WJPN-LP
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City | Prince William, Virginia |
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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 | |
Owner | Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School (Pope John Paul the Great High School) |
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 on Radio-Locator
- WJPN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- 2016 establishments in Virginia
- Catholic radio stations
- Religious radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 2016
- Radio stations in Virginia
- Low-power FM radio stations in Virginia
- Christian radio stations in Virginia