WKTO
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| Broadcast area | Daytona Beach |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mims Community Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 |
Call sign meaning | We Keep Telling Others |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42684 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 120.4 meters (395 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°0′21.00″N 80°56′21.00″W / 29.0058333°N 80.9391667°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.5 W238AM (Titusville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkto.net |
WKTO (88.9 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Edgewater, Florida, and serving the Daytona Beach area. It airs a Christian talk and teaching format with Christian Contemporary music. WKTO is owned by Mims Community Radio, Inc.[2] The studios and offices are on Old Mission Road in New Smyrna Beach.
WKTO is a Class C2 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts. The transmitter is on Florida State Road 44 at Omega Ranch Road in New Smyrna Beach.[3] Programming is also heard on 100-watt FM translator W238AM at 95.5 MHz in Titusville.
Programming
[edit]WKTO alternates Christian talk and teaching programs with Christian Contemporary music. Shows include Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson, Tony Evans and Joyce Meyer.
History
[edit]WKTO submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1989. It received a construction permit but took nearly a decade to complete the work. It signed on the air in 1998.
In 1989, a Baptist church in Samsula volunteered the use of some of its land for a new taller tower. However, as time passed, the church's plans changed and the offer was withdrawn. A Christian businessman, Richard Crunkilton, offered his 20-acre (81,000 m2) ranch for WKTO's tower. He sold the land in 2006.
Responding to a newspaper article, Dr. Bill Sharp invited the station to put a studio and control room in his Christian Life Center, then on Tenth Street, in New Smyrna Beach.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKTO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WKTO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WKTO
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 42684 (WKTO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKTO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 141318 (W238AM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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