WRAT
WRAT (95.9 FM, "95.9 The Rat") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Point Pleasant, New Jersey. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC. It airs a mainstream rock radio format. The studios, offices and transmitter are located on Main Street at 18th Avenue in the Borough of Lake Como, New Jersey at (40°10′15.3″N 74°01′40.3″W).
| Broadcast area | Ocean County–Monmouth County, New Jersey |
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| Frequency | 95.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 95.9 The Rat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
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| History | |
First air date | October 4, 1968 |
Former call signs | WADB (1968–1996) |
Call sign meaning | Rat (station uses a rat as its mascot.) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59530 |
| Class | A |
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| HAAT | 73 meters (240 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°10′15.4″N 74°01′40.5″W |
| Translator(s) | 107.9 W300AO (Manahawkin, relays WJRZ-HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 100.1-2 WJRZ-HD2 (Manahawkin) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wrat.com |
WRAT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,000 watts analog and 400 watts digital. It broadcasts using HD Radio. The station's programming is simulcast on the HD2 subchannel of sister station WJRZ-FM, which feeds FM translator W300AO in Manahawkin, New Jersey, on 107.9 MHz.
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