KJEM

KJEM
City Pullman, Washington
Slogan The Jazz Gem of the Palouse
Frequency 89.9 MHz
Format Jazz
ERP 2,300 watts
HAAT 164 meters
Class A
Facility ID 171613
Callsign meaning J. Elroy McCaw
(alumnus of WSU and father of donor to station)
Owner Washington State University
Sister stations KRFA-FM, KWSU, KWSU-TV
Webcast
Website kjemjazz.org

KJEM (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Pullman, Washington. The station is owned by Washington State University, and airs Northwest Public Radio's first 24-hour Jazz service.[1] While supervised by Northwest Public Radio staff, the station will be run primarily by students.[2]

Call Letters

The station call letters acknowledge J. Elroy McCaw, a WSU broadcasting alumnus. McCaw's son Bruce made a donation to Washington State University to fund the new station.[3] J. Elroy McCaw is the father of Craig McCaw, founder of McCaw Cellular (a forerunner of AT&T Mobility).

References

  1. ↑ "NWPR Launches Jazz Station". Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "NWPR Launches Jazz Station". Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "WSU's Murrow College Launches New Jazz Station 89.9 KJEM". Retrieved 7 November 2013.

Coordinates: 46°41′46″N 117°14′44″W / 46.696°N 117.2455°W / 46.696; -117.2455


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