Founded in 1951, WBJC is a public, non-commercial radio station which broadcasts a 24 hours-a-day schedule of classical music and arts information programming at 91.5-FM. The station’s 50,000-watt signal reaches more than 100,000 listeners weekly across Maryland, the District of Columbia and portions of the surrounding states.
Mission
WBJC’s mission is to extend the educational and cultural outreach of its parent institution, Baltimore City Community College, using the radio medium to foster community awareness of the intrinsic values found in classical music and the performing arts. Making the arts accessible to a broad and diverse audience through radio and the internet, WBJC contributes to the quality of life of all those within its 6-state region, while also enhancing the student experience at BCCC and helping to promote the mission of the College. Click here to learn more about BCCC’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values.
History
Baltimore City Community College, a Maryland State Agency, presently holds the license of WBJC. The station began in 1951 on the campus of Baltimore Junior College at a modest power of 125 watts. In the 1970’s, power was increased to its current 50,000 watts and WBJC entered into the first of its national affiliations, with National Public Radio.
Read more about our history on our Wikipedia page!
Demographics
WBJC is the oldest and largest of the public radio stations located throughout Maryland, reaching six states and the District of Columbia. Approximately 100,000 adult, upscale listeners in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan markets, plus thousands more in the surrounding areas tune in weekly, ranking WBJC higher than many of the commercial stations in its market.
Format
Throughout the year, WBJC’s broadcast schedule includes locally produced and hosted classical music programming, interviews, and information about music, dance, drama, film, and visual arts events occurring in Maryland and the surrounding region. WBJC regularly broadcasts programs featuring internationally renowned orchestras, opera companies and chamber ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic, Detroit and Cleveland orchestras and Music from Imperial Austria concert series; the Bayreuth Opera Festival and the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. WBJC’s schedule also includes a number of unique programs produced in its own studios such as Music in Maryland, Face the Music, Music from Movies, Vocalise, Toccata, and Booknotes.
WBJC’s current on-air personalities are:
1) Mark Malinowski (M-F: 5am – 10am)
2) Dyana Neal (M-F: 10am – 3pm)
3) Judith Krummeck (M-F: 3pm – 8pm)
4) Abhinn Malhotra (M-F: 8pm to 11pm; Su: 1pm – 6pm)
5) Kati Harrison (F: 8pm-1am; Sa-Su: 7am – 1 PM and specialties)
6) Jonathan Palevsky ( Sa-Su: specialties)