WJMF (FM)
| City | Smithfield, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Branding | FM/HD1: 99.5 WCRB HD2: WJMF, The Beat of Bryant |
| Frequency | 88.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | November 1973 |
| Format | FM/HD1: Classical music (WCRB simulcast) HD2: College radio |
| ERP | 1200 watts |
| HAAT | 163.0 meters (534.8 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 7650 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°55′13.00″N 71°32′26.00″W / 41.9202778°N 71.5405556°W |
| Owner |
Bryant University (FM/HD1 channel programmed by WGBH Educational Foundation) |
| Webcast | FM/HD1: Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
| Website | FM/HD1: www HD2: www |
WJMF (88.7 FM) is a radio station in Smithfield, Rhode Island, owned by Bryant University. The station's primary channel is a classical music station simulcasting WCRB from Boston. It serves the Providence area. WJMF also operates an HD2 channel run by Bryant University students; from 1973 until 2011, this service was heard on its primary channel. The station has over 40 shows and more than 100 DJs. It plays a variety of music ranging from alternative to talk to Top 40. It is also known for hosting local political debates, interviews with athletes, and having talk radio shows. It also broadcasts games of the Bryant University Division I athletic teams.
On April 27, 2012, WJMF was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to increase its effective radiated power (ERP) up to 1,500 Watts. The directional pattern of the antenna will be changed. The construction permit expired on April 27, 2015.
WJMF began at the Bryant College Providence, R.I. campus. The original frequency was 91.5 MHz. Because of the efforts of Dr. Barry Fullerton and Bryant student/WJMF General Manager Stephen Boulter, WJMF was launched at the Bryant campus. Its constitution was drafted in 1972 and in November 1973, the radio station began broadcasting from the Bryant College Unistructure. The station has been student-run friom its founding.
The station began broadcasting in mono, and was powered at 10 watts. In 1977, the station began broadcasting in stereo. When the station received approval to increase its operating power from 10 to 225 watts, the FCC required the station to change its frequency from 91.5 to 88.7 MHz. On Thursday, May 14, 1981, the station began operating out of the Bryant College Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC). President William T. O’Hara presided over the release of 225 balloons in front of the MAC to celebrate the station's new location and new operating power.
In early 1989, General Manager Don Desfosse announced that the station had simultaneously added its 2000th vinyl record album, and its first compact disc (CD) player. Just a few months later, Desfosse added a new sound console (sound board), moving the 1970s-era sound board to the production studio, and added two new commercial-broadcast-grade CD players to the on-air studio.
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