WEMU has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,500 watts. The transmitter is on West Clark Road at Laforge Road in Ypsilanti, near the EMU campus.[1] The signal covers Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor and the Western suburbs of Detroit. Located online at WEMU.org, the station streams live 24 hours a day.
WEMU signed on the air on December 8, 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12-08). It originally broadcast on 88.1 MHz with studios in 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5][6]
WEMU is licensed for HD Radio operations.[7] It broadcasts a mixed format of traditional and smooth jazz on its HD2digital subchannel.[8] The HD2 formerly aired a mix of folk, roots and Americana music.
wemu, public, radio, station, owned, eastern, michigan, university, ypsilanti, michigan, weekdays, carries, news, information, shows, morning, afternoon, drive, time, with, jazz, programs, heard, rest, weekends, jazz, blues, adult, alternative, latin, jazz, sh. WEMU 89 1 FM is a public radio station owned by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti Michigan On weekdays it carries NPR News and Information shows in morning and afternoon drive time with jazz programs heard the rest of the day On weekends a mix of jazz blues adult alternative and Latin jazz shows are heard along with some NPR weekend talk shows and EMU sports broadcasts WEMUYpsilanti MichiganBroadcast areaWashtenaw County MichiganFrequency89 1 MHz HD Radio ProgrammingFormatAnalog HD1 Jazz News and TalkHD2 All JazzAffiliationsNPRPublic Radio InternationalOwnershipOwnerEastern Michigan UniversityHistoryFirst air dateDecember 8 1965 58 years ago 1965 12 08 Call sign meaningW Eastern Michigan UniversityTechnical informationFacility ID18311ClassB1Power15 500 wattsHAAT88 meters 289 ft Transmitter coordinates42 15 48 N 83 37 34 W 42 26333 N 83 62611 W 42 26333 83 62611LinksWebsitewemu org WEMU has an effective radiated power ERP of 15 500 watts The transmitter is on West Clark Road at Laforge Road in Ypsilanti near the EMU campus 1 The signal covers Washtenaw County Ann Arbor and the Western suburbs of Detroit Located online at WEMU org the station streams live 24 hours a day Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 References 4 External linksHistory editWEMU signed on the air on December 8 1965 58 years ago 1965 12 08 It originally broadcast on 88 1 MHz with studios in 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 2 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 3 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 4 Programming editWEMU carries the drive time 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 5 6 WEMU is licensed for HD Radio operations 7 It broadcasts a mixed format of traditional and smooth jazz on its HD2 digital subchannel 8 The HD2 formerly aired a mix of folk roots and Americana music References edit Radio Locator com WEMU WEMU FM 89 1 Ypsilanti Michiguide com Dials D www michiguide com Retrieved 2020 10 21 Slat Christopher August 30 2017 Tour the WEMU jazz record library with host Michael Jewett Concentrate Retrieved 2020 10 21 A Peek Into EMU s History Buildings on Campus Blog EMU 2018 06 26 Retrieved 2020 10 21 People WEMU www wemu org Retrieved 2020 10 21 89 1 WEMU Radio Schedule WEMU www wemu org Retrieved 2020 10 21 Station Search Details HD Radio station guide for Ann Arbor MI External links editWEMU in the FCC FM station database WEMU in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Eastern Michigan University National Public Radio Public Radio International Michiguide com WEMU History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WEMU amp oldid 1183757792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
