WEAA
public radio station in Baltimore
WEAA (88.9 FM) is a non-profit, NPR affiliate station that serves Baltimore, Maryland. It is licensed and owned by Morgan State University. WEAA is located on campus, with studios on the third floor of the School of Global Journalism and Communication on Perring Parkway, and a transmitter on Hillen Road.
WEAA was named 1999 Jazz Station of the Year by Gavin Magazine.
The station has been noted for its willingness to host intense discussions of issues like racism and sexuality.
Although WEAA is based at Morgan State, most of its staff are non-students, and it serves a larger community within Baltimore. However, the station does take on many student interns and volunteers, who learn skills connected to radio broadcasting.
History
WEAA went live on January 10, 1977. It debuted at 88.9 MHz as an educational, non-commercial station. Its first format was "black progressive," which featured a wide range of music by black performers: jazz, Caribbean, a gospel show, some blues, some soul, and album tracks by black artists.
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