WRJA-FM

WRJA-FM
Broadcast areaCentral South Carolina - Columbia metropolitan area
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingSouth Carolina Public Radio
Programming
FormatPublic Radio - News - Talk
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Public Radio Exchange
American Public Media
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerSouth Carolina Educational TV Commission
History
First air date
August 25, 1975 (1975-08-25)
Former call signs
WMPR (1975–1980)[1]
Call sign meaning
R. J. Aycock[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60974
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT305 meters (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°52′52″N 80°16′12″W / 33.88111°N 80.27000°W / 33.88111; -80.27000 (WRJA-FM)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitesouthcarolinapublicradio.org

WRJA-FM (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station licensed to Sumter, South Carolina, that covers both Columbia and Florence, South Carolina. It is the flagship station of the statewide "News and Talk Network" from South Carolina Public Radio (SCPR) and is a member of National Public Radio (NPR). WRJA-FM's offices and studios are on George Rogers Boulevard in Columbia.

WRJA-FM is a Class C station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is on ETV Tower Road in Sumter, sharing a tower with WRJA-TV, its PBS sister station.[4]

  1. ^ "FCC History Cards for WRJA-FM".
  2. ^ "South Carolina Educational Television Commission Program Evaluation Report [July 2018]" (PDF). South Carolina House of Representatives.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRJA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRJA