WNJM-FM (89.9, Manahawkin), Purchased by WHYY, Philadelphia

WHYY, Philadelphia, will begin operating five New Jersey radio stations July 1. WHYY-FM programming will be heard on the stations as part of an agreement to provide continued public media service to Garden State residents after the closing of the New Jersey Network, due to budget cuts. WHYY's radio signal also extends into Delaware

The agreement enables WHYY to expand its signal from the Jersey Shore's southern tip all the way to Ocean County. WHYY serves a substantial part of New Jersey with television and radio signals, and the additional transmitters provide more thorough broadcast coverage.

WHYY will begin broadcasting July 1 on WNJZ-FM (90.3, Cape May Court House), WNJM-FM (89.9, Manahawkin), WNJN-FM (89.7, Atlantic City), WNJB-FM (89.3, Bridgeton) and WNJS-FM (88.1, Berlin).

"We are pleased to extend our broadcast reach to listeners along the Jersey Shore and serve our many loyal listeners who visit or reside at the Jersey Shore in the spring and summer," said Bill Marrazzo, WHYY president and CEO. "This expansion represents a logical WHYY growth opportunity because a quarter of our audience lives in New Jersey."

WHYY serves New Jersey with a reporting bureau in Trenton.

The purchase of WNJM, WNJN and WMJZ was made possible through a grant of about $1 million from an anonymous donor. WNJB and WNJS, which partially overlap WHYY-FM's signal, were acquired with a noncash agreement that includes scholarships for media classes for Camden students and teachers offered at The Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons.