WJPR (91.7 FM) is an American

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licensed to serve the

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Jasper, Indiana Jasper is a city in, and the county seat of, Dubois County, Indiana, United States, located along the Patoka River. The population was 16,703 at the 2020 census making it the 48th largest city in Indiana. On November 4, 2007, Dubois County return ...

. The station, established in 2005, is owned and operated by Jasper Public Radio, Inc. The station is organized through a local board of directors who oversee the station's operation.

Programming

WJPR broadcasts a public radio/

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featuring hit music of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. WJPR also provides local and national educational programming including

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produced ''Moment of Science'', ''Moment of Indiana History'' and ''Congressional Moments'' along with various locally produced educational and informative programs. On-Air voice personalities and imaging for the station include ''Alan Williams'' and ''Greg Johnson''. In January 2014, WJPR entered into a partnership with a newly formed multi-media news platform company to supply local audio news content on the air at the top of the hour Monday thru Friday from 6 am to 6 pm. News content is provided by Mick Birge. ''News Now Dubois County'', produced by Star Valley Productions, supplies WJPR with local state and national news, and sports pertinent to Jasper and Dubois County. The audio presentation is set to complement the online presence of ''News Now Dubois County'' and their multi-media website located at newsnowdc.com.

History

The station, licensed as "WKJR", was assigned the

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"WJPR" by the

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(FCC) on August 2, 2006.

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