WTRJ-FM

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WTRJ-FM
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Broadcast area Jacksonville metropolitan area
Frequency 91.7 MHz
BrandingThe Truth
Programming
Format Christian talk and teaching
Affiliations Salem Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerDelmarva Educational Association
WAYL, WATY
History
First air date
October 31, 1986
Former call signs
WNLE (1984–2006)
WJBC-FM (2006–2010)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 47425
Class C3
ERP 6,500 watts
HAAT 194 meters (636 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°37′23.00″N81°31′49.00″W / 30.6230556°N 81.5302778°W / 30.6230556; -81.5302778
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website ILoveTheTruth.com

WTRJ-FM (91.7 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Orange Park, Florida. [2] The station is currently owned by Delmarva Educational Association and airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format using the moniker "The Truth." It is simulcast on 91.9 WAYL in St. Augustine, Florida, and 91.3 WATY in Folkston, Georgia. WTRJ covers the City of Jacksonville and its adjacent communities, while WAYL covers the southern part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area and WATY covers the northern section. Programming is also broadcast on WAYL's two translator stations in Jacksonville (94.3 MHz) and Atlantic Beach, Florida (103.7 MHz).

Contents

The Truth carries a schedule of national religious leaders, including David Jeremiah, Charles Stanley, John MacArthur, Jim Daly and Chuck Swindoll. Hosts may seek donations during their programs. Some programming is supplied by the Salem Radio Network.

WTRJ's transmitter is off Hogan Road in Jacksonville. [3] The studios and offices are also in Jacksonville, on Bonneval Road.

History

The station signed on the air as WNLE on Halloween, October 31, 1986. [4] It was owned by the Nassau Baptist College and was originally licensed to Fernandina Beach, Florida. On September 21, 2006, WNLE changed its call sign to WJBC-FM, and again on May 4, 2010, to WTRJ-FM. [5]

Programming on WTRJ-FM originally was heard at 88.1 WCRJ. On May 1, 2011, it moved to 91.7 and 91.9 to better cover the Jacksonville radio market. 88.1 WCRJ is now airing Contemporary Christian music from "The Joy FM." In the early 2010s, WTRJ-FM switched its city of license from Fernandina Beach to Orange Park, although the transmitter and studios remain in Jacksonville.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WTRJ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WTRJ-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WTRJ-FM
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page D-65
  5. "WTRJ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.