WKTO

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WKTO

| logo =

| city = Edgewater, Florida

| area = Daytona Beach

| branding =

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1998}}

| frequency = 88.9 MHz

| translator = 95.5 W238AM (Titusville)

| format = Christian Radio

| power =

| erp = 25,000 watts

| haat = 120.4 meters (395 ft)

| class = C2

| facility_id = 42684

| coordinates = {{coord|29|0|21.00|N| 80|56|21.00|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = We Keep Telling Others

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Mims Community Radio, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://www.wkto.net/livestream.php Listen Live]

| website = [https://www.wkto.net wkto.net]

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKTO |title=WKTO Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} 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.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wkto&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WKTO] Programming is also heard on 100-watt FM translator W238AM at 95.5 MHz in Titusville.

Programming

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 {{Start date and age|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 However, as time passed, the church's plans changed and the offer was withdrawn.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 {{convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} 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.

File:WTKO logo.jpg

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