Editing WHYY-FM (section)

==New Jersey expansion and controversy==
[[File:WHYY DHPublic Media Commons.JPG|thumb|Dorrance Hamilton Media Commons, part of the WHYY building near [[Franklin Square (Philadelphia)|Franklin Square]]]]
On June 6, 2011, the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority agreed to sell five FM stations in [[South Jersey|Southern New Jersey]] to WHYY. The purchase was made through an anonymous one-million dollar grant and a non-cash agreement that included scholarships for students and teachers. The five stations were previously the southern portion of the [[New Jersey Network]]'s statewide radio service.<ref name=WHYY-PR>{{cite press release |title=WHYY-FM TO EXPAND COVERAGE IN NEW JERSEY AS PART OF AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER FIVE NJN STATIONS |url=http://www.whyy.org/about/pressroom/documents/20110630NJNstations.pdf |access-date=May 11, 2016 |publisher=WHYY, Inc |date=June 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124229/http://www.whyy.org/about/pressroom/documents/20110630NJNstations.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

The transaction was announced by [[Governor of New Jersey|Governor]] [[Chris Christie]], as part of his long-term goal to end state-subsidized public broadcasting. The governor's critics maintained that scrapping New Jersey Network effectively ended all non-commercial statewide news coverage. It was also noted that the sale eliminated a source of legislative oversight frequently critical of the Christie administration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grigoriadis |first=Vanessa |date=January 14, 2014 |title=The Time Chris Christie Shut Down a Public Television Station That Did a Tough Story on Him |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/01/christie-an-angry-dictator-toward-the-press.html |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=Intelligencer |language=en-us}}</ref>

WHYY assumed control of the stations through a management agreement on July 1, 2011, pending FCC approval for the acquisition. At that point, the stations began to [[simulcast]] WHYY-FM programming.<ref name=acc-whyyonnjn>{{cite news|title=WHYY Philadelphia Expands New Jersey Coverage, NJN Is Kaput|url=http://blogs.atlanticcityweekly.com/ac-central/2011/07/01/whyy-philadelphia-expands-new-jersey-coverage-njn-is-kaput/|access-date=July 1, 2011|newspaper=Atlantic City Central|date=July 1, 2011|archive-date=September 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915065844/http://blogs.atlanticcityweekly.com/ac-central/2011/07/01/whyy-philadelphia-expands-new-jersey-coverage-njn-is-kaput/|url-status=live}}</ref> The five stations are:
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| call1 = [[WNJB-FM]]{{efn|WNJB-FM was sold to The Bridge of Hope, Inc., a Delaware-based nonprofit [[Christian radio]] broadcaster, and now simulcasts [[WKNZ]].<ref name="WHYY Sale 1">{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Perry Michael |title=WHYY/Philadelphia Sells South Jersey Simulcast FM To Bridge Of Hope |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/223499/whyy-philadelphia-sells-south-jersey-simulcast-fm- |access-date=December 22, 2022 |work=[[Mediabase|AllAccess.com]] |date=November 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>}}
| freq1 = 89.3
| city1 = Bridgeton, New Jersey
| fid1 = 48934
| watts1 = 2,500 vert<br>1 horiz
| haat1 = 67
| class1 = A
| coord1 = {{Coord|39|27|35.4|N|75|9|26.7|W|type:landmark_region:US-NJ_source:FCC|name=WNJB-FM}}
| call2 = [[WNJM]]
| freq2 = 89.9
| city2 = Manahawkin, New Jersey
| fid2 = 48460
| watts2 = 250 vert<br>1 horiz
| haat2 = 69.5
| class2 = A
| coord2 = {{Coord|39|41|53.4|N|74|14|4.5|W|type:landmark_region:US-NJ_source:FCC|name=WNJM}}
| call3 = [[WNJN-FM]]
| freq3 = 89.7
| city3 = Atlantic City, New Jersey
| fid3 = 48483
| watts3 = 6,000 vert<br>25 horiz
| haat3 = 84
| class3 = A
| coord3 = {{Coord|39|27|40.4|N|74|41|4.5|W|type:landmark_region:US-NJ_source:FCC|name=WNJN-FM}}
| call4 = [[WTHA (FM)|WNJS-FM]]{{efn|WNJS-FM was sold to Bux-Mont Educational Radio Association, and now simulcasts [[WRDV]].<ref name="WHYY Sale 2"/>}}
| freq4 = 88.1
| city4 = Berlin, New Jersey
| fid4 = 48486
| watts4 = 80 vert<br>1 horiz
| haat4 = 287
| class4 = A
| coord4 = {{Coord|39|43|41.4|N|74|50|37.6|W|type:landmark_region:US-NJ_source:FCC|name=WTHA}}
| call5 = [[WNJZ]]
| freq5 = 90.3
| city5 = Cape May Court House, New Jersey
| fid5 = 48464
| watts5 = 6,000
| haat5 = 72
| class5 = A
| coord5 = {{Coord|39|06|18.4|N|74|48|4.6|W|type:landmark_region:US-NJ_source:FCC|name=WNJZ}}
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The stations all operate at relatively low power due to the crowded state of the noncommercial end of the FM dial in the northeastern United States. They primarily serve areas of southern New Jersey not covered by the main WHYY-FM signal, which itself operates at a relatively modest 13,500 watts. However, their combined footprint extends WHYY-FM's coverage from [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] to the [[Jersey Shore]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whyy.org/support/coveragearea.php |title=Coverage Area |publisher=whyy.org |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601201643/http://www.whyy.org/support/coveragearea.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2022, WHYY began to reduce its New Jersey radio footprint by announcing that it would sell WNJB-FM to non-profit Christian Broadcast, The Bridge of Hope, Inc., which owns [[WKNZ]] in Harrington, Delaware.<ref name="WHYY Sale 1"/> The sale was approved by the FCC and was later completed in February 2023.<ref name=njexpansion>{{cite book|title=New Jersey Expansion|url=http://wearethebridge.org/newjersey|accessdate=December 7, 2022|publisher=The Bridge of Hope, Inc.|date=November 23, 2022}}</ref>

In March 2023, WHYY also announced that it would sell WNJS-FM to the Bux-Mont Educational Radio Association which owns [[WRDV]] for $110,000. The sale of the station was consummated on June 15, 2023.<ref name="WHYY Sale 2">{{cite news|last=Michael Simon|first=Perry|title=WHYY/Philadelphia Sells Off Another South Jersey FM|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/226104/whyy-philadelphia-sells-off-another-south-jersey-f|work=All Access|date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>