WJPN-LP

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WJPN-LP
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  • Prince William, Virginia
Broadcast area Dumfries, Virginia
Montclair, Virginia
Quantico, Virginia
Triangle, Virginia
Frequency 106.3 FM MHz
Branding106.3 WJPN
Programming
Format Locally-based Catholic Religious [1]
Affiliations EWTN Catholic Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 20, 2016 [2]
Former call signs
WJPN-LP (2015–Present) [3]
Call sign meaning
W John Paul Nation [4]
Technical information [5]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 191276
Class L1
Power 35.6 Watts
HAAT 49.4 meters (162 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°34′9.40″N77°17′6.90″W / 38.5692778°N 77.2852500°W / 38.5692778; -77.2852500
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WJPN-LP is a Locally-based Catholic Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Prince William, Virginia, serving Dumfries, Montclair, Quantico and Triangle in Virginia. [1] WJPN-LP is owned and operated by Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School. [6]

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History

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School filed the original application for what would become WJPN-LP on February 10, 2014. [7] The school spent $250,000 on "permit costs, legal fees, [and] to purchase equipment" for the new station. [8] [9] The majority of the money spent was to "purchase...stadium lights for [the school's] football field". [8] One of those very same lights became the "tower" for the station's antenna. [8] [9]

The station was issued the WJPN-LP callsign on May 29, 2015. [3] Almost a year later, on May 20, 2016, the station began broadcasting for the first time. [2] Five days later, on May 25, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the station a "License to Cover", allowing it to officially begin broadcasting. [10]

Programming

Initially, WJPN-LP will simulcast the EWTN Catholic Radio Network while the school builds a studio for the station. [8] Afterwards, the station will carry local programming and school sports broadcasts. [8] The school's 2016-2017 curriculum will include a "communications course to teach 25 to 30 interested students about radio broadcasting". [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "New JP Principal, Sister Mary Veronica, is in... - Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School". Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School/Facebook. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mendez, Ben (October 19, 2015). "WJPN: Evangelization Over The Airwaves". The Wolf Print. Dumfries, Virginia: Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WJPN-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ↑ "WJPN-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 10, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WJPN is on the air: John Paul The Great Catholic High School launches FM radio station". Potomac Local Media, LLC. May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Hunley, Jonathan (June 12, 2016). "Call letters for a calling: Dumfries Catholic school launches FM radio station". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Application Search Details - BLL-20160524AAR". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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