New Jersey Network
Public broadcaster in New Jersey, United States (1971–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The New Jersey Network (NJN) was a network of public television and radio stations serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. NJN was a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for television and the National Public Radio (NPR) for radio, broadcasting their programming as well as producing and broadcasting their own programming, mostly relating to issues in New Jersey. With studios in both Trenton and Newark, NJN's television network covered all of New Jersey, plus parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Delaware. The radio network primarily served several areas of New Jersey that were not covered by Philadelphia and New York City public radio stations.
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Branding | NJN |
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Country | |
Availability | statewide New Jersey |
Founded | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) |
Launch date | Television: April 5, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-05) Radio: May 20, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-05-20) |
Dissolved | June 30, 2011 (12 years ago) (2011-06-30) |
Callsign meaning | New Jersey Network |
Former affiliations | Television: PBS Radio: NPR |
Replaced by | Television: NJTV Radio: New Jersey Public Radio; simulcasts of WHYY-FM |
New Jersey Network ended operations on June 30, 2011. The television network was succeeded by NJTV (now branded as "NJ PBS"), and the radio stations were split through two separate sales to NPR-member stations in Philadelphia and New York.