WJPN-LP
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 106.3MHz |
| Branding | 106.3 WJPN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Locally-basedCatholicReligious[1] |
| Affiliations | EWTN Catholic Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | May 20, 2015[2] |
Former call signs | WJPN-LP (2015–Present)[3] |
Call signmeaning | "John PaulNation "[4] |
| Technical information[5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 191276 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 35.6watts |
| HAAT | 49.4 meters (162 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°34′9.40″N77°17′6.90″W/ 38.5692778°N 77.2852500°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
WJPN-LPis a Locally-basedCatholicReligiousformattedbroadcastradio stationlicensed to Prince William, Virginia, servingDumfries,Montclair,QuanticoandTriangleinVirginia.[1]WJPN-LP is owned and operated bySaint John Paul the Great Catholic High School.[6]
History
[edit]Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High Schoolfiled the original application for what would become WJPN-LP on February 10, 2014.[7]The school spent $250,000 on "permit costs, legal fees, [and] to purchase equipment" for the new station.[8][9]The majority of the money spent was to "purchase...stadium lights for [the school's] football field".[8]One of those very same lights became the "tower" for the station's antenna.[8][9]
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.[10]
Programming
[edit]Initially, WJPN-LP will simulcast theEWTN Catholic Radio Networkwhile the school builds a studio for the station.[8]Afterwards, the station will carry local programming and school sports broadcasts.[8]The school's 2016-2017 curriculum will include a "communications course to teach 25 to 30 interested students about radio broadcasting".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Arbitron Station Information Profiles".Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings.RetrievedMay 24,2016.
- ^ab"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.RetrievedMay 24,2016.
- ^ab"Call Sign History".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedMay 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.RetrievedMay 24,2016.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WJPN-LP".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WJPN-LP Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedMay 24,2016.
- ^"Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.February 10, 2014.RetrievedMay 24,2016.
- ^abcdef"WJPN is on the air: John Paul The Great Catholic High School launches FM radio station".Potomac Local Media, LLC.May 23, 2016.RetrievedMay 24,2016.
- ^abHunley, 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.RetrievedJune 12,2016.
- ^"Application Search Details - BLL-20160524AAR".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedMay 25,2016.