WOJB

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WOJB
Wojb logo.jpg
Broadcast areaNorthwestern Wisconsin
Frequency 88.9 MHz
Branding"Woodland Community Radio"
Programming
Format Community radio
Affiliations Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerLac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Public Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
March 1, 1982
Call sign meaning
W-OJiBwa
Technical information
Facility ID 36197
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 184 meters (604 ft)
Links
Website www.wojb.org

WOJB is a National Public Radio member on 88.9 MHz, and serves northwestern Wisconsin from the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation southeast of Hayward, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1982 with the intention of bridging the culture gap between the Native American population in the area and their non-Native neighbors in a time of heightened racial tension, the station is now a fixture of the northwestern Wisconsin airwaves, presenting a variety of programming, much of it presenting the culture of the local Ojibwa community and the wider Anishinaabe culture. [1]

Contents

The station also webcasts its programming via its website.

See also

Notes

  1. Newsletter Vol. 5, issue 1: Station Profile: WOJB

Coordinates: 45°52′16″N91°20′56″W / 45.871°N 91.349°W / 45.871; -91.349


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