WJAB 90.9 FM is a non-commercial American college radio station in Huntsville, Alabama. It principally airs Smooth Jazz and blues music programming intending to entertain the African-American population of many counties in southern middle Tennessee as well as the northern counties of Alabama. WJAB’s signal goes in approximately a 120-mile range.
Licensed to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University also recognized as “Alabama A&M” for short) in Normal, Alabama, which is located in Huntsville. The Telecommunications Center of the University manages the station partially as a lab for student hosts, producers, and commentators.
About WJAB 90.9 FM:
In the late 1970s, the station went on air for the first time as WAED. It is famous with the slogan,” “Smooth Jazz & Cool Vocals.” The station is a radio partner of many popular radio networks such as NPR (National Public Radio), The African American Public Radio Consortium, PUBLIC Radio International, and American Arabian Radio Network. The station streams not only online but also is present on social media networking sites.
Programming:
The station carries news from the following popular networks:
AAMU MCA
NPR
Its lineup consists of many popular local and syndicated shows:
PubMusic Jazz,
Morning Edition
A Different Perspective
Blues Classic
Mellow Madness
Afternoon Expressions
Chariots to Glory
Soul of Jazz
Technical Details:
WJAB is a class C1 FM service with facility ID 697. Operating with the maximum adequate radiated power of 100,000 Watts, the station t6ransmits digital signals from a non-directional antenna. In local areas, the station’s predicted coverage range is 20 miles, whereas, in remote regions, its signals go as far as 50 miles. The transmitting coordinates of WJAB are 34.785923, -86.566659.
Contact Details:
MAILING ADDRESS: WJAB 90.9, Morrison Building Room 132, Normal, AL 35762
Telephone: (256) 372 – 4057
Fax: (256) 372 – 5904
Request Line: (256) 372 – 5861
Email: troy.jones@aamu.edu
Official Website: https://www.wjab.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WJAB-909FM-151697978194/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WJAB_FM[/expand]