WBAA

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WBAA
WBAA radio logo.png
CityWest Lafayette, Indiana
Frequency920 kHz (HD Radio)
SloganListener-supported Public Radio from Purdue
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerPurdue University
WBAA-FM
History
First air date
April 4, 1922 (originally experimental 9YB 1919-22)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID53946
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
40°20′29″N 86°53′01″W / 40.34139°N 86.88361°W / 40.34139; -86.88361
Translator(s)105.9 W290CM (Lafayette)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewbaa.org
WBAA-FM
CityWest Lafayette, Indiana
Frequency101.3 MHz (HD Radio)
SloganListener-supported Public Radio from Purdue
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassical music, NPR news/talk
SubchannelsHD2: Jazz
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerPurdue University
WBAA (AM)
History
First air date
1993
Former call signs
WFUC (1991)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID53947
ClassB1
ERP14,000 watts
HAAT120 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°17′50″N 86°54′05″W / 40.29722°N 86.90139°W / 40.29722; -86.90139
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewbaa.org

WBAA and WBAA-FM are the call signs for two American radio stations owned by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana—an AM station at 920 kHz and an FM station at 101.3 MHz. Both broadcast from studios in the Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music on the Purdue campus, and the transmitters are located in Lafayette, Indiana.

Both WBAA and WBAA-FM are licensed by the FCC to broadcast in HD.[3][4][5][6]

In July 2021, Purdue University announced plans to transfer WBAA management to Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, pending approval by the Purdue board of trustees and subsequently by the FCC. [7]

AM 920[]

WBAA is the longest continuously-operating radio station in Indiana, having been licensed on April 4, 1922.[1] It was one of several AM stations signed on by Midwestern land-grant schools in the early days of radio. A fire in 1929 took WBAA off the air for several months. Due to its transmitter power and Indiana's flat land, its 5,000-watt daytime signal reaches a potential audience of 2.5 million people, including the fringes of the Indianapolis and Terre Haute areas. A single tower is used during the day, while power is fed to all three towers in a directional pattern at night to protect other stations on the frequency.

AM 920 WBAA airs a mixture of NPR and local news/talk programming during weekdays and weeknights. Starting June 30, 2014, a majority of jazz programming was moved to WBAA Jazz at 101.3FM HD2 and AM 920 started playing the day's NPR reruns and BBC World overnight starting at 11pm.[8] Weekends consist of news programming during the day with locally produced jazz and acoustic music at night.

FM 101.3[]

WBAA-FM began broadcasting in 1993. It is one of the few NPR stations located on a commercial frequency. The station was assigned the call sign "WBAA-FM" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 19, 1991.[2] WBAA-FM is a Class B1 FM radio station.[9]

FM 101.3, WBAA-FM, simulcasts its AM sister station in the morning and late afternoon to broadcast popular NPR talk programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Marketplace. Classical music can be heard at other times with 6 hours of classical music from Indianapolis-based Classical Music Indy on weekdays.

FM 105.9 (translator)[]

In October 2016, WBAA launched a third frequency in Lafayette, W290CM 105.9 FM, to rebroadcast its AM programming on FM.[10] It exists mainly to improve AM 920's nighttime coverage.

Staff[]

WBAA employs Richard Miles as general manager. The radio station has a general staff of ten,[11] and employs up to ten Purdue students as interns, selected from the Brian Lamb School of Communications.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "WBAA Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "WBAA-FM Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  3. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=53947
  4. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=53946
  5. ^ http://hdradio.com/stations HD Radio Guide for Lafayette, Indiana
  6. ^ <iframe name="HDRadioStations384" scrolling="no" src="http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=384 height="530" width="401" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"></iframe>
  7. ^ Service, Purdue News. "Purdue announces intent to partner with Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media for future of WBAA radio". www.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  8. ^ WBAA program changes -- Jun 30 2014
  9. ^ http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/fm-broadcast-station-classes-and-service-contours
  10. ^ "W290CM". FCCdata.org. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  11. ^ "People - WBAA". wbaa.org.
  12. ^ "Student Engagement - WBAA". wbaa.org.

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