WMCX 88.9 FM

About WMCX 88.9 FM

Monmouth University's student-run alternative station since 1974

WMCX 88.9 FM is the student-run college radio station of Monmouth University, and it has been on the air since 1974. Its FCC licence is for WMCX on 88.9 FM, licensed to West Long Branch, New Jersey, to Monmouth University. The station's main format is alternative rock, and its studios are in the university's Plangere Center.

According to the university, WMCX broadcasts at 1,000 watts and reaches about a 35-mile radius. Its music programming takes in rock, alternative, metal, reggae, dance, soul and R&B. The station also runs newscasts, talk shows, sports coverage and interviews, and student hosts fill a weekly schedule of shows posted on its site. WMCX recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.

RADIO JOX plays the stream published on wmcx.com, a Monmouth University Icecast server.