WJSU-FM (88.5
FM) is a
NPR
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more ...
member station in
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...
, United States, owned by
Jackson State University
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a Public university, public Historically Black colleges and universities, historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and ...
.
Its studios are located separately from the main campus at the Mississippi e-Center at JSU, and its transmitter is atop JSU's administration building.
The station carries primarily
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
-related programs,
with some NPR programming and local programs, plus
R&B music on Saturday mornings and
gospel music
Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music vary according to culture and social context. Gospel music is compo ...
all day on Sundays.
HD Radio
WJSU offers
HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. HD radio generally simulcast, simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD R ...
with the HD2 channel stunting with a rebroadcast of the main channel. The channel launched in August 2021 and was taken off the air temporarily due to technical difficulties. It is currently unclear what the HD2 channel will broadcast.
See also
*
List of jazz radio stations in the United States
This is a list of terrestrial, satellite and internet radio stations which identify themselves as playing jazz in any of its forms (mainstream, traditional, fusion, acid, and smooth, among others), or have substantial jazz programming, that can ...
References
External links
WJSU official website*
NPR member stations
Jackson State University
Jazz radio stations in the United States
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Radio stations established in 1976
1976 establishments in Mississippi
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