WTGN

Infobox Radio station
name = WTGN


city = Lima, Ohio
area = Lima
branding =
slogan = Good News Radio
airdate =
frequency = 97.7 MHz
format = Religious
power =
erp = 6,000 watts
haat = 91.0 meters
class = A
facility_id = 3037
coordinates = coord|40|45|23.00|N| 84|8|0.00|W|region:GB_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Associated Christian Broadcasters, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://www.wtgn.org/listenlive.php listen live]
website = [http://www.wtgn.org wtgn.org]
affiliations =

WTGN (for: "The Good News") is a non commercial FM radio station in Lima, Ohio at 97.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 6,000 Watts. It is owned by Associated Christian Broadcasters Inc.and is Limaland's first and oldest Christian radio station. The others in the Lima area being several non-affiliated repeater stations WBCJ,WBIE,WHJM and locally originating low-power WCBV.

History

Founded in 1965 and signed on one year later. At first a modest operation which operated from 8am-8pm daily, it slowly developed into a full time schedule in 1968 becoming Lima's first 24/7 radio station. Its original studios were located just a block east of its transmiter site on Elida Road (State Route 309.) The station was later instrumental in developing Christian television station WTLW in 1976 which came on the air in 1982.

WTGN Today

In 1984 a new studio and office facility was opened at the Elida Road transmitter site. It became affiliated with the Moody Broadcasting Network in 1986. A network of low-power translators re-broadasting WTGN began in 1990.

;FM translators
*W254CD 98.7 in Findlay
*W268AB 105.1 in Kenton

ee also

*WTLW-TV
*List of radio stations in Ohio

External links

* [http://www.wtgn.org Official WTGN site (with streaming audio)]
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