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WJZZ
Montgomery, New York;
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Branding	Pulse 87
Programming
Format	Dance/EDM
Ownership
Owner	Hudson Valley Public Radio, Inc.
History
Former call signs	WGMY (2006–2009); WNYX (2009–2014); WQCD (2014);
Call sign meaning	Jazz
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	89510
Class	A
ERP	1,150 watts; 60 watts (APP);
HAAT	35 meters (115 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°28′37.7″N 74°16′8.3″W / 41.477139°N 74.268972°W; 41°26′31.1″N 74°13′41.9″W / 41.441972°N 74.228306°W (APP);
Translator(s)	W258CU 99.5 (Redwood, NY); W201DO 88.1 (Milford, PA);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.pulse87ny.com

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WJZZ is a radio station at 88.1 MHz in Montgomery, New York.

The station, organized as a 501(c)(3), went off the air in September 2018, due to lack of funding;^[2] the station briefly broadcast again on August 22, 2019, to keep its license.

History

Call sign

The call letters WJZZ originally belonged to an FM station in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It started in 1960 by John E. Metts, of Weston, Connecticut, the Vice President of a Bridgeport news station, WICC.^[3] Mr. Metts started the venture in partnership with Dave Brubeck as the program director. The Connecticut WJZZ began as an all-jazz station and was one of the pioneers of the "all-jazz" format. In 1964 it switched to broadcasting the "Top 60" classical performances, compiled in part by Leonard Bernstein. In early 1967, when it began broadcasting in FM stereo, it expanded its lineup to the "Top 100" classical performances while still retaining its original WJZZ call sign. WJZZ dropped the call letters to become WPSB on September 13, 1971; the station changed later to WEZN-FM.

In 1974, the WJZZ call letters landed on Detroit station WCHD-FM. WJZZ (105.9 FM) was a popular classic jazz/jazz fusion station in Detroit and became one of the first U.S. stations ever to use the smooth jazz format. WJZZ was flipped to an urban contemporary format in August 1996, and its call sign changed back to WCHD, then later to WDMK. When Bell Broadcasting dropped the WJZZ call letters from the Detroit station, it parked them at stations it owned elsewhere in the state, first 1250 AM in Bridgeport, Michigan, then 1210 AM in Kingsley.

In June 2001, 107.5 FM in the Atlanta area changed format to smooth jazz and adopted the WJZZ call letters; it is now WAMJ. From 2009 to 2014, the calls were assigned to a radio station in North Salem, New York that is now WPUT.

In the summer of 2024, WJZZ returned to the air, broadcasting the internet stream of EDM-formatted Pulse 87, thus bringing the format and branding back to terrestrial FM in New York state; "Pulse 87" had been last heard on WNYZ-LD until 2009, and now puts the station in competition with Pamal Broadcasting's top 40 (CHR)-formatted WSPK.

Translators

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W201DO	88.1 FM	Milford, Pennsylvania	156320	55	−32 m (−105 ft)	D	41°20′10.3″N 74°47′43.5″W / 41.336194°N 74.795417°W / 41.336194; -74.795417	LMS
W258CU	99.5 FM	Redwood, New York	139344	1	0 m (0 ft)	D	40°58′19.3″N 72°20′52.2″W / 40.972028°N 72.347833°W / 40.972028; -72.347833	LMS

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WJZZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "JazzFM - Hudson Valley Public Radio". JazzFM.
^ "WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station". WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 89510 (WJZZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WJZZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WJZZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "JazzFM - Hudson Valley Public Radio". JazzFM.

[3] "WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station". WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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 | city             = [[Montgomery, New York]]
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+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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 ==History==
 ===Call sign===
-The call letters WJZZ originally belonged to an FM station in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]. It started in 1960 by John E. Metts, of Weston, Connecticut, the Vice President of a Bridgeport news station, WICC.<ref>{{cite web |title=WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station |url=https://www.wjzzdetroitradio.com/wjzz-an-iconic-detroit-jazz-station/ |website=WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> Mr. Metts started the venture in partnership with [[Dave Brubeck]] as the program director. The Connecticut WJZZ began as an all-jazz station and was one of the pioneers of the "all-jazz" format. In 1964 it switched to broadcasting the "Top 60" classical performances, compiled in part by [[Leonard Bernstein]]. In early 1967, when it began broadcasting in FM stereo, it expanded its lineup to the "Top 100" classical performances while still retaining its original WJZZ call sign. WJZZ dropped the call letters to become WPSB on September 13, 1971; the station changed later to [[WEZN-FM]].
+The call letters WJZZ originally belonged to an FM station in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]. It started in 1960 by [[John E. Metts]], of Weston, Connecticut, the Vice President of a Bridgeport news station, WICC.<ref>{{cite web |title=WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station |url=https://www.wjzzdetroitradio.com/wjzz-an-iconic-detroit-jazz-station/ |website=WJZZ An Iconic Detroit Jazz Station |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> Mr. Metts started the venture in partnership with [[Dave Brubeck]] as the program director. The Connecticut WJZZ began as an all-jazz station and was one of the pioneers of the "all-jazz" format. In 1964 it switched to broadcasting the "Top 60" classical performances, compiled in part by [[Leonard Bernstein]]. In early 1967, when it began broadcasting in FM stereo, it expanded its lineup to the "Top 100" classical performances while still retaining its original WJZZ call sign. WJZZ dropped the call letters to become WPSB on September 13, 1971; the station changed later to [[WEZN-FM]].
 In 1974, the WJZZ call letters landed on Detroit station WCHD-FM. WJZZ (105.9 FM) was a popular classic jazz/jazz fusion station in Detroit and became one of the first U.S. stations ever to use the smooth jazz format.  WJZZ was flipped to an urban contemporary format in August 1996, and its call sign changed back to WCHD, then later to [[WDMK]]. When Bell Broadcasting dropped the WJZZ call letters from the Detroit station, it parked them at stations it owned elsewhere in the state, first [[WJMK (AM)|1250 AM in Bridgeport, Michigan]], then [[WJNL|1210 AM in Kingsley]].
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 == External links ==
-{{FM station data|WJZZ}}
+{{FM station data|89510|WJZZ}}
 {{Middletown-Newburgh NY Radio}}