WRAT

WRAT
Broadcast areaOcean CountyMonmouth County, New Jersey
Frequency95.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding95.9 The Rat
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 4, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-10-04)
Former call signs
WADB (1968–1996)
Call sign meaning
Rat (station uses a rat as its mascot.)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59530
ClassA
ERP
  • 4,000 watts (analog)
  • 400 watts (digital)
HAAT73 meters (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°10′15.4″N 74°01′40.5″W / 40.170944°N 74.027917°W / 40.170944; -74.027917 (WRAT)
Translator(s)107.9 W300AO (Manahawkin, relays WJRZ-HD2)
Repeater(s)100.1-2 WJRZ-HD2 (Manahawkin)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewrat.com

WRAT (95.9 FM, "95.9 The Rat") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Point Pleasant, New Jersey. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC. It airs a mainstream rock radio format. The station's studios, offices and transmitter are located on Main Street at 18th Avenue in the Borough of Lake Como, New Jersey.[2]

WRAT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,000 watts analog and 400 watts digital.[3] It broadcasts using HD Radio. The station's programming is simulcast on the HD2 subchannel of sister station WJRZ-FM, which feeds FM translator W300AO in Manahawkin, New Jersey, on 107.9 MHz.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRAT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FM Query Results for WRAT". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hybrid IBOC Digital Operation [WRAT]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2019.