WWIO (AM)

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WWIO
Broadcast area Brunswick, Georgia
Jacksonville, Florida
Frequency 1190 kHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Format Christian
AffiliationsSRN News
Ownership
OwnerLighthouse Christian Broadcasting Corp.
WECC-FM
History
First air date
1985
Former call signs
WECC (1985–2002) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 38286
Class D
Power 1,800 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
30°45′47″N81°36′39″W / 30.76306°N 81.61083°W / 30.76306; -81.61083
Translator(s) 94.3 W232DA (St. Marys)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website thelighthousefm.org

WWIO (1190 AM) is a Christian radio station licensed to serve St. Marys, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by Lighthouse Christian Broadcasting Corporation, which also owns WECC-FM at Folkston, Georgia. It broadcasts the same Christian programming as its sister station, WECC-FM 89.3, and it also broadcasts from its FM translator station W232DA 94.3 MHz, located at St. Marys.

The station was assigned the call sign "WWIO" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 19, 2002.

WWIO has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a different transmitter site, increase day power to 2,500 watts and add night service with 85 watts. [3]

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References

  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WWIO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.