# WJFF

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{{short description|Radio station in Jeffersonville, New York}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| country = US
| name = WJFF
| logo = File:WJFF Radio Catskill Logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = [Jeffersonville, New York](/source/Jeffersonville%2C_New_York)
| area = [Catskill Mountains](/source/Catskill_Mountains), [Northeast Pennsylvania](/source/Northeast_Pennsylvania)
| branding = ''Radio Catskill''
| frequency = 90.5 [MHz](/source/MHz)
| translator = 
| repeater = 
| airdate = {{start date|1990|1|20}}
| format = [Public radio](/source/Public_radio)
| power = 
| erp = 3,700 [watt](/source/watt)s
| haat = {{convert|192|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B1
| licensing_authority = [FCC](/source/FCC)
| facility_id = 54516
| coordinates = {{coord|41|48|04.2|N|74|47|03.5|W|region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Jeffersonville
| former_callsigns = 
| owner = Radio Catskill, Inc.
| licensee = 
| sister_stations = 
| webcast = [https://stream2.rcast.net/69645 Listen Live]
| website = [https://wjffradio.org wjffradio.org]
| affiliations = [NPR](/source/NPR)<br>[American Public Media](/source/American_Public_Media)<br>[Public Radio Exchange](/source/Public_Radio_Exchange)<br>[Pacifica Radio](/source/Pacifica_Radio)
}}
'''WJFF''' (90.5 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a non-commercial, listener-supported [public radio](/source/public_radio) [station](/source/radio_station) [licensed](/source/city_of_license) to [Jeffersonville, New York](/source/Jeffersonville%2C_New_York) and serving the [Catskill Mountains](/source/Catskill_Mountains) of [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) and [Northeast Pennsylvania](/source/Northeast_Pennsylvania).

WJFF has an [effective radiated power](/source/effective_radiated_power) (ERP) of 3,200 [watt](/source/watt)s. The [transmitter](/source/transmitter) is approximately two miles west of [Liberty, New York](/source/Liberty_(village)%2C_New_York), off Old Loomis Road.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wjff&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WJFF]</ref>

==History==
In January 1988, Radio Catskill, Inc., received a [construction permit](/source/construction_permit) for WJFF. The radio station's studio building was built on the north side of the Jefferson Lake dam. Spearheaded by Malcolm Brown and the enthusiasm of local residents, the station was constructed almost entirely by volunteer labor.

The station [signed on](/source/sign-on) January 20, 1990. Initially the station transmitted with a power of 830 watts. This was increased to 3,700 watts in early 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=54516 |title=WJFF Application Search Results |work=United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division }}</ref>

1996 was also the year that Catskill Radio Inc. applied for and received authorization to build its former Monticello [FM translator](/source/FM_translator), 94.5 W233AH.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W233AH |title=W233AH Facility Record |work=United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division }}</ref> Radio Catskill sold the translator effective November 8, 2023.

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==Programming==
The schedule is a mix of local, national and international programming, including several [NPR](/source/NPR) shows (''[Morning Edition](/source/Morning_Edition), [All Things Considered](/source/All_Things_Considered)'' and ''[Fresh Air with Terry Gross](/source/Terry_Gross)'') and the [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service).

==See also==
*[List of community radio stations in the United States](/source/List_of_community_radio_stations_in_the_United_States)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{FM station data|54516|WJFF}}
*[http://www.wjffradio.org/soundings/2005/Spring05.pdf Historical articles about the station in the Spring 2005 station newsletter]

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Category:Community radio stations in the United States
Category:NPR member stations
Category:Sullivan County, New York
Category:Radio stations established in 1990
Category:1990 establishments in New York (state)

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