WTTT (FM)

WTTT is a radio station in Springfield, Illinois, broadcasting at 88.3 FM.

WTTT
Broadcast areaSpringfield, Illinois
Frequency88.3 MHz
BrandingCovenant Network
Programming
FormatCatholic radio
Ownership
OwnerCovenant Network
History
Former call signsWQNA (1980-2020)
Technical information
ClassA
ERP250 watts
HAAT78 meters (256 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://ourcatholicradio.org/

History

Capital Area Career Center

For its first 39 years of existence, WTTT was owned by the Capital Area Career Center and formed part of its the Digital Radio/TV program, under the call sign WQNA.

WQNA was granted its first license on March 5, 1980,[1] run by students and broadcasting at 10 watts. In 1998, the station went 24 hours with volunteers and automation, at 3,000 watts, but only a 90-foot (27 m) tower. WQNA was one of the first radio stations in the country to stream live on the Internet. The station upgraded to a taller 270-foot (82 m) tower at 250 watts in 2002.

Sale to Covenant Network

In August 2019, Capital Area Career Center put the station up for sale due to lack of student interest. Until a buyer was found, WQNA would continue to operate with a volunteer staff.[2] Three months later, Capital Area Career Center approved the sale of the station for $47,000 to the Catholic Covenant Network, whose presence in Springfield had previously been limited to a pair of translators.[3] WQNA immediately went silent as a result. The volunteer DJs at WQNA are attempting to raise funds to purchase another station.

The sale to Covenant Network was consummated on April 8, 2020. The station changed its call sign to WTTT the following day. On May 19, 2020, the station resumed broadcasting, carrying the new owner's Catholic radio programming.

References
  1. "FCC History Cards — WQNA". FCC. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/179503/wqna-to-be-sold-due-to-lack-of-students/
  3. Spearie, Steven (November 19, 2019). "WQNA-FM sold to Catholic radio group; signal goes silent". State Journal-Register. Retrieved November 20, 2019.


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