WJSU-FM

Last updated
WJSU-FM
Frequency 88.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingFM 88
Programming
Format Public radio; jazz
Affiliations NPR, Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
Owner Jackson State University
History
First air date
1976 (1976)
Call sign meaning
Jackson State University
Technical information
Facility ID 29700
Class C3
ERP 24,500 watts
HAAT 61 meters (200 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°17′49″N90°12′22″W / 32.297°N 90.206°W / 32.297; -90.206
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wjsu.org

WJSU-FM (88.5 FM) is a NPR member station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, owned by Jackson State University. [1] Its studios are located separately from the main campus at the Mississippi e-Center at JSU, and its transmitter is atop JSU's administration building.

Contents

The station carries primarily jazz-related programs, [1] with some NPR programming and local programs, plus R&B music on Saturday mornings and gospel music all day on Sundays.

HD Radio

WJSU offers HD Radio with the HD2 channel stunting with a rebroadcast of the main channel. The channel launched in August 2021 and was taken off the air temporarily due to technical difficulties. It is currently unclear what the HD2 channel will broadcast.

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References

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