WNJM explained

WNJM
City:Manahawkin, New Jersey
Branding:WHYY
Frequency:89.9 MHz
Format:Public radio
Haat:790NaN0
Class:A
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:48460
Coordinates:39.6982°N -74.2346°W
Callsign Meaning:"New Jersey Manahawkin"
Owner:WHYY, Inc.
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.

See main article: WHYY-FM.

History

See 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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Press release: "WHYY-FM TO EXPAND COVERAGE IN NEW JERSEY AS PART OF AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER FIVE NJN STATIONS." . July 3, 2011 . WHYY, Inc. . June 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124229/http://www.whyy.org/about/pressroom/documents/20110630NJNstations.pdf . March 4, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: WHYY Philadelphia Expands New Jersey Coverage, NJN Is Kaput. July 1, 2011. Atlantic City Central. July 1, 2011.