WEMU

WEMU (89.1 WEMU) is the public broadcasting service of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, featuring a news and jazz format.

89.1 WEMU
CityYpsilanti, Michigan
Broadcast areaWashtenaw County, Michigan
Frequency89.1 MHz (HD Radio)
SloganA world of music. News in your neighborhood
Programming
FormatAnalog/HD1: Jazz, Blues, Adult Alternative; HD2: All Jazz
AffiliationsNPR, PRI thumbnail
Ownership
OwnerEastern Michigan University
History
First air date
December 8, 1965
Former call signs
none
Call sign meaning
Eastern Michigan University
Technical information
Facility ID18311
ClassB1
Power15,500 watts
HAAT88 meters
Transmitter coordinates
42°15′48″N 83°37′34″W
Links
Websitehttp://www.wemu.org/

A National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, WEMU has a primary music format of jazz and blues with specialty programs in Latin and roots music. The station's main market is Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti) and the surrounding areas. Located online at WEMU.org, the station streams live 24 hours a day.

History

WEMU began broadcasting at a frequency of 88.1 FM in 1965 from the Quirk Building on Eastern Michigan University's campus. In 1976, the station moved to King Hall, and in February 1977, WEMU began to feature a primarily jazz format. Later that year, in October 1977, WEMU changed to its current 89.1 FM frequency. The next major addition came on April 7, 2004, when WEMU added digital broadcasting.[1] Located online at WEMU.org, the station streams live 24 hours a day.

According to a 2017 tour of WEMU, the station holds one of the largest jazz broadcast libraries in the United States, with nearly 100,000 records and CDs in its collection.[2]

Still broadcast out of King Hall on the Eastern Michigan University Campus, WEMU currently shares the building with the student newspaper The Eastern Echo and the Early College Alliance program.[3]

Programming

WEMU carries the standard NPR news programs All Things Considered and Morning Edition, in addition to other NPR and Public Radio International (PRI) information and cultural programming. WEMU also hosts the EMU sports network and carries EMU football and basketball broadcasts.

According to the WEMU radio schedule, weekdays offer six hours of locally hosted jazz between Morning Edition and All Things Considered, with the syndicated jazz show Pubjazz overnight. Local weekday jazz show include 89.1 Jazz with Michael Jewett and The Break. Starting on Friday nights, weekend programming includes a mix of news and music shows, both local and national. Weekend local shows include From Memphis to Motown, The Roots Music Project, Cuban Fantasy, Sunday Best, Grooveyard, The In Crowd, and Big City Blues Cruise.[4][5]

WEMU is licensed for HD Radio operations,[6] and broadcasts a mixed format of traditional and smooth jazz on its HD2 side channel.[7] The HD2 formerly aired a mix of folk, roots and Americana music.

References
  1. "WEMU FM 89.1 Ypsilanti - Michiguide.com Dials (D)". www.michiguide.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. Wednesday, Christopher Slat |; August 30; 2017. "Tour the WEMU jazz record library with host Michael Jewett". Concentrate. Retrieved 2020-10-21.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. EMU, Blog (2018-06-26). "A Peek Into EMU's History: Buildings on Campus". Blog EMU. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. "People | WEMU". www.wemu.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. "89.1 WEMU Radio Schedule | WEMU". www.wemu.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=18311
  7. "HD Radio station guide for Ann Arbor, MI".


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