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| Broadcast area |
Dumfries, Virginia Montclair, Virginia Quantico, Virginia Triangle, Virginia |
| Frequency | 106.3 FM MHz |
| Branding | 106.3 WJPN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Locally-based Catholic Religious [1] |
| Affiliations | EWTN Catholic Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | May 20, 2016 [2] |
Former call signs | WJPN-LP (2015-Present) [3] |
Call sign meaning | W John Paul Nation [4] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 191276 |
| Class | L1 |
| Power | 35.6 Watts |
| HAAT | 49.4 meters (162 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°34′9.40″N 77°17′6.90″W / 38.5692778°N 77.2852500°W |
WJPN-LP is a Locally-based Catholic Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Prince William, Virginia, serving Dumfries, Montclair, Quantico and Triangle in Virginia. [1] WJPN-LP is owned and operated by Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School. [5]
History
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School filed the original application for what would become WJPN-LP on February 10, 2014. [6] The school spent $250,000 on "permit costs, legal fees, [and] to purchase equipment" for the new station. [7] [8] The majority of the money spent was to "purchase...stadium lights for [the school's] football field". [7] One of those very same lights became the "tower" for the station's antenna. [7] [8]
The station was issued the WJPN-LP callsign on May 29, 2015. [3] Almost a year later, on May 20, 2016, the station began broadcasting for the first time. [2] Five days later, on May 25, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the station a "License to Cover", allowing it to officially begin broadcasting. [9]
Programming
Initially, WJPN-LP will simulcast the EWTN Catholic Radio Network while the school builds a studio for the station. [7] Afterwards, the station will carry local programming and school sports broadcasts. [7] The school's 2016-2017 curriculum will include a "communications course to teach 25 to 30 interested students about radio broadcasting". [7]
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/ Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "New JP Principal, Sister Mary Veronica, is in... - Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School". Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School/ Facebook. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Mendez, Ben (October 19, 2015). "WJPN: Evangelization Over The Airwaves". The Wolf Print. Dumfries, Virginia: Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ "WJPN-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 10, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "WJPN is on the air: John Paul The Great Catholic High School launches FM radio station". Potomac Local Media, LLC. May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Hunley, Jonathan (June 12, 2016). "Call letters for a calling: Dumfries Catholic school launches FM radio station". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Application Search Details - BLL-20160524AAR". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
External links
- WJPN in the FCC FM station database
- WJPN-LP at FCCdata.org
- WJPN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database