WJTA
| City | Glandorf, Ohio (studio and transmitter near Leipsic) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Putnam, Hancock and surrounding counties plus northern portion of Lima area. |
| Branding | Holy Family Radio |
| Slogan | "Tune in to the truth with 88.9 FM" |
| Frequency | 88.9 mHz |
| First air date | July 26, 2010 |
| Format | Christian radio (Catholic) |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 55.3 metres (181 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | With Jesus, The Answer |
| Affiliations | EWTN |
| Owner | Holy Family Communications |
| Sister stations |
W256CJ(FM translator) 99.1 mHz in Findlay |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
Holy Family Radio.FM WJTA Facebook page |
WJTA "Holy Family Radio" (for: "Jesus, The Answer") is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station licensed to Glandorf, Ohio with studio and transmitter located near Leipsic in rural Putnam County. WJTA transmits at 88.9 mHz on the FM band. It is the first full-time Catholic radio station to come on the air in northwestern Ohio and within the Toledo Diocese...the others being WNOC "Annunciation Radio" licensed in Bowling Green and based in Toledo (with Sandusky sister station WHRQ) and WRRO licensed in Edon serving the Bryan area and the corner of the Ohio, Indiana and Michigan state lines.
WHJM "Radio Maria" licensed in Anna, Ohio serving the northern portion of the Cincinnati Archdiocese and the southern portion of the Lima area in west central Ohio is WJTA's neighbor on the radio dial at 88.7 FM.
Founder Tom Deitering was inspired by listening to EWTN's shortwave station WEWN. He at first thought about purchasing a station of his own but the price was astronomical. After hearing of new frequency availabilities opening up between the non-commercial frequencies of 88.1 and 91.9 (after analog television transmissions were scheduled to end in February 2009) Deitering applied for a frequency in October 2007 and was granted the 88.9 frequency in September 2009. Afterwards Mr. and Mrs Deitering began a speaking tour of local Catholic parishes within the Toledo diocese asking for donations to help with starting up the new station. In June 2010 a tower was purchased and erected,and on-air testing began.
WJTA (while in its construction permit status) aired test transmissions for several hours daily to adjust its transmitter which began on June 9 through July, and is now airing Catholic programming 24/7 since its official sign-on which took place on July 26, 2010. Upon its official inaugural sign-on, WJTA began local Catholic programming in addition to national programming from EWTN Radio. Its signal also reaches into neighboring Findlay to the east and the northern portion of the Lima area to the south on a standard FM car radio. WJTA is also known to be received in the communities of Delphos, Paulding, Defiance, Carey and Napoleon.
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