WJSR
Encyclopedia
WJSR is a non-commercial educational
College radio station licensed
to serve Birmingham, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by Jefferson State Community College
.
It broadcasts a college radio format to the greater Birmingham area. WJSR is a student-run station which operates five days a week, Monday through Friday, when classes are in session.
WJSR went on the air in 1979 operating as only 10 watt
s of effective radiated power
. In 1985 the station increased to 120 watts. WJSR currently broadcasts at 230 watts.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
College radio station licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, USA. The station is owned by Jefferson State Community College
Jefferson State Community College
Jefferson State Community College, more often known as 'Jeff State', is a two-year college in the Alabama Community College System. The current campus locations are the Jefferson Campus in eastern Jefferson County, the Shelby-Hoover Campus in northern Shelby County, the St...
.
It broadcasts a college radio format to the greater Birmingham area. WJSR is a student-run station which operates five days a week, Monday through Friday, when classes are in session.
WJSR went on the air in 1979 operating as only 10 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
. In 1985 the station increased to 120 watts. WJSR currently broadcasts at 230 watts.