The station first signed on the air on December 6, 1940; 82 years ago (1940-12-06). Its call sign was WPRU, founded by H. Grant Theis, a Princeton University student at the time. It often is cited as the oldest commercially licensed campus radio station in the United States.[6] In 1955, WPRU got its FM license. It signed on as WPRB, the first college station on the FM dial in the United States, after the WPRU call sign was found to be already in use by a ship.[1] It is considered a pioneer in FM Stereo broadcasting, transmitting a stereo signal beginning in 1964.
WPRB has broadcast on three different FM frequencies in its history: it first was heard on 103.9 MHz;[7] in 1959, it moved to 103.5 MHz;[8] and it moved to its current frequency of 103.3 MHz in 1962.[9] During the 1960s and 70s, it joined with other Ivy League universities to form the "Ivy Network," sharing some programming and resources. It later was an affiliate of the ABC FM Network.[10]
In 1986, Spin Magazine named WPRB the best commercial college station in the country.[11]
After decades of operation under an advertising-supported business model, in 2006 WPRB switched to a listener-supported model (although it remains a commercially licensed station). In 2009, WPRB went on to acquire a Princeton student magazine, the Nassau Weekly. Nassau Weekly was founded in 1979 by Princeton students including David Remnick, who later became the editor of The New Yorker.[6]
One of its disc jockeys, Jon Solomon, has hosted a 24-hour+ Christmas music radiothon every year but one since 1988.[12]
WPRB was the first commercial radio station in the United States to play Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" when it debuted on John Weingart's long-running program "Music You Can't Hear on the Radio."
WPRB is short-spaced to two other class B stations: WKTU103.5 KTU (licensed to Lake Success, New York) and WARM-FMWarm 103.3 (licensed to York, Pennsylvania). Since WPRB dates back to the early days of FM broadcasting (before current rules had been adopted) it is grandfathered on its current frequency and power level.
WPRB and WKTU operate on first adjacent channels and the distance between the two stations' transmitters is only 49 miles as determined by Federal Communications Commission rules.[14] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles.[15]
WPRB and WARM-FM operate on the same channel and the distance between the two stations' transmitters is only 103 miles.[14] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current rules is 150 miles.[15]
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WPRB 103 3 MHz is an FM radio station licensed to Princeton New Jersey and owned by Princeton Broadcasting Service Inc It broadcasts a freeform radio format including shoegaze slowcore noise music harsh noise wall plunderphonics illbient jazz electronic folk reggae ska metal world soul blues and rock 3 While the station is non profit it is licensed as a commercial radio station It is funded primarily by listener contributions raised especially during WPRB s annual spring 10 day Membership Drive It also derives funding through community underwriting contracts with local businesses Almost all on air staff and management are Princeton University alumni and students WPRB s slogan is New Jersey s Only Radio Station WPRBPrinceton New JerseyBroadcast areaCentral JerseyFrequency103 3 MHz HD Radio ProgrammingFormatFreeformSubchannelsHD2 Radio Mirchi Indian HD3 95 1 WOLD Oldies OwnershipOwnerPrinceton Broadcasting Service Inc HistoryFirst air dateDecember 6 1940 82 years ago 1940 12 06 campus AM broadcast November 10 1950 72 years ago 1950 11 10 FM broadcast Call sign meaningPRinceton Broadcasting Service owner 1 Technical informationLicensing authorityFCCFacility ID53567ClassBERP14 000 watts analog 550 watts digital 2 HAAT222 meters 728 ft Transmitter coordinates40 16 58 4 N 74 41 9 6 W 40 282889 N 74 686000 W 40 282889 74 686000 WPRB Coordinates 40 16 58 4 N 74 41 9 6 W 40 282889 N 74 686000 W 40 282889 74 686000 WPRB Translator s HD3 95 1 W236CT Edison HD3 107 9 W300CZ Ewansville LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen liveWebsitewww wbr wprb wbr comHD3 woldradio wbr comThe transmitter tower is shared with WKXW New Jersey 101 5 4 It is located in Lawrence Township northeast of Trenton at 40 16 58 0 N 74 41 10 0 W 40 282778 N 74 686111 W 40 282778 74 686111 5 WPRB has an effective radiated power ERP of 14 000 watts It broadcasts using HD Radio technology The HD2 digital subchannel carries Indian programming and Oldies are heard on its HD3 subchannel Contents 1 History 2 Broadcast signal 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe station first signed on the air on December 6 1940 82 years ago 1940 12 06 Its call sign was WPRU founded by H Grant Theis a Princeton University student at the time It often is cited as the oldest commercially licensed campus radio station in the United States 6 In 1955 WPRU got its FM license It signed on as WPRB the first college station on the FM dial in the United States after the WPRU call sign was found to be already in use by a ship 1 It is considered a pioneer in FM Stereo broadcasting transmitting a stereo signal beginning in 1964 WPRB has broadcast on three different FM frequencies in its history it first was heard on 103 9 MHz 7 in 1959 it moved to 103 5 MHz 8 and it moved to its current frequency of 103 3 MHz in 1962 9 During the 1960s and 70s it joined with other Ivy League universities to form the Ivy Network sharing some programming and resources It later was an affiliate of the ABC FM Network 10 In 1986 Spin Magazine named WPRB the best commercial college station in the country 11 After decades of operation under an advertising supported business model in 2006 WPRB switched to a listener supported model although it remains a commercially licensed station In 2009 WPRB went on to acquire a Princeton student magazine the Nassau Weekly Nassau Weekly was founded in 1979 by Princeton students including David Remnick who later became the editor of The New Yorker 6 One of its disc jockeys Jon Solomon has hosted a 24 hour Christmas music radiothon every year but one since 1988 12 WPRB was the first commercial radio station in the United States to play Lil Nas X s Old Town Road when it debuted on John Weingart s long running program Music You Can t Hear on the Radio Broadcast signal EditWPRB is a full class B signal Its service contour covers most of Central Jersey and portions of the Philadelphia and New York City radio markets 13 WPRB is short spaced to two other class B stations WKTU 103 5 KTU licensed to Lake Success New York and WARM FM Warm 103 3 licensed to York Pennsylvania Since WPRB dates back to the early days of FM broadcasting before current rules had been adopted it is grandfathered on its current frequency and power level WPRB and WKTU operate on first adjacent channels and the distance between the two stations transmitters is only 49 miles as determined by Federal Communications Commission rules 14 The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles 15 WPRB and WARM FM operate on the same channel and the distance between the two stations transmitters is only 103 miles 14 The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current rules is 150 miles 15 See also EditList of community radio stations in the United StatesReferences Edit a b Crum Dana July 14 2005 In focus WPRB radio station Princeton University Retrieved July 25 2020 FCC 335 FM Digital Notification WPRB fcc gov Federal Communications Commission November 4 2011 Retrieved 2018 06 27 About WPRB wprb com Retrieved 2016 05 12 FM Query Results for WKXW fcc gov Federal Communications Commission Retrieved 2016 05 12 FM Query Results for WPRB fcc gov Federal Communications Commission Retrieved 2016 05 12 a b W Raymond Ollwerther March 18 2009 WPRB acquires Nassau Weekly Princeton Alumni Weekly 109 10 11 Broadcasting Yearbook 1956 page 205 Broadcasting Yearbook 1961 1962 page B 105 Broadcasting Yearbook 1962 page B 115 Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C 134 Waits Jennifer 2016 05 25 Radio Station Field Trip 100 WPRB at Princeton University Radio Survivor Retrieved 2021 06 13 Waits Jennifer December 20 2018 WPRB DJ Jon Solomon Celebrates 30 Years of Christmas Marathons Radio Survivor Retrieved July 26 2020 54 dBu Service Contour for WPRB 103 3 MHz Princeton NJ fcc gov Federal Communications Commission Retrieved 2017 01 11 a b Reference points and distance computations 47 CFR 73 208 Retrieved 2021 08 22 a b Minimum distance separation between stations 47 CFR 73 207 b 1 PDF Retrieved 2016 05 12 External links EditOfficial website WPRB News WPRB History WPRB Programming Schedule The official WPRB blog WPRB in the FCC FM station database WPRB on Radio Locator WPRB in Nielsen Audio s FM station database W236CT in the FCC FM station database W236CT on Radio Locator W300CZ in the FCC FM station database W300CZ on Radio Locator Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WPRB amp oldid 1106416802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
