The Station of the Cross

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The Station of the Cross
Programming
Format Religious (Catholic)
Ownership
OwnerHoly Family Communications
History
First air date
August 15, 1999
Call sign meaning
Play on Stations of the Cross
Links
Website www.thestationofthecross.com

The Station of the Cross is a network of Catholic radio stations owned and operated by Holy Family Communications. It is an affiliate of the EWTN Global Catholic Radio network.

Contents

Current stations

StateCityCall SignFrequencyAreaBeginningEnd
New York Elma WLOF 101.7 MHz Buffalo August 15, 1999
Elmira WMTQ 88.1 MHz Elmira/Corning February 7, 2011
Salamanca WGGO 1590 kHz Upper Allegheny Late 2021
Olean W263CZ100.5 MHzLate 2021
Rochester WHIC 1460 kHz Rochester July 1, 2003
Fleming WTMI88.7 MHz Syracuse April 2012
Massachusetts Natick WQOM 1060 kHz Boston November 1, 2010
Chicopee WACE 730 kHz Springfield Late 2022

Former stations

StateCityCall SignFrequencyAreaBeginningEnd
Pennsylvania Farrell WLOA 1470 kHz Mahoning Valley March 4, 2003July 7, 2005
Olyphant WQOR 750 kHz Wyoming Valley June 17, 2003April 1, 2008 [1]
Pittston WITK 1550 kHz Wyoming Valley May 29, 2005September 1, 2007
New York Lancaster WLGU 90.7 MHz Niagara Frontier August 2024 [2]
Fredonia W203AW88.5 MHz Chadwick Bay

Notes

  1. WQOR owners bring Catholic radio to airways
  2. "Station Sales Week Of 8/9". RadioInsight. August 9, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.


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