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WXOJ-LP
Broadcast area
Pioneer Valley
Frequency103.3 MHz
BrandingValley Free Radio
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
AffiliationsPacifica Radio[1]
Ownership
OwnerValley Free Radio Inc.
History
First air date
August 7, 2008 (2008-08-07)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
133520
ClassL1
ERP100 watts
HAAT20.3 meters (67 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
42°18′59″N 72°40′20″W / 42.31639°N 72.67222°W / 42.31639; -72.67222
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitevalleyfreeradio.org

WXOJ-LP (103.3 FM, "Valley Free Radio") is a non-profit, independent community radio station licensed to serve Northampton, Massachusetts, as well as the central Pioneer Valley region. The station was first licensed to Foundation For Media Education Inc.[4] until April 2010 when it was transferred to Valley Free Radio, inc.[5][6]. WXOJ is the original broadcast station of the nationally syndicated radio and television program The David Pakman Show (originally Midweek Politics with David Pakman). The station also hosts locally produced programming at its main studios in the village of Florence, as an affiliate, VFR airs other local and national content from the Pacifica Radio Network.[1]

Valley Free Radio is volunteer-run and provides training in live programming, broadcast equipment technology, and digital audio production and editing to its members, as well as studio space for DJs and programmers. In addition, it houses the David S Dow Recording Studio; a secondary recording studio for pre-recorded content to be made.

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Parade at the end of the Prometheus Radio Project barnraising on August 7, 2005

The station was assigned the "WXOJ-LP" call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 11, 2004.[7] The station was launched with assistance from the Philadelphia-based Prometheus Radio Project.[2][8][9][10]

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References

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  1. 1 2 Perkins, Matt (December 26, 2006). "Unexpected Success". The Daily News Tribune. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Simon, Clea (August 18, 2005). "For Community Stations, Group Signals A Beginning". Boston Globe.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WXOJ-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ Freebairn, William (July 24, 2005). "Radio volunteers set 'barn raising'". The Republican. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  5. ↑ "LPFM Massachusetts". LPFM Database. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  7. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  8. ↑ Mannekin, Michael (May 17, 2001). "Low Power To The People" (PDF). Valley Advocate Newspaper. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hall, Will (July 2005). "Letter Hampshire Daily Gazette 2005" (PDF). Hampshire Daily Gazette. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
  10. ↑ Meserve, Susie (May–June 2001). "Valley Activists Crusade for Free Speech". Voice. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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