The New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority and NJTV became New Jersey Public Television on April 5, 1971 with the 1st TV Station is WNJT-TV Channel 52 in Trenton. On October 23, 1972, WNJS-TV Channel 23 in Camden & Atlantic City became the 2nd Station, and on June 2, 1973, WNJM-TV Channel 50 in Montclair & Newark & WNJB-TV Channel 58 in New Brunswick & The Amboys are both the 3rd & 4th & Last TV Stations to complete the full statewide network.
New Jersey Network
1973?-1986
NJ PBS was originally established as New Jersey Network (NJN) in 1981.
1986–2011
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The channel's name was shortened to NJN in 1986. In 1994, WNJM-TV changed their callsign to WNJN-TV to match the state network's initials.
NJTV
2011–2017
The NJN television stations were/are all sold to a consortium led by New York City-based/Newark-licensed WNET (the former NJN radio stations were given to two stations, the northern half became part of the WNYC Operated New Jersey Public Radio, while the southern half became WHYY satellite stations) and it's rebranded as NJTV on July 1, 2011.
2017–2021
In 2017, the PBS logo was added to the logo for the first time in the channel's 46 year existence.
