WXPJ signed on in December 1957 as WNTI, broadcasting programs produced by Centenary College students as well as the Centenary Singers. The call letters stood for Nosce Te Ipsum, a latin phrase meaning "know thyelf."[1]
WNTI evolved from broadcasting a few hours per day during the school year to (in 1995 under the leadership of prof. Eric Slater) being on the air 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
WNTI commemorated its 40th anniversary in December 1997 with a CD release entitled "A Celebration of WNTI." The CD featured many musicians who over the years appeared on the station with in-studio performances and played at station fund raisers. It was produced by Ralph Drake, who served as Program director for over a decade.[citation needed]
The station evolved over the years, as Centenary College moved from being an all-women's college to coed in the late 1980s. Under the Direction of Prof. Eric Slater and then student Ralph Drake in 1995 WNTI, was one of the first in the world to "webcast" on the internet, thanks to a free encoder given to the station by Real Networks.[citation needed]
In October 2015, WNTI and University of Pennsylvania station WXPN jointly announced a sales agreement for transfer of ownership of WNTI.[2] The sale price is $1,250,000 in cash and another $500,000 in underwriting value over 10 years. A Public Service Operating Agreement[clarification needed] enabled WXPN to begin using the WNTI transmission facilities to air WXPN programming, effective October 15, 2015.[1][3]
On May 16, 2016, the FM station changed its call sign to WXPJ. The sale to the University of Pennsylvania was consummated on June 14, 2016.[citation needed]
WNTI.org - Internet Radioedit
WNTI.org broadcasts on the web primarily featured an Adult Album Alternative format with the slogan "The Sound of Centenary," "Where Great Music Lives" and "Internet Radio from Centenary College". The station broadcasts jazz, world, bluegrass, blues and other music programs on nights and weekends. Most of the programming was locally originated, but the station also carried nationally syndicated programs including World Cafe, Little Steven's Underground Garage and Acoustic Cafe.[4]
The station continues to sponsor local concert series, car shows and other events.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^ ab. NJ Herald. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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^Lustig, Jay (2015-10-06). "WNTI-FM is sold; DJs say goodbye online". NJArts.net. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
^Thiel, Melanie (2015-11-02). "WNTI.org is now available to listeners online | Letter". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
^Express-Times, Tommy Rowan | The (2011-07-26). "Five Questions: WNTI-fm 91.9 DJ 'Spider' Glenn Compton reflects on life in radio, power of mustache". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
^"Car show a success for college radio station". www.advertisernewssouth.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
wxpj, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2020, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources WXPJ news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message WXPJ 91 9 FM is a non commercial radio station owned and operated by University of Pennsylvania WXPJSimulcasts WXPN PhiladelphiaHackettstown New JerseyBroadcast areaNorthwestern New Jersey Northeastern PennsylvaniaFrequency91 9 MHz HD Radio BrandingXPNProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatAdult album alternativeOwnershipOwnerUniversity of Pennsylvania The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Sister stationsWXPN WXPH WKHSHistoryFirst air dateDecember 7 1957 1957 12 07 Former call signsWNTI 1957 2016 Call sign meaningsimilar to WXPNTechnical informationFacility ID9759ClassBERP5 400 watts Analog 216 watts Digital 13 watts 104 9 FM HAAT167 meters 548 ft 105 meters 344 ft 104 9 FM Transmitter coordinates40 51 07 N 74 52 35 W 40 85194 N 74 87639 W 40 85194 74 87639Translator s 104 9 W285DH North Whitehall Township Contents 1 History 2 WNTI org Internet Radio 3 References 4 External linksHistory editWXPJ signed on in December 1957 as WNTI broadcasting programs produced by Centenary College students as well as the Centenary Singers The call letters stood for Nosce Te Ipsum a latin phrase meaning know thyelf 1 WNTI evolved from broadcasting a few hours per day during the school year to in 1995 under the leadership of prof Eric Slater being on the air 365 days a year 24 hours a day WNTI commemorated its 40th anniversary in December 1997 with a CD release entitled A Celebration of WNTI The CD featured many musicians who over the years appeared on the station with in studio performances and played at station fund raisers It was produced by Ralph Drake who served as Program director for over a decade citation needed The station evolved over the years as Centenary College moved from being an all women s college to coed in the late 1980s Under the Direction of Prof Eric Slater and then student Ralph Drake in 1995 WNTI was one of the first in the world to webcast on the internet thanks to a free encoder given to the station by Real Networks citation needed In October 2015 WNTI and University of Pennsylvania station WXPN jointly announced a sales agreement for transfer of ownership of WNTI 2 The sale price is 1 250 000 in cash and another 500 000 in underwriting value over 10 years A Public Service Operating Agreement clarification needed enabled WXPN to begin using the WNTI transmission facilities to air WXPN programming effective October 15 2015 1 3 On May 16 2016 the FM station changed its call sign to WXPJ The sale to the University of Pennsylvania was consummated on June 14 2016 citation needed WNTI org Internet Radio editWNTI org broadcasts on the web primarily featured an Adult Album Alternative format with the slogan The Sound of Centenary Where Great Music Lives and Internet Radio from Centenary College The station broadcasts jazz world bluegrass blues and other music programs on nights and weekends Most of the programming was locally originated but the station also carried nationally syndicated programs including World Cafe Little Steven s Underground Garage and Acoustic Cafe 4 The station continues to sponsor local concert series car shows and other events 5 6 References edit a b WNTI license sold to Philadelphia public radio station News New Jersey Herald Newton NJ NJ Herald October 13 2015 Archived from the original on 2020 11 24 Retrieved 2020 11 24 Centenary College selling license of WNTI radio New Jersey Herald 2016 03 10 Archived from the original on 2016 03 10 Retrieved 2020 11 24 Lustig Jay 2015 10 06 WNTI FM is sold DJs say goodbye online NJArts net Retrieved 2020 11 24 Thiel Melanie 2015 11 02 WNTI org is now available to listeners online Letter lehighvalleylive Retrieved 2021 06 27 Express Times Tommy Rowan The 2011 07 26 Five Questions WNTI fm 91 9 DJ Spider Glenn Compton reflects on life in radio power of mustache lehighvalleylive Retrieved 2020 11 24 Car show a success for college radio station www advertisernewssouth com Retrieved 2020 11 24 External links editWXPJ in the FCC FM station database WXPJ in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WNTI org The Sound of Centenary nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in New Jersey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WXPJ amp oldid 1221262012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
