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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

Pullman, Washington United States
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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	171613
Class	A
ERP	2,300 watts
HAAT	164 meters (538 ft)
Repeater	KOHO-FM 101.1 Leavenworth, Washington
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kjemjazz.org

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. While supervised by Northwest Public Broadcasting staff, the station will be run primarily by students.

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. J. Elroy McCaw is the father of Craig McCaw, founder of McCaw Cellular (a forerunner of AT&T Mobility).

Main article: Northwest Public Broadcasting

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 171613 (KJEM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KJEM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database