WNJS-FM

WNJS-FM (88.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Berlin, 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
WNJS-FM
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingWHYY
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNPR
Public Radio Exchange
American Public Media
Ownership
OwnerWHYY, Inc.
(Sale to the Bux-Mont Educational Radio Association pending)
History
First air date
August 21, 1992 (1992-08-21)[1]
Call sign meaning
"New Jersey Southern"
Technical information
Facility ID48486
ClassA
ERP
  • 1 watt horizontal
  • 80 watts vertical
HAAT287 m (942 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°43′41.40″N 74°50′37.60″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewhyy.org

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.[2] 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.[3]

On March 2023, WHYY announced that it would sell WNJS-FM to the Bux-Mont Educational Radio Association which owns WRDV for $110,000. The sale to the station is subject to FCC Approval.[4]

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-283. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  2. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  3. "WHYY Philadelphia Expands New Jersey Coverage, NJN Is Kaput". Atlantic City Central. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  4. Michael Simon, Perry (March 12, 2023). "WHYY/Philadelphia Sells Off Another South Jersey FM". All Access.
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