Broadcast area Monmouth area Class A Frequency 90.5 MHz Format Adult album alternative Call sign meaning Brookdale Jersey Blues | ERP 900 watts Facility ID 7116 City of license Lincroft Area Monmouth area | |
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First air date January 13, 1975 (1975-01-13) HAAT 113.0 meters (370.7 ft) Owner Brookdale Community College Slogan Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The Night Profiles | ||
WBJB-FM (90.5 FM, "Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The Night") is a non-commercial educational public radio station licensed to Brookdale Community College that serves Central New Jersey with "The News You Need and the Music You Love." Brookdale Public Radio is a member-supported station.
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DJs and staff
Michele McBride, Rich Robinson (former student), Jeff Raspe, Sean Carolan, Stephanie Coskey, Tara Feeley (former student), Stu Coogan (former student), Anthony Fox (former student), Darren D'Amato (student), Margaret Cristell (former student), Tom Brennan, Megan O'Shea (student), Tori (student), Brianne (student), "Radio Daddy", Nicholas Messina (former student)
On-air program schedule
The station runs Adult album alternative or AAA programming every day except:
Live at The Night CD series
Starting in late 2000, WBJB started releasing "Live At The NIGHT" CDs that feature unique performances from their studios which are limited releases. The latest offering released in 2011 was Live At The NIGHT Volume 5. Track listings for all volumes of the series can be found on this MusicBrainz page.
Songwriters Concert Series
Brookdale Public Radio presents a "Songwriters Concert Series" each summer. The shows are free and open to the public. They are held, weather permitting, on the beach in Belmar, New Jersey and were formerly held at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank, New Jersey before moving to the 5th Avenue Beach in Belmar in 2013.
HD radio multichannel broadcast
In early March 2010, WBJB announced the broadcast of two multicast channels utilizing HD radio technology. The two channels are "Altrok Radio" on HD2 and "Brookdale Student Radio" on HD3. Each channel runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are also available via internet streaming.
Altrok Radio began as a feature on Friday nights (Now, called the Altrok Radio FM Showcase) and has become a separate station under the umbrella of Brookdale Public Radio.
Brookdale Student Radio 90.5 HD3 is completely student run, with different students doing their own shifts.