WJIA

WJIA

City	Guntersville, Alabama
Branding	88.5 J-FM
Slogan	"Jesus 24-7"
Frequency	88.5 MHz
First air date	August 1995
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	2,200 watts
HAAT	130.0 meters (427 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	36283
Transmitter coordinates	34°25′33″N 86°18′25″W / 34.42583°N 86.30694°W / 34.42583; -86.30694
Callsign meaning	Where Jesus Is Alive
Former callsigns	WAHF (2/94-5/94)
Owner	Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wjia885.com

WJIA (88.5 FM, "88.5 J-FM") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Guntersville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc.

WJIA broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format.^[1]

History

Pastor Stan Broadus originally attempted to purchase an existing Albertville, Alabama-based AM radio station in 1992 for his ministry but, after considering the cost and complication, his radio consultant persuaded him that starting a new non-commercial FM station would be easier and less expensive.^[2] In January 1993, he filed for a construction permit to build a new FM station as Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc.^[3]

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on December 23, 1993.^[3] The new station was assigned the call letters WAHF by the FCC on February 11, 1994.^[4] During construction, the station switched callsigns to the current WJIA on May 23, 1994.^[4] WJIA received its license to cover from the FCC on June 24, 1997.^[5]

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
↑ Broadus, Stan. "History of WJIA Christian Radio". WJIA Radio.
1 2 "Application Search Details (BPED-19930121ME)". FCC Media Bureau. December 23, 1993.
1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-19950905KB)". FCC Media Bureau. June 24, 1997.

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Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WKZD - Priceville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WZTQ – Centre

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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