WPUT (FM)
| Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Jazz/Community |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foothills Public Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
Former call signs | WVWA (5/08-9/08) WJJZ (9/08-3/09)[1] |
Call sign meaning | W JaZ Z |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 175564 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | -31 meters (-101 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°19′44″N 73°35′29″W / 41.32889°N 73.59139°W |
WJZZ (90.1 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve North Salem, New York, USA. The station is owned by Foothills Public Radio, Inc.
The station will air a jazz music and community radio format.[2]
History
The call letters WJZZ originally belonged to an FM station in Bridgeport Connecticut starting in 1960, which changed later to WEZN (Star 99.9). The Connecticut WJZZ began as an all-jazz station and was one of the pioneers of the "All-Jazz" format, and for a time Dave Brubeck was a program director for the station. In 1964 it switched to broadcasting the "Top 60" classical performances - it is not known if the station kept the WJZZ callsign after the change.
The WJZZ call letters were eventually transferred to Detroit station WCHB-FM at some point in the late 1970's or early 1980's. WJZZ (105.9 FM) was a popular classic jazz / jazz fusion station in Detroit and sadly it became one of the first U.S. stations ever to use the Smooth Jazz format. WJZZ was flipped to an Urban Contemporary format in August 1996, and it's call sign changed to WDMK.
Where the call-sign WJZZ was used between 1997 and 2000 is not known. In June of 2001, FM 107.5 in Atlanta changed format to Smooth Jazz, and it took the call-sign WJZZ. This station was possibly the last "Smooth Jazz" station in the Eastern US to drop the format in April 2009.
Current Status
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 22, 2008.[3] The new station was assigned the call sign WVWA by the FCC on May 29, 2008.[1] While still under construction, the station applied for a new call sign and was assigned WJJZ by the FCC on September 22, 2008.[1][4] The station was assigned the current WJZZ call letters by the FCC on March 31, 2009.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "90.1 FM in North Salem (Westchester County) to be WJZZ". New York State Broadcasters Association. March 30, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071022BVW)". FCC Media Bureau. January 22, 2008.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (September 29, 2008). "Scranton's Ron Allen Dies". North East Radio Watch.
The 100-watter on 90.1 won't sign on as WVWA after all (sob!), but will use the WJJZ calls recently abandoned in Philadelphia; and, yes, it will be a jazz station when it signs on next year.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (March 30, 2009). "1050 CHUM, Larry Glick Both Gone". North East Radio Watch.
The new station will be a jazz and community-radio outlet serving northern Westchester and the Danbury area once Dennis gets it on the air.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WJZZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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