WBJB-FM
WBJB-FM logo adopted April 2011
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| City | Lincroft, New Jersey |
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| Broadcast area | Monmouth area |
| Slogan | Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The Night |
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | January 13, 1975 |
| Format | FM/HD1: AAA HD2: Alternative "Altrok Radio" HD3: Freeform "Brookdale Student Radio" |
| ERP | 900 watts |
| HAAT | 113.0 meters (370.7 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 7116 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°19′19.00″N 74°7′57.00″W / 40.3219444°N 74.1325000°W |
| Callsign meaning | Brookdale Jersey Blues |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio (NPR) |
| Owner | Brookdale Community College |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 90.5thenight.org |
WBJB-FM (90.5 FM, "Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The Night") is a non-commercial educational public radio station licensed to Brookdale Community College that serves Central New Jersey with "The News You Need and the Music You Love." Brookdale Public Radio is a member-supported station.
Michele McBride, Rich Robinson (former student), Jeff Raspe, Sean Carolan, Stephanie Coskey, Tara Feeley (former student), Stu Coogan (former student), Anthony Fox (former student), Tom Brennan, Megan O'Shea (student), "Radio Daddy", Andrew Maggs (student), Jaimee Denaro (former student)
The station runs Adult album alternative or AAA programming every day except:
Starting in late 2000, WBJB started releasing "Live At The NIGHT" CDs that feature unique performances from their studios which are limited releases. The latest offering released in 2017 was Live At The NIGHT Volume 10.
Brookdale Public Radio presents a "Songwriters Concert Series" each summer. The shows are free and open to the public. They are held, weather permitting, on the beach in Belmar, New Jersey and were formerly held at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank, New Jersey before moving to the 5th Avenue Beach in Belmar in 2013.
In early March 2010, WBJB announced the broadcast of two multicast channels utilizing HD radio technology. The two channels are "FM Flashback" on HD2 and "Brookdale Student Radio" on HD3. Each channel runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are also available via internet streaming.
Altrok Radio began as a feature on Friday nights (Now, called the Altrok Radio FM Showcase) and has become a separate station under the umbrella of Brookdale Public Radio.
Brookdale Student Radio 90.5 HD3 is completely student run, with different students doing their own shifts.
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