WNJZ
{{Short description|Public radio station in New Jersey}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WNJZ
| logo =
| city = Cape May Court House, New Jersey
| area =
| branding = WHYY
| frequency = 90.3 MHz
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = August 1999
| format = Public radio
| language =
| power =
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|72|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = A
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 48464
| coordinates = {{coord|39|06|18.40|N|74|48|4.60|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WNJZ}}
| callsign_meaning = New Jersey
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations = {{ubl|NPR|Public Radio Exchange|American Public Media}}
| owner = WHYY, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://whyy.org/ways-to-stream/}}
| website = [http://www.whyy.org whyy.org]
}}
WNJZ (90.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Cape May Court House, New Jersey. The station is owned by WHYY, Inc., and simulcasts the public radio news and talk programming of WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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History
{{main|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.{{cite news |title=Press release: "WHYY-FM TO EXPAND COVERAGE IN NEW JERSEY AS PART OF AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER FIVE NJN STATIONS." |url=http://www.whyy.org/about/pressroom/documents/20110630NJNstations.pdf |accessdate=July 3, 2011 |newspaper=WHYY, Inc. |date=June 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124229/http://www.whyy.org/about/pressroom/documents/20110630NJNstations.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} 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.{{cite news|title=WHYY Philadelphia Expands New Jersey Coverage, NJN Is Kaput|url=http://blogs.atlanticcityweekly.com/ac-central/2011/07/01/whyy-philadelphia-expands-new-jersey-coverage-njn-is-kaput/|accessdate=July 1, 2011|newspaper=Atlantic City Central|date=July 1, 2011}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.whyy.org whyy.org]
- {{FM station data|48464|WNJZ}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1999
Category:1999 establishments in New Jersey
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