Of the 9 permits granted to STR from the November 2021 FCC application window, the first to broadcast was Tower Hill, IL station WWJR, 89.3 FM.   This station began as a 1kW omni-directional signal application yet God provided a different tower with a better lease rate and better setting.  These changes enabled this station to begin broadcast at 5.6 kW and cover a 50-mile x 120-mile section of south central Illinois with the three angels’ messages!    Startup costs are fully funded, praise God!    Monthly supporters are still needed.

Second to broadcast, after 2 years of grinding through numerous obstacles, is the Greenville station, WJCG, 89.9 FM.   This signal was applied for at 6 kW and after plowing through the tower exploration process for 2 different towers, the third tower finally qualified!    That protraction was a blessing, however, as the tower 14 miles away from the original enabled the signal to be increased to 15 kW and cover a much larger area.      WJCG covers the area between the STR Grand Rapids station and STR Lansing stations and the STR Harrison station that reaches almost to M46.   It also fills the gap between Big Rapids and Grand Rapids as you drive highway 131!     Praise God, startup costs are funded, yet this station needs many more monthly supporters as monthly operating costs approximate $3,600.

Broadcasting any day now will be the third new station to greet the airwaves, Owosso station WHSR, 88.7 FM at 10 kW.    The permit is completed and the FCC expected to issue the broadcast license imminently.      This station covers from Bay City to Lansing, from St. Johns to Flint, though the Bay City and Flint coverage may be marginal in spots.     Startup costs are funded, praise God!                          This station has a solid monthly support base, and we encourage you to join the area churches in sustaining this new evangelistic tool!”