WKTO

29°0′21.00″N 80°56′21.00″W / 29.0058333°N 80.9391667°W / 29.0058333; -80.9391667Translator(s)95.5 W238AM (Titusville)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewkto.net

WKTO (88.9 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Edgewater, Florida, and serving the Daytona Beach area. It airs a Christian talk and teaching format with Christian Contemporary music. WKTO is owned by Mims Community Radio, Inc.^[1] The studios and offices are on Old Mission Road in New Smyrna Beach.

WKTO is a Class C2 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts. The transmitter is on Florida State Road 44 at Omega Ranch Road in New Smyrna Beach.^[2] Programming is also heard on 100-watt FM translator W238AM at 95.5 MHz in Titusville.

Programming

WKTO alternates Christian talk and teaching programs with Christian Contemporary music. Shows include Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson, Tony Evans and Joyce Meyer.

History

WKTO submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1989. It received a construction permit but took nearly a decade to complete the work. It signed on the air in 1998; 26 years ago (1998).

In 1989, a Baptist church in Samsula volunteered the use of some of its land for a new taller tower. However, as time passed, the church's plans changed and the offer was withdrawn. A Christian businessman, Richard Crunkilton, offered his 20-acre (81,000 m²) ranch for WKTO's tower. He sold the land in 2006.

Responding to a newspaper article, Dr. Bill Sharp invited the station to put a studio and control room in his Christian Life Center, then on Tenth Street, in New Smyrna Beach.

References

External links

• WKTO in the FCC FM station database
• WKTO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• W238AM in the FCC FM station database