Radio station in Conneaut, Ohio
WGOJ (105.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Conneaut, Ohio , serving Ashtabula County, Ohio , Erie County, Pennsylvania , and most of Crawford County, Pennsylvania . WGOJ's studios are located on Mill Street in Conneaut, while the transmitter resides in Albion, Pennsylvania . The station broadcasts a Christian format.
History
The station began broadcasting on April 5, 1964 and was owned by Louis Skelly.[ 2] It held the call sign WFIZ and was a sister station to AM 1360 WWOW .[ 2] In 1970, WFIZ and its sister station were sold to Contemporary Media, Inc. for $155,000.[ 3] Initially airing a separate format, by the mid 1970s, it was simulcasting most of its sister station's country music programming.[ 2] [ 4] [ 5] In 1978, the station was sold to Bible Broadcasting, Inc[ 6] . for $125,000 and it began airing its current religious format.[ 7] Its call sign was changed to WGOJ the following year.[ 8]
On November 9, 2024, a house nearby the studio in Conneaut caught on fire, damaging a portion of the studio.[ 9]
Programming
WGOJ is the local affiliate of Turning Point Radio , Thru the Bible Radio , Insight for Living , and Focus on the Family .
References
^ "Facility Technical Data for WGOJ" . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission .
^ a b c 1966 Broadcasting Yearbook , Broadcasting , 1966. p. B-133. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ Ownership Changes , Broadcasting , September 21, 1970. p. 67. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook , Broadcasting , 1971. p. B-160. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 , Broadcasting , 1975. p. C-146. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ Not to be confused with the Bible Broadcasting Network .
^ Ownership Changes , Broadcasting , September 4, 1978. p. 50. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ Call Letters , Broadcasting , January 22, 1979. p. 72. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ Harden, Madeline; Janel, Aria (November 9, 2024). "3 Conneaut firefighters injured battling blaze, city manager says" . www.cleveland19.com . Retrieved November 11, 2024 .
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