WKTO
Radio station in Edgewater, Florida, United States
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WKTO (88.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Edgewater, Florida, United States, and serving the Daytona Beach area. It airs a Christian format with a mix of preaching and Christian contemporary. WKTO is owned by Mims Community Radio, Inc.[2] The studios and offices are on Old Mission Road in New Smyrna Beach.
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| Broadcast area | Daytona Beach |
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| Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mims Community Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 |
Call sign meaning | We Keep Telling Others |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42684 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 120.4 meters (395 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°0′21.00″N 80°56′21.00″W |
| Translator | 95.5 W238AM (Titusville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkto.net |
WKTO's transmitter is sited on Florida State Road 44 at Omega Ranch Road in New Smyrna Beach. Programming is also heard over low-power FM translator W238AM at 95.5 MHz in Titusville.
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.
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 However, as time passed, the church's plans changed and the offer was withdrawn.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.
