WJRH

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WJRH
WJRH Logo, Fall 2014.svg
Broadcast area Lehigh Valley
Frequency 104.9 MHz
BrandingThe New J 105
Programming
Language(s)English
Format Freeform & College radio
Ownership
Owner Lafayette College
History
First air date
1946
Former frequencies
90.5 FM
Call sign meaning
W James Renwick Hogg
Technical information
Facility ID 36224
Class D
ERP 8 watts
HAAT 7 meters (23 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°41′53.00″N75°12′30.00″W / 40.6980556°N 75.2083333°W / 40.6980556; -75.2083333
Links
Webcast
Website www.wjrh.org

WJRH (104.9 FM) is a college radio station that is licensed to Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. [1] [2]

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It is one of the last college radio stations in the United States that is fully student-managed and provides fully freeform programming.[ citation needed ]

History

WJRH first established licensure with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1946, broadcasting under a Class D educational license on 90.5 FM. As FM frequencies grew in demand, the FCC mandated that stations operating in the frequency range currently provided to WJRH increase their power to serve larger audiences. Since WJRH was only to serve the Lafayette community, it was decided to give the frequency to another facility and relocate to its current home frequency, 104.9. WJRH alumni have become influential individuals in the broadcasting field, ranging from Engineering Directors for networks such as the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), to public broadcasting policy makers. [3]

Facility

WJRH's current studio. WJRHStudio.jpg
WJRH's current studio.

WJRH has been housed in its current location, Hogg Hall, for more than thirty years. The facility is divided into three sound-proofed rooms. The first is the main DJ studio. This is the control center for all outgoing radio transmissions. Here, DJs can play vinyl records, compact discs (CD), cassette tapes, or carts. The station is currently equipped with a "party DJ" style turntable system for DJs who wish to utilize variable-speed turntables or dual-table mixing effects.

The second room is a large studio. Live bands can perform and station guests can be interviewed from this room, with the ability to accommodate up to eight people at one time. Newly repaired, bands on campus will have the opportunity to display their talents, while allowing DJs to bring more variety to their shows. The third room is a production studio. DJs can record bands in the large studio, mix live feeds from any of Lafayette's sports facilities, or produce promotional "spots" to air during the broadcast day. The end product for recordings is a digital, created by an eight-track digital audio tape (DAT) recorder. [3]

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References

  1. "WJRH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division.
  2. "WJRH Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. 1 2 "WJRH History".