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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 Catholic Radio Network, and transmits at 88.9 mHz on the FM band. It is the first full-time Catholic radio station to come on the air in northwestern Ohio and within the Toledo Diocese...the others being WNOC "Annunciation Radio" licensed in Bowling Green and based in Toledo (with Sandusky sister station WHRQ) and WRRO licensed in Edon serving the Bryan area and the corner of the Ohio, Indiana and Michigan state lines. Aside from WHJM "Radio Maria" licensed in Anna, Ohio, serving the northern portion of the Cincinnati Archdiocese and the southern portion of the Lima area in west central Ohio, WJTA also simulcasts its programming for the Limaland area on WOHA at 94.9 mHz in addition to a low-power FM translator in Findlay at 88.7 FM and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOHA (FM)
WOHA is a non-commercial educational FM radio station licensed to Ada, Ohio, operating at 94.9 MHz. The station is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications, Inc, and simulcasts Holy Family Radio, a Catholic radio station based at WJTA licensed in Glandorf and transmitting from Leipsic. History In 1988, Ohio Northern University applied to the Federal Communications Commission to build a new radio station in Ada. WONB began broadcasting October 18, 1991. It was a student-run station, with studios in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts and a transmitter on campus. The station played a classic hits format during the daytime and more contemporary hits at night. WONB was associated with the school's communication and media studies department and its multimedia journalism major. In December 2019, Ohio Northern announced it was selling the WONB license and facility to Holy Family Communications, which would use the station to rebroadcast its Catholic radio station W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Toledo
The Diocese of Toledo in America ( la, Dioecesis Toletana in America) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church covering nineteen counties in northwestern Ohio. It is a suffragan see of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The See city for the diocese is Toledo. The eighth and current bishop of Toledo is Daniel Edward Thomas. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral is the mother church of the diocese. History Pius X erected the diocese April 15, 1910, in territory taken from the Diocese of Cleveland. Sex Abuse On August 18, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Rev. Michael Zacharias, 53, on charges of sex trafficking, coercion and enticement. Zacharias was accused of grooming and engaging in sexual conduct with minors since the late 1990s. On September 6, 2020, the Toledo Blade reported that there were flaws in the Diocese's efforts to combat sex abuse, such as the lack of psychological evaluations. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSJG-LP
WSJG-LP ("St. John Paul The Great Radio") is a non-commercial low-power FM broadcasting station at 103.3 MHz in Tiffin, Ohio. It is the seventh Catholic station in the Toledo Diocese and is named in honor of Pope John Paul II 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 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). 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 which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipsic, Ohio
Leipsic is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,093 at the 2010 census. History Leipsic was platted in 1857. The name is a variant spelling of Leipzig, one of the largest cities in eastern Germany. Two buildings in Leipsic are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the old village hall and the John Edwards House. Geography Leipsic is located at (41.101532, -83.984298). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,093 people, 801 households, and 513 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 905 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 77.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 18.1% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.3% of the population. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRRO
WRRO (89.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station which is licensed to Edon, Ohio, featuring a Catholic–based Christian format as a repeater station in the Annunciation Radio network. Owned by Our Lady of Guadalupe Radio, Inc. (d/b/a Annunciation Radio), the station serves Bryan, Ohio, and surrounding areas within the corner region of the Ohio, Indiana and Michigan state lines. WRRO was previously a sister station to WRDF, licensed in Columbia City, Indiana, and serving the Ft. Wayne market area. WRRO made its on-air premiere on Tuesday June 19, 2012 originally as a repeater of WLYV, 1450 AM in Fort Wayne, Indiana until June 2014 when Redeemer Radio programming moved to WRDF (formerly WHPP). WRRO is the fourth Catholic station to come on the air within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo in Northwestern Ohio, the others being WJTA 88.9 FM licensed in Glandorf, based in Leipsic serving Ottawa, Findlay and portions of the Lima area and Annunciation Radio's owned stations WNOC l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 to Bowling Green, Ohio, and serves both Bowling Green and the Toledo metropolitan area, both part of the Diocese of Toledo. WNOC's broadcast reach is extended into Northwest Ohio, Northeastern Indiana and the Ohio regions of Sandusky, Willard, Ashland and Mansfield through four full-power FM repeaters. The network also carries programming originating from WNOC's studios which are located in Toledo. In addition to standard analog transmission on all five stations, Annunciation Radio programming is available online. History Annunciation Radio began in 2006 as a venture by Toledo businessman and Deacon Michael Learned who, on February 3, 2008, launched a Sunday afternoon program on Toledo daytime talk station WTOD (). It was sold by Cum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHJM
WHJM, "Radio Maria" (for "Hearts of Jesus and Mary") is a non-commercial FM station operating at 88.7 MHz licensed to Anna, Ohio. It is a repeater station of KJMJ (AM) 580 in Alexandria, Louisiana (where its local Catholic diocese is also headquartered) and is owned by Radio Maria Inc. airing inspirational music and Catholic programming for the Upper Miami Valley region of Shelby, Auglaize, Allen, Logan, Mercer, Miami and surrounding counties in West Central Ohio. It is part of the international broadcast ministry of The World Family of Radio Maria, which is based in Italy and broadcasts in over thirty countries in thirteen languages worldwide. The station also audiostreams from its website for listeners outside its immediate signal area in addition to its very own smartphone app, the Tune In app and the Alexa device. History A group of New York City-based volunteers known as "Friends of Radio Maria" which operates an Italian language FM subcarrier (of WKTU) acquired th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carey, Ohio
Carey is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,507 at the 2019 census. History The village is near Sheriden Cave, where habitation occurred around 11,000BC. The village of Carey was founded in 1843 when William M. Buell and R. M. Shuler laid out the town on land that they owned. The town was named after Judge John Carey, an early prominent resident. Geography Carey is located at (40.951978, -83.381673). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,674 people, 1,521 households, and 983 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,646 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.U.S. Census website U.S. Census Bureau. February 4, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011. The has designated Tiffin as a . It is the home of |
Contemporary Catholic Music
Contemporary Catholic liturgical music encompasses a comprehensive variety of styles of music for Catholic liturgy that grew both before and after the reforms of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). The dominant style in English-speaking Canada and the United States began as Gregorian chant and folk hymns, superseded after the 1970s by a folk-based musical genre, generally acoustic and often slow in tempo, but that has evolved into a broad contemporary range of styles reflective of certain aspects of age, culture, and language. There is a marked difference between this style and those that were both common and valued in Catholic churches before Vatican II. History Background In the early 1950s the Jesuit priest Joseph Gelineau was active in liturgical development in several movements leading toward Vatican II. The new Gelineau psalmody was published in French (1953) and English (1963). Vatican II Contemporary Catholic liturgical music grew after the reforms that follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WEWN
WEWN is the shortwave radio outlet of the EWTN, a large Roman Catholic international broadcaster based in Irondale, Alabama. It was launched by Mother Angelica on December 28, 1992. WEWN broadcasts from the city of Vandiver, Alabama, in the vicinity of the Birmingham metro area. There are four transmitters capable of 500 kilowatts each, but are run no higher than 250 kW. On March 30, 2008, EWTN ceased all shortwave transmissions to North America and expanded its English language coverage of WEWN to India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Spanish Language coverage was also expanded to Cuba, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. Previously WEWN only broadcast to North America, Latin America, Africa and Europe. The station currently transmits English programming to Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, India on SW, and Spanish programming to South America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, via satellite Galaxy 15 at 133°W. Programming is similar to that of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada, Ohio
Ada ; ; is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States, located about southwest of Toledo. The population was 5,952 at the 2010 census. History Following the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs, the Shawnee Indians held reservation land at Hog Creek near Ada. Ada itself was originally called Johnstown, platted in 1853 by S. M. Johnson when the railroad was extended to that point. When a post office was established it was called Ada Post Office, named after the postmaster's daughter, Ada. The post office has been in operation since 1854. Ada has been noted for having one of the shortest place names in Ohio. The National Arbor Day Foundation has qualified Ada as a Tree City USA since 1981. Geography Ada is located at (40.768883, -83.822298). According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , all land. The area surrounding the village is mostly farmland and small plots of forest. Hog Creek is the only waterway of note and snakes around the village to the north and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |