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| Broadcast area | Ocean County–Monmouth County, New Jersey |
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| Frequency | 95.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 95.9 The Rat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | October 4, 1968 |
Former call signs | WADB (1968–1996) |
Call sign meaning | Rat (station uses a rat as its mascot.) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59530 |
| Class | A |
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| HAAT | 73 meters (240 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°10′15.4″N 74°01′40.5″W / 40.170944°N 74.027917°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.9 W300AO (Manahawkin, relays WJRZ-HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 100.1-2 WJRZ-HD2 (Manahawkin) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wrat |
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.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRAT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WRAT". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Hybrid IBOC Digital Operation [WRAT]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2019.