KJEM

This article is about the Washington radio station. For the episode of Jem, see Jem (season 2). For the radio station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma known as KJEM from 1964-1974, see KJYO.

KJEM (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Pullman, Washington. The station is owned by Washington State University, and airs Northwest Public Broadcasting's first 24-hour Jazz service.^[2] While supervised by Northwest Public Broadcasting staff, the station will be run primarily by students.^[3]

KJEM

Pullman, Washington
Frequency	89.9 MHz
Programming
Format	Jazz
Ownership
Owner	Washington State University
Sister stations	KRFA-FM, KWSU, KWSU-TV
History
First air date	November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)
Call sign meaning	J. Elroy McCaw, 1934 alumnus of Washington State and father of donor to station
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	171613
Class	A
ERP	2,300 watts
HAAT	164 meters (538 ft)
Repeater(s)	KOHO-FM 101.1 Leavenworth, Washington
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kjemjazz.org

Call letters

The station call letters acknowledge J. Elroy McCaw, a WSU broadcasting alumnus. McCaw's son Bruce made a donation to Washington State University to fund the new station.^[4] J. Elroy McCaw is the father of Craig McCaw, founder of McCaw Cellular (a forerunner of AT&T Mobility).

Main article: Northwest Public Broadcasting