WJIA | |
City: | Guntersville, Alabama |
Branding: | 88.5 J-FM |
Airdate: | August 1995 |
Frequency: | 88.5 MHz |
Format: | Contemporary Christian |
Erp: | 2,200 watts |
Haat: | 130.0 meters (427 feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 36283 |
Coordinates: | 34.4258°N -86.3069°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Where Jesus Is Alive |
Former Callsigns: | WAHF (2/94-5/94) |
Owner: | Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc. |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | https://885jfm.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WJIA (88.5 FM, "88.5 J-FM") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Guntersville, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Lake City Educational Broadcasting Inc.
WJIA broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format.[1]
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]