WSJG-LP ("St. John Paul The Great Radio") is a non-commercial low-power FM broadcasting station at 103.3 MHz in
Tiffin, Ohio
Tiffin is a city in and the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Developed along the Sandusky River, which flows to Lake Erie, Tiffin is about 55 miles southeast of Toledo. The population was 17,963 at the 2010 census.Toledo Diocese and is named in honor of
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
who is now a canonized saint.
History
The construction permit for WSJG-LP was granted by the FCC on February 12, 2014. Test transmissions began on January 1, 2015 and ended on January 27, 2015 when regular programming commenced.
WSJG airs Catholic programming from
EWTN
The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initials EWTN, is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It is not only the largest Catholic television network in ...
Global Catholic Radio for Tiffin and surrounding communities in Seneca County. Between signing on air and the completion of its local studio in May 2015, the station aired EWTN via an audio feed of Toledo-based Annunciation Radio (originated by
WNOC
Annunciation Radio is a regional network of five non-commercial radio stations in Ohio that feature a Catholic–based Christian format with programming from both EWTN Radio and Ave Maria Radio. The flagship station, WNOC (89.7 FM), is licensed ...
). With the studio in operation, WSJG-LP also began producing local Catholic programming.
Callsign history
The WSJG call letters were previously used briefly in 1991 at a gospel music-formatted station at 104.3 FM in
Hamlet, North Carolina
Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,042 at the 2020 census.
History
The area in Richmond County which presently includes Hamlet was originally known as Sandhills. The Wilmington, Charlotte ...
WNOC
Annunciation Radio is a regional network of five non-commercial radio stations in Ohio that feature a Catholic–based Christian format with programming from both EWTN Radio and Ave Maria Radio. The flagship station, WNOC (89.7 FM), is licensed ...
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WJTA
WJTA "Holy Family Radio" (for: "Jesus, The Answer") is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station licensed to Glandorf, Ohio with studio and transmitter located near Leipsic in rural Putnam County. WJTA airs programming from the EWTN Global Cat ...
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WLBJ-LP
WLBJ-LP (104.1 FM) was a low-power non-commercial radio station licensed to Fostoria, Ohio. Owned by the members of the Knights of Columbus Council #1197 d/b/a the Christopher Center Corporation, it carried a Catholic–based Christian format a ...