WTIJ-LP

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WTIJ-LP
Broadcast areaMetro Bryson City
Frequency 100.7 MHz
Programming
Format Religious
Southern Gospel [1]
Affiliations SRN News
Ownership
OwnerGrace Christian Academy
History
First air date
November 27, 2015 (2015-11-27) [2] [3]
Call sign meaning
We Trust In Jesus [2]
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 197575
Class L1
ERP 100 watts
HAAT −200 meters (−660 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 35°25′12.0″N83°26′49.0″W / 35.420000°N 83.446944°W / 35.420000; -83.446944
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website WTIJ-LP Online

WTIJ-LP is a Religious and Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Bryson City, North Carolina. [1] WTIJ-LP is owned and operated by Grace Christian Academy. [5]

Contents

History

WTIJ-LP, Swain County's first FM station, launched at 5:00 pm on November 27, 2015. [2] The station's studios are located at Grace Christian Academy in Bryson City. [2]

Silence and return

On February 28, 2016, three months and a day after its launch, WTIJ-LP signed off and went silent. [2] [6] According to a letter written by former station manager Robert Lowe, to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Grace Christian Academy had "chosen to discontinue the service". [6] Mr. Lowe's position at the station had been "terminated". [6] At the time the letter was written, there was "no anticipated date to recommence broadcast operations". [6]

On August 8, 2016, WTIJ-LP returned to the air with a Religious and Southern Gospel format. [1] [7] Local programming previously heard on the station before going silent is no longer broadcast. [8]

Programming

Prior to February 28, 2016, WTIJ-LP carried a Christian-based Full Service format, featuring Positive Country and Southern Gospel music. [2] Local news, weather and agricultural reports were also broadcast. [9] Live broadcasts of local high school sports, as well as community events, were also heard. [2] WTIJ-LP had future plans to partner with other local organizations. [9]

After August 8, 2016, the station broadcasts nationally syndicated Religious programs and Southern Gospel music, with no locally produced programming. [8] SRN News continues to be heard at the top of each hour. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hodge, Rex (November 26, 2015). "New Radio Station in Swain County". WLOS-TV/Sinclair Broadcast Group . Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WTIJ-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WTIJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Application Search Details - 20160309ABU - Correspondence Folder". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "WTIJ-LP". REC Networks. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "WTIJ-FM - Grace Christian Academy". Grace Christian Academy. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Patrick, Emily (November 23, 2015). "Community radio comes to Swain County". Asheville Citizen-Times . Asheville, North Carolina: Gannett Company . Retrieved December 21, 2015.
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