WBRH
City | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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Broadcast area | Greater Baton Rouge |
Frequency | 90.3 MHz |
Branding | WBRH 90.3 FM The Capital Region Source for Smooth Jazz & NPR |
Programming | |
Format | Jazz |
Affiliations | National Public Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System |
KBRH | |
History | |
First air date | September 8, 1977 |
Call sign meaning | Baton Rouge High |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 18185 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 3,500 watts |
HAAT | 145.6 meters (478 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°26′42.00″N 91°9′33.00″W / 30.4450000°N 91.1591667°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
WBRH (90.3 FM) is a student-run jazz high school radio station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The station, at Baton Rouge Magnet High School, broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 21 kW. It is owned by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, along with sister station KBRH 1260 AM. WBRH/KBRH are the only high school radio stations in the country operating 24 hours per day year-round.[1]
History[]
WBRH went on the air on September 8, 1977, at 90.1 MHz with 20 watts ERP as a launching pad for future broadcasters.[2] It currently offers a contemporary and traditional jazz music format and airs NPR programming.
Audio Platform[]
www.WBRH.org.
Baton Rouge Magnet High School. www.WBRH.org
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Wirt, John (September 22, 2017). "Tuned in: WBRH-FM celebrates 40 years in Baton Rouge". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "WBRH-FM 90.3, Baton Rouge Magnet School High School's Radio Station, Celebrates 40 Years with Fall Jazz-a-Thon Donation Campaign" (Press release). East Baton Rouge Parish School System. October 25, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2002.
- ^ http://www.WBRH.org
External links[]
- Classic Jazz & Smooth Jazz, 90.3FM
- WBRH in the FCC FM station database
- WBRH on Radio-Locator
- WBRH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Louisiana
- High school radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1977
- Jazz radio stations in the United States
- NPR member stations
- Jazz in Louisiana
- 1977 establishments in Louisiana
- Louisiana radio station stubs