WJWJ-FM

WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM) is a non-commercial News/Talk radio station licensed to Beaufort, South Carolina. Its transmitter is located with co-owned WJWJ-TV near Green Pond, South Carolina in Colleton County and is part of the statewide "NPR News network" from South Carolina Public Radio. It covers most of the southeastern part of the state, including Charleston. It also provides rimshot coverage of Savannah.

WJWJ-FM
CityBeaufort, South Carolina
Broadcast areaSouth Carolina Lowcountry
Frequency89.9 MHz
BrandingSouth Carolina Public Radio
SloganYour NPR News Station
Programming
FormatPublic radio, News/Talk
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerSouth Carolina Educational TV Commission
History
First air date
August 1, 1980
Call sign meaning
James M. Waddell, Jr.[1]
Technical information
Facility ID61006
ClassC1
ERP48,000 watts
HAAT334 meters (1097 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
32°42′42″N 80°40′54″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitescpublicradio.org

The station began operation in 1980. Along with the SCERN simulcast based in Columbia, WJWJ occasionally broke off to air local shows from SCETV's studios in Beaufort.

In 2001, WJWJ was the first SCERN station to switch to an all-news format as both WSVH in Savannah and WSCI in Charleston provided the entire WJWJ listening area with classical music. However, with the change in formats, all local programming ended, and WJWJ's entire schedule is now fed from Columbia. It is the only NPR news/talk station in the area.

References
  1. "South Carolina Educational Television Commission Program Evaluation Report [July 2018]" (PDF). South Carolina House of Representatives.


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