City | Princeton, New Jersey |
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Broadcast area |
Central Jersey Delaware Valley |
Frequency | 103.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | December 6, 1940 (campus AM broadcast) November 10, 1955 (FM broadcast) |
Format | Analog/HD1: Freeform HD2: Indian (Radio Chai) |
ERP | 14,000 watts (analog) 550 watts (digital) |
HAAT | 222 meters |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 53567 |
Owner | Princeton Broadcasting Service, Inc. |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | http://www.wprb.com/ |
WPRB (103.3 FM) is a commercial, non-profit FM radio station licensed to serve Princeton, New Jersey. The station is owned by Princeton Broadcasting Service, Inc., and broadcasts a free-form format, including classical, jazz, electronic, folk, metal, world, soul, blues, rock and opera. Its broadcast tower is shared with WKXW "New Jersey 101.5" and is located in Lawrence Township northeast of Trenton at (40°16′58.0″N 74°41′10.0″W / 40.282778°N 74.686111°W).
The majority of on-air and management staff consists of Princeton University students, in addition to a board of trustees comprising Princeton University alumni. WPRB also provides coverage of many of Princeton University's varsity sporting events and is in the process of restarting its news department. One of its disc jockeys, Jon Solomon, has hosted a 24-hour Christmas music marathon every year but one since 1988.