WEMU

WEMU
Broadcast areaWashtenaw County, Michigan
Frequency89.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatAnalog/HD1: Jazz, News and Talk
HD2: All Jazz
AffiliationsNPR
Public Radio International
Ownership
OwnerEastern Michigan University
History
First air date
December 8, 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12-08)
Call sign meaning
W Eastern Michigan University
Technical information
Facility ID18311
ClassB1
Power15,500 watts
HAAT88 meters (289 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°15′48″N 83°37′34″W / 42.26333°N 83.62611°W / 42.26333; -83.62611
Links
Websitewemu.org

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.

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.