WCVJ

Last updated

WCVJ
Broadcast area Ashtabula County
Frequency 90.9 MHz
BrandingAir1
Programming
Format Contemporary worship
Ownership
Owner Educational Media Foundation
WOHK
History
First air date
1978 (1978)
Call sign meaning
Celebrate Victory in Jesus
Technical information
Facility ID 612
Class B1
ERP 1,850 watts
HAAT 196 meters (643 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°37′49.6″N80°45′33.7″W / 41.630444°N 80.759361°W / 41.630444; -80.759361
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website air1.com

WCVJ (90.9 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Jefferson, Ohio, serving most of Ashtabula County, and portions of Lake and Geauga counties in Ohio. The station airs a contemporary worship format via the Air1 network. The station is owned and operated by the Educational Media Foundation. WCVJ's transmitter is located off of New Lyme Road in Jefferson.

Contents

History

WCVJ went on the air in 1978. The station was locally owned and operated by Agape School, Inc., headed by Myron J. Hubler. The station transmitted 5,500 watts ERP with an antenna height of 372 feet. [1]

For many years, the station signed on the air at 6 AM and signed off at 10 PM. The station was off the air on Sundays. The hymn "Victory in Jesus" played each morning at sign-on. The station's operating parameters, studio and mailing address was announced during the song. A prayer conducted by the morning DJ immediately followed. Right before sign-off, the evening DJ would say a prayer at the conclusion of the broadcast day, followed by the national anthem.

The broadcast day eventually expanded to 24 hours a day by the mid 1990s, but broadcasts on Sunday were completely automated. The station started a fundraising effort to build a taller broadcast tower. The tower raised the antenna to 571 feet, approximately a 200-foot increase. The tower was finally built in 2001. The transmission tower is marked by lights in the shape of a cross atop the tower. [2] The station would also air a Contemporary Christian format mainly consisting of praise and worship music. National and local Christian teaching programs accounted for 50% of the daily broadcast schedule. The station played music tailored to teens and young adults on Saturday evenings, similar to the Air1 format that currently airs.

In September 2005, Agape School, Inc. sold WCVJ to Educational Media Foundation for $650,000. [3] At that point, the station began broadcasting Air1.

On January 1, 2019, Air1 shifted its format to focus on Contemporary worship music.

The station does not produce any local programming besides a few local promos of concerts and events.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WFSH-FM</span> Radio station in Athens, Georgia, United States

WFSH-FM is a radio station licensed to Athens, Georgia, and serving Metro Atlanta. The station is owned by Salem Media Group and it airs a contemporary Christian music radio format. It is branded as The Fish 104.7 and describes itself as "Safe For The Whole Family". Between Thanksgiving and the weekend after Christmas, the station plays all Christmas music, both religious and secular.

Educational Media Foundation is an American nonprofit Christian media ministry based in Franklin, a suburb of Nashville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WASH (FM)</span> Radio station in D.C., United States

WASH is a commercial FM radio station owned and operated by iHeartMedia and located in Washington, D.C. Known on-air as "WASH-FM", the station airs an adult contemporary radio format. Studios and offices are on Rockville Pike in Rockville, Maryland. The station has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17,500 watts, broadcasting from a tower at 242 metres (794 ft) in height above average terrain (HAAT). The transmitter site is on Chesapeake Street NW off Wisconsin Avenue in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With a good radio, WASH coverage extends from Baltimore to Fredericksburg, Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KARJ (FM)</span> Air 1 radio station in Escondido, California

KARJ is an FM radio station serving the North County of San Diego County, California, United States, airing a Worship music format from the Air1 network, and is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

WPYK is a radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio. The station became notable when it stayed on air during the floods in Portsmouth in 1937, giving up-to-the-minute news and announcements to those separated and weary from the floods. In the 1960s, the then-WPAY-FM started to play country music on its FM while its AM sister station was reassigned to have a news-talk format. The AM signed off the air on June 3, 2011, after 80 years. WPYK is currently a K-Love affiliate station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format and is owned by Educational Media Foundation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KKCW</span> Adult contemporary radio station in Beaverton–Portland, Oregon

KKCW is a commercial radio station licensed to Beaverton, Oregon and serving the Portland metropolitan area. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs an adult contemporary radio format. From mid-November to December 31 each year, it switches to all-Christmas music. The studios and offices are on SW 68th Parkway in Tigard, while the transmitter is located off Northwest Skyline Boulevard in Portland's West Hills, amid the towers for other local FM and TV stations. KKCW broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WROZ</span> Radio station in Pennsylvania, United States

WROZ is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Lancaster and serving South Central Pennsylvania. The station is owned and operated by the Educational Media Foundation and carries its Air1 Christian worship music radio format. WROZ's studios and offices were formerly located off Route 283 at 1996 Auction Road in Manheim.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WYDA</span> Radio station in Troy, Ohio

WYDA is a radio station licensed to Troy, Ohio. The station airs the Christian worship formatted Air1 network programmed by the Educational Media Foundation. WYDA is broadcast to Dayton, its northern suburbs and the Upper Miami Valley region of Miami, Clark, Shelby, Champaign, Darke and surrounding counties in West Central Ohio with local offices are located on south Main in Dayton.

WJKV is a non-profit radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and airs the national "K-Love" Christian contemporary music radio format.

KLSB is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to Goleta, California and serves the Santa Barbara and Oxnard—Ventura areas. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and airs the contemporary Christian music format of its nationally syndicated K-Love network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KVLR</span> Radio station in Sunset Valley, Texas

KVLR is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Sunset Valley, Texas, and serving the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation as the Austin affiliate for EMF's Air1 radio network, airing its Christian Worship music format. It does not carry commercials, instead making on-air appeals for contributions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KARW</span> Air 1 radio station in Salinas, California

KARW is a non-commercial radio station in Salinas, California, broadcasting to the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Salinas, California, area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KYLA</span> Air 1 radio station in Fountain Valley, California

KYLA is a non-commercial FM radio station that is licensed to Fountain Valley and serves Orange County on the 92.7 MHz frequency.

KLUU is a radio station licensed to Wahiawa, Hawaii, and serving the Honolulu metropolitan area. It broadcasts a contemporary Christian radio format. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and carries the K-Love Network.

KLXP is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to Randsburg, California and serves Ridgecrest, California City, and the Antelope Valley. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and broadcasts the Christian adult contemporary format of its nationally syndicated K-Love network. KLXP is simulcast on translator station K236AW in Lancaster, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KHCS</span> Air 1 radio station in Palm Desert, California

KHCS is a non-commercial educational FM radio station broadcasting a contemporary worship music format. Licensed to Palm Desert, California, United States, the station serves the Palm Springs area and can be heard from Banning to North Shore, over most of the Coachella Valley. KHCS airs the nationally syndicated Air1 worship music network around the clock.

WTTI and 93.3 FM is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. WTTI operates with a power of 10,000 watts, and uses a two-tower directional antenna system. Licensed to Dalton, Georgia, United States, the station is currently owned by Deborah and James Boyd, through licensee Hope Broadcasting, Inc.

KKMR is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Arizona City, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and it airs a Christian Contemporary radio format, as part of the K-Love network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KAIX</span> Radio station in Casper, Wyoming

KAIX is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Casper, Wyoming, United States. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and airs its Air1 Christian worship music network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPZA</span> Radio station in Canton, Illinois

WPZA is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary worship music format. It is licensed to Canton, Illinois and serves the Peoria radio market. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation.

References

  1. ↑ "WCVJ operating parameters in 1980" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1980. pp. C-177. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ "License to Cover". Federal Communications Commission. 2001. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Agape School, Inc. sells WCVJ to Educational Media Foundation". Broadcasting & Cable Magazine. 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2011.

41°37′52″N80°45′36″W / 41.631°N 80.760°W / 41.631; -80.760

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.