HEVESI (March 20, 2010). "Edmund Dinis, Prosecutor in Chappaquiddick Case, Dies at 85". The New York Times.
↑ "Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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