WKTO

WKTO
Edgewater, Florida;
Broadcast area	Daytona Beach
Frequency	88.9 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian Radio
Ownership
Owner	Mims Community Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	1998; 26 years ago
Call sign meaning	We Keep Telling Others
Technical information
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 / 29.0058333°N 80.9391667°W
Translator(s)	95.5 W238AM (Titusville)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wkto.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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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 However, as time passed, the church's plans changed and the offer was withdrawn.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.