WNJM

WNJM
City of license Manahawkin, New Jersey
Branding WHYY
Frequency 89.9 MHz
First air date August 20, 1999
Format Public radio
ERP 1 watt horizontal
200 watts vertical
HAAT 79 m (259 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 48460
Transmitter coordinates 39°41′57″N 74°14′5″W / 39.69917°N 74.23472°W
Callsign meaning New Jersey Manahawkin
Affiliations NPR
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Owner WHYY, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website whyy.org

WNJM (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Manahawkin, New Jersey. The station is owned by WHYY, Inc., and simulcasts the public radio news and talk programming of WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Main article: WHYY-FM

History

Main article: New Jersey Network

The station was formerly owned and operated by the New Jersey Network. NJN's radio network began operation May 20, 1991, when WNJT-FM in Trenton signed on. Eight other stations would be established over the following seventeen years.

On June 6, 2011, the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority agreed to sell five FM stations in southern New Jersey to WHYY. The transaction was announced by Governor Chris Christie, as part of his long-term goal to end State-subsidized public broadcasting. The five stations previously belonged to New Jersey Network's statewide radio service.[1] WHYY assumed control of the stations through a management agreement on July 1, 2011, pending Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for the acquisition; at that point, the stations began to carry the WHYY-FM schedule.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Press release: "WHYY-FM TO EXPAND COVERAGE IN NEW JERSEY AS PART OF AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER FIVE NJN STATIONS."" (PDF). WHYY, Inc. June 30, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "WHYY Philadelphia Expands New Jersey Coverage, NJN Is Kaput". Atlantic City Central. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

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