WBJB-FM

WBJB-FM
	Lincroft, New Jersey; United States;
Broadcast area	Monmouth County
Frequency	90.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Adult Album Alternative (AAA)
Subchannels	HD2: Alternative Rock "Altrok Radio"; HD3: Free-form "Brookdale Student Radio";
Affiliations	National Public Radio (NPR)
Ownership
Owner	Brookdale Community College
History
First air date	January 13, 1975
Call sign meaning	Brookdale Jersey Blues
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7116
Class	A
ERP	900 watts
HAAT	113.0 meters (370.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°19′19.00″N 74°7′57.00″W / 40.3219444°N 74.1325000°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	90.5thenight.org

WBJB-FM (90.5 MHz "Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The Night"). is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station, owned by Brookdale Community College and licensed to Lincroft, New Jersey. It serves Central Jersey] with "The News You Need and the Music You Love."^[2]

WBJB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 900 watts as a Class A station. Its transmitter is located on Arena Drive on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The station broadcasts using HD radio technology. One digital subchannel carries alternative rock. Another subchannel airs "Brookdale Student Radio," which is free-form radio.

Songwriters Concert Series

Brookdale Public Radio presents a "Songwriters Concert Series" each summer. The shows are free and open to the public.^[3] They are held, weather permitting, on the beach in Belmar, New Jersey and were formerly held at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank, New Jersey before moving to the 5th Avenue Beach in Belmar in 2013.

DJ Jeff Raspe helping Alex Dezen of The Damnwells with a technical problem at The Saint, September 2011
Rick Barry performing at the Songwriters in The Park series, sponsored by WBJB-FM Brookdale Public Radio on August 24, 2012.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WBJB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Porter, David (May 22, 2004). "These DJs are well-schooled; Hundreds of high school radio stations operate across the U.S., albeit at low power". Los Angeles Times. p. E19.
^ Staff (June 18, 2012). "Brookdale Public Radio announces 2012 Songwriters line-up". New Jersey Stage. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 7116 (WBJB-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WBJB-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Altrok Radio
Brookdale Student Radio

[FCC-LMS-7116-1] "Facility Technical Data for WBJB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[lat1-2] Porter, David (May 22, 2004). "These DJs are well-schooled; Hundreds of high school radio stations operate across the U.S., albeit at low power". Los Angeles Times. p. E19.

[Songwriters-3] Staff (June 18, 2012). "Brookdale Public Radio announces 2012 Songwriters line-up". New Jersey Stage. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

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