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| Broadcast area | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Frequency | 740 kHz |
| Branding | WJIB, The Memories Channel |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft oldies, adult standards |
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| History | |
First air date | April 1948[1] |
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Call sign meaning | A reference to the type of sail known as a jib;[2] the original WJIB at 96.9 FM was located in an office building on Boston's waterfront; original (1992) format was modeled on that station |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 6146 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°23′12.35″N 71°8′19.19″W / 42.3867639°N 71.1386639°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.3 W267CE (Cambridge) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WJIB (740 AM) is a radio station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and serving Greater Boston. Licensed to RCRQ, Inc.—a company owned by veteran broadcaster John Garabedian —the station plays a mix of adult standards and soft oldies music from the early 1990s and earlier. The station simulcasts its programming on 101.3 FM via the translator W267CE.
Although licensed as a commercial station, WJIB operates using a listener-supported commercial-free format, with its operations funded by listener donations and occasional pledge drives.
- ^ Halper, Donna; Wollman, Garrett. "The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: the 1940s". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "Call Letter Meanings". American Radio History.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJIB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.