WJTA

WJTA "Holy Family Radio" (for: "Jesus, The Answer") is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station licensed to Glandorf, Ohio with studio and transmitter located near Leipsic in rural Putnam County. WJTA transmits at 88.9 mHz on the FM band. It is the first full-time Catholic radio station to come on the air in northwestern Ohio and within the Toledo Diocese...the others being WNOC "Annunciation Radio" licensed in Bowling Green and based in Toledo (with Sandusky sister station WHRQ) and WRRO licensed in Edon serving the Bryan area and the corner of the Ohio, Indiana and Michigan state lines.

WHJM "Radio Maria" licensed in Anna, Ohio serving the northern portion of the Cincinnati Archdiocese and the southern portion of the Lima area in west central Ohio is WJTA's neighbor on the radio dial at 88.7 FM.

History

Founder Tom Deitering was inspired by listening to EWTN's shortwave station WEWN. He at first thought about purchasing a station of his own but the price was astronomical. After hearing of new frequency availabilities opening up between the non-commercial frequencies of 88.1 and 91.9 (after analog television transmissions were scheduled to end in February 2009) Deitering applied for a frequency in October 2007 and was granted the 88.9 frequency in September 2009. Afterwards Mr. and Mrs Deitering began a speaking tour of local Catholic parishes within the Toledo diocese asking for donations to help with starting up the new station. In June 2010 a tower was purchased and erected,and on-air testing began.