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WJOS-LD

  • United States
  • Channels

    Branding

    WJOS Channel 58

    Programming

    Affiliations

    Defunct

    Ownership

    Owner

    William A. Barnhardt

    History

    Founded

    1993

    First air date

    1997

    Last air date

    2021 (license canceled on April 28, 2023)

    Former call signs

    • W27BO (1993–1998)
  • WJOS-LP (1998–2012)
  • Former channel number(s)

    Analog: 27 (UHF, 1993–2003); 58 (UHF, 2003–2012)

    Former affiliations

  • The Walk TV (2012–2021)
  • Call sign meaning

    Jesus, Our Son

    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC

    Facility ID

    72479

    Class

    LD

    ERP

    15kW

    HAAT

    32.5 m (107 ft)

    Transmitter coordinates

    39°2′9.2″N 82°1′25.5″W / 39.035889°N 82.023750°W / 39.035889; -82.023750

    Links

    Public license information

    LMS

    WJOS-LD (channel 45) was a low-power television stationinPomeroy, Ohio, United States.[2] The station broadcast local news, high school football and basketball, and religious programming from Meigs and Gallia counties in Ohio and Mason and Jackson counties in West Virginia.[3][4]

    History and programming[edit]

    The station was established in 1997[when?] on channel 27 by William A. "Pete" Barnhart, pastor of the Restoration Fellowship Church at Pomeroy.[5] In 1998, the local cable system began airing WJOS on channel 19 on weekday evenings and channel 23 on weekends, later shifting to 24-hour programming on Channel 20.[3][5] A new transmitter established in 2003 allowed WJOS to switch to UHF channel 58.[5] WJOS's first home was Commercial Building 3 at the Meigs County Fairgrounds.[6]

    Most of WJOS's broadcasts were devoted to religious, family, and gospel music programming,[5] much of it produced by the Christian Broadcasting Network.[7]

    Local programming[edit]

    Barnhart's wife, Brenda, also a pastor of the Restoration Fellowship Church, hosted local news broadcasts on Thursday and Friday evenings.[5][4] WJOS broadcast football and basketball games for Wahama High SchoolinMason, West Virginia, Gallia Academy, and Meigs County Schools. Religious programming included services and the program Joy for Your Journey, from the Syracuse Church of the Nazarene,[8][9] services from Restoration Fellowship Church and Ripley Tabernacle Baptist Church on Sundays, along with gospel music on Monday evenings.[4]

    WJOS was involved in local community affairs, promoting local tourism with the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce,[10] participating in a forum on local news coverage,[11] and working with community members and churches to organize a support group for the bereaved.[12]

    WJOS also broadcast area Christmas concerts, including the Choirs of Angels concert in 1998[13] and various performances on Christmas Along the River.[13][14][15]

    Discontinuance[edit]

    The station's owner, William Barnhart, died in 2017,[16] and ownership of WJOS passed to Brenda Barnhart as executrix of her husband's estate.[2] In 2020, Brenda Barnhart announced she was in talks to sell the station to an unspecified man from Texas and friend of the Barnharts whose programs had aired on WJOS; the buyer would eliminate local programming but continue to provide Christian programming.[17] The sale never closed, and the station went dark some time in 2021.[when?] Its license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on April 28, 2023.[2]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJOS-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ a b c "DDWJOS-LD". Federal Communications Commission, Licensing and Management System. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Cablevision adds Pomeroy station". Sunday Times-Sentinel. February 15, 1998. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ a b c "WJOS Television Station". www.wjos.com. WJOS Television. March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  • ^ a b c d e Reed, Brian J. (June 9, 2003). "Barnhart juggles TV, school and church work". The Daily Sentinel. Pomeroy, Ohio. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ Hoeflich, Bob (August 19, 1998). "Beat of the Bend..." The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ "WJOS TV-58 Weekly Television Guide". www.wjos.com. WJOS Television. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
  • ^ "Society Scrapbook". The Daily Sentinel. May 7, 1999. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ "Come Let Us Worship". The Daily Sentinel. May 7, 1999. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ "Regional Briefs". The Daily Sentinel. August 11, 1999. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ "To hold town meeting". The Daily Sentinel. October 15, 1999. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ Hoeflich, Charlene (March 15, 2004). "Support group for bereaved organizes". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ a b "'Choirs of Angels' concert to be presented December 17". Sunday Times-Sentinel. December 13, 1998. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ Sergent, Beth (October 13, 2004). "Chamber Holds Meet the Candidates Luncheon". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ Sergent, Beth (November 29, 2004). "Christmas in Pomeroy". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ "William Allen 'Pete' Barnhart, 63". Meigs Independent Press. December 18, 2017.
  • ^ Hawley, Sarah (September 1, 2020). "The end of an era - WJOS to be sold". The Daily Sentinel.
  • This region includes the following cities: Parkersburg, WV
    Marietta, OH
    Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

    Full power

  • WOUB-TV 20 (.1 PBS, .2 Classic, .3 World, .4 Create, .5 OH Ch., .6 PBS Kids, .7 Audio)
  • Low power

  • WIYE-LD 26 (.1 CBS, .2 MeTV/MNTV, .3 MeToons (soon))
  • W51EG-D 51 (.1 PBS/WVPB, .2 World, .3 PBS Kids)
  • Defunct

  • "WBPB" (CW+, cable-only)
  • "WCWP" CW 5 (CW+, cable-only)
  • West Virginia Broadcast television
    Bluefield/Beckley
    Charleston/Huntington
    Clarksburg/Weston
    Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH
    Wheeling, WV/Steubenville, OH
    Ohio broadcast television
    Cincinnati
    Cleveland
    Columbus
    Dayton
    Lima
    Marietta, OH/Parkersburg, WV
    Steubenville, OH/Wheeling, WV
    Toledo
    Youngstown
    Zanesville

    This region includes the following cities: Huntington/Charleston, WV
    Ashland, KY
    Portsmouth/Ironton, OH
    Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

    Full power

  • WCHS-TV (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Fox, 8.3 ANT)
  • WVAH-TV (11.1 Catchy, 11.2 Nest, 11.3 Comet, 11.4 Charge!, 11.5 TBD)
  • WOWK-TV (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Mystery, 13.3 Laff, 13.4 REW)
  • WKAS (25.1 PBS/KET, 25.2 KET2, 25.3 KET KY, 25.4 PBS Kids)
  • WLPX-TV (29.1 Ion, 29.2 Court, 29.3 Bounce, 29.4 Grit, 29.5 Ion+, 29.6 Scripps, 29.7 JTV, 29.8 HSN, 29.9 QVC)
  • WQCW (30.1 CW, 30.2 H&I, 30.3 Start, 30.4 Quest, 30.5 The365)
  • WVPB-TV (33.1 PBS/WVPB, 33.2 World, 33.3 PBS Kids)
  • WTSF (61.1 Daystar)
  • Low power

  • W26EW-D (26.1 HSN, 26.2 QVC, 26.3 HSN2, 26.4 QVC2, 26.5 QVC3, 26.6 Fashion Finds, 26.7 QVC in the Kitchen)
  • WTZP-LD (50.1 Cozi, 50.2 Crime, 50.3 Buzzr, 50.4 Lifehacks DRTV, 50.5 Weather radar)
  • Outlying areas

  • W28DD-D 25.1 PBS/KET, 25.2 KET2, 25.3 KY Channel, 25.4 PBS Kids; Louisa, KY)
  • WHJC-LP (27.1 Retro; Williamson, WV)
  • ATSC 3.0

    WSAZ-TV / W27EF-D (3.1 NBC, 8.1 ABC, 11.1 Catchy, 13.1 CBS, 30.1 CW)

    Cable

    Defunct

  • WJOS-LD 45 (Walk)
  • WKNA-TV 49 (ABC/DuMont)
  • West Virginia Broadcast television
    Bluefield/Beckley
    Charleston/Huntington
    Clarksburg/Weston
    Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH
    Wheeling, WV/Steubenville, OH
    Ohio broadcast television
    Cincinnati
    Cleveland
    Columbus
    Dayton
    Lima
    Marietta, OH/Parkersburg, WV
    Steubenville, OH/Wheeling, WV
    Toledo
    Youngstown
    Zanesville
    Bowling Green
    Charleston/Huntington, WV
    Cincinnati, OH
    Evansville, IN
    Knoxville, TN
    Lexington
    Louisville
    Paducah (Western Kentucky/Southern Illinois/Southeast Missouri)
    Other television stations in the state of Ohio

    Independent

  • WDEM-CD 17
    • Columbus
  • WFND-LD 19
    • Findlay
  • WQMC-LD 23
    • Columbus
  • WRCX-LD 40
    • Dayton
  • WBNX-TV 55
    • Akron–Cleveland
  • WMFD-TV 68
    • Mansfield
  • Bounce

  • WSFJ-TV 51
    • London–Columbus
  • Cozi

  • WCBZ-CD 22
    • Marion–Columbus
  • WMNT-CD 48
    • Toledo
  • Home shopping

  • WEWS-DT 5.5 / WVPX-DT 23.8
    • HSN, Cleveland/Akron
  • WDMY-LD 23
    • HSN, Toledo
  • WEWS-DT 5.6 / WVPX-DT 23.6
    • QVC, Cleveland/Akron
  • Religious

  • WLMB 40
    • Ind., Toledo
  • WLMA 44
    • Ind., Lima
  • WNHO-LD 44
    • Ind., Defiance
  • WRLM 47
    • TCT, Canton–Cleveland
  • WGGN-TV 52
    • Ind., Sandusky
  • WCDN-LD 53
  • WDTJ-LD 68
    • Daystar, Toledo
  • Spanish

  • WBQC-LD 25
  • WCSN-LD 32.4
  • WQHS-DT 61
  • Misc.

  • WIVN-LP 29 / WIVM-LD 39
  • WOCV-CD 35
  • Defunct

  • WWRD-LP 32
    • Centerville–Dayton
  • WJOS-LD 45
  • See also
    ABC
    CBS
    CW
    Fox
    Ion
    MyNetworkTV
    NBC
    PBS
    Other stations in Ohio
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