WXOJ-LP
Encyclopedia
WXOJ-LP is a non-profit, volunteer-run community radio
station licensed
to serve Northampton, Massachusetts
. The station is owned by Foundation For Media Education Inc. It airs a Public Radio format. WXOJ is best known as the original and home broadcast station of the nationally syndicated radio and television program "Midweek Politics
" and airs other local and national programming from the Pacifica Radio Network.
The station was assigned the WXOJ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on May 11, 2004. The station was launched with assistance from the Philadelphia-based Prometheus Radio Project
.
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
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 Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, Massachusetts
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...
. The station is owned by Foundation For Media Education Inc. It airs a Public Radio format. WXOJ is best known as the original and home broadcast station of the nationally syndicated radio and television program "Midweek Politics
Midweek politics
The David Pakman Show , originally Midweek Politics with David Pakman, is a multiplatform politics and news talk show airing on radio, television, and the internet, hosted by David Pakman, currently airing on a combination of commercial and public radio stations, including Pacifica Radio stations,...
" and airs other local and national programming from the Pacifica Radio Network.
The station was assigned the WXOJ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on May 11, 2004. The station was launched with assistance from the Philadelphia-based Prometheus Radio Project
Prometheus Radio Project
The Prometheus Radio Project is a non-profit advocacy and community organizing group committed to building an inclusive and representative media landscape in the United States and around the world. They are working to create a network of low power community radio stations...
.