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| City of license | Guntersville, Alabama |
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| Branding | 88.5 J-FM |
| Slogan | "Jesus 24-7" |
| Frequency | 88.5 MHz |
| First air date | August 1995 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 2,200 watts |
| HAAT | 130.0 meters (427 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 36283 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°25′33″N 86°18′25″W / 34.42583°N 86.30694°W |
| Callsign meaning | Where Jesus Is Alive |
| Former callsigns | WAHF (2/94-5/94) |
| Owner | Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wjia885.com |
WJIA (88.5 FM, "88.5 J-FM") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Guntersville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc.
WJIA broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format.[1]
History [link]
Pastor Stan Broadus originally attempted to purchase an existing Albertville, Alabama-based AM radio station in 1992 for his ministry but, after considering the cost and complication, his radio consultant persuaded him that starting a new non-commercial FM station would be easier and less expensive.[2] In January 1993, he filed for a construction permit to build a new FM station as Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc.[3]
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on December 23, 1993.[3] The new station was assigned the call letters WAHF by the FCC on February 11, 1994.[4] During construction, the station switched callsigns to the current WJIA on May 23, 1994.[4] WJIA received its license to cover from the FCC on June 24, 1997.[5]
References [link]
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. https://www.arbitron.com/.
- ^ Broadus, Stan. "History of WJIA Christian Radio". WJIA Radio. https://wjia885.com/.
- ^ a b "Application Search Details (BPED-19930121ME)". FCC Media Bureau. December 23, 1993. https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=180959.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=36283&Callsign=WJIA.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-19950905KB)". FCC Media Bureau. June 24, 1997. https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=213416.
External links [link]
- WJIA official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJIA
- Radio-Locator information on WJIA
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WJIA
