WTRJ-FM (91.7

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) is an FM

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licensed to

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. The station is currently owned by Delmarva Educational Association and airs a

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using the moniker "The Truth." It is

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on 91.9

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, and 91.3

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in Folkston, Georgia. WTRJ covers the City of Jacksonville and its adjacent communities, while WAYL covers the southern part of the

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and WATY covers the northern section. Programming is also broadcast on WAYL's two translator stations in

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(94.3 MHz) and Atlantic Beach, Florida (103.7 MHz). The Truth carries a schedule of national religious leaders, including David Jeremiah,

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, John MacArthur, Jim Daly and Chuck Swindoll. Hosts may seek donations during their programs. Some programming is supplied by the

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. WTRJ's

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is off Hogan Road in Jacksonville. The studios and offices are also in Jacksonville, on Bonneval Road.

History

The station signed on the air as WNLE on

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, October 31, 1986. It was owned by the Nassau Baptist College and was originally licensed to

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. On September 21, 2006, WNLE changed its

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to WJBC-FM, and again on May 4, 2010, to WTRJ-FM. Programming on WTRJ-FM originally was heard at 88.1 WCRJ. On May 1, 2011, it moved to 91.7 and 91.9 to better cover the Jacksonville radio market. 88.1 WCRJ is now airing

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from " The Joy FM." In the early 2010s, WTRJ-FM switched its

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from Fernandina Beach to Orange Park, although the transmitter and studios remain in Jacksonville.

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