WTIJ-LP
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| City | Bryson City, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Bryson City |
| Frequency | 100.7 FM MHz |
| First air date | November 27, 2015[1] |
| Format | Silent[2] |
| Power | 100 Watts |
| HAAT | −200 meters (−660 ft) |
| Class | L1 |
| Facility ID | 197575 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°25′12.0″N 83°26′49.0″W / 35.420000°N 83.446944°W |
| Callsign meaning | We Trust In Jesus[1] |
| Former callsigns | WTIJ-LP (2015-Present)[3] |
| Owner | Grace Christian Academy |
WTIJ-LP is a broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Bryson City, North Carolina. WTIJ-LP is owned and operated by Grace Christian Academy.[4]
The station is currently Silent, though previously aired a Christian-based Full Service format.[5][2]
History
WTIJ-LP, Swain County's first FM station, launched at 5:00pm on November 27, 2015.[1] The station's studios are located Grace Christian Academy in Bryson City.[1]
Programming
WTIJ-LP carried a Christian-based Full Service format, featuring Positive Country and Southern Gospel music, prior to February 28, 2016.[1] Local news, weather and agricultural reports are also broadcast.[6] Live broadcasts of local high school sports, as well as community events, were also heard.[1] WTIJ-LP had plans to partner with other local organizations in the future.[6] SRN News was aired each hour.[7]
Silent
On February 28, 2016, three months and a day after it's launch, WTIJ-LP signed off.[1][8] Acccording 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".[8] Mr. Lowe's position at the station had been "terminated".[8] At the time the letter was written, there was "no anticipated date to recommence broadcast operations".[8]
References
- 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.
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "WTIJ-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Station Search Results - WTIJ-LP". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- 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.
- ↑ "WTIJ: Swain County FM - About Us". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Application Search Details - 20160309ABU - Correspondence Folder". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WTIJ
- Radio-Locator information on WTIJ-LP
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WTIJ
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