fostoria port clinton lake erie islands and tifffin areas . branding annunciation radio slogan faith with frequency frequency 88.1 mhz first air date april 25 2011 format religious radio catholic erp 380 watts haat 102.4 meters 336 ft class a facility id 172338 transmitter coordinates 41 22 37.80 n 82 48 52.30 w 41.3771667 n 82.8145278 w 41.3771667 ; 82.8145278 coordinates 41 22 37.80 n 82 48 52.30 w 41.3771667 n 82.8145278 w 41.3771667 ; 82.8145278 affiliations ewtn global catholic radio network ave maria radio network owner our lady of guadalupe radio inc. dba annunciation rado sister stations wnoc bowling green toledo flagship station wfot lexington mansfield wshb willard webcast listen live website official website whrq 88.1 fm is a non commercial educational radio station in sandusky ohio usa airing catholic programming . the station serves the sandusky and port clinton areas as a repeater of originating sration wnoc 89.7 mhz licensed to bowling green and serving the toledo area . the station began as a construction permit in start up phase in 2009 by port clinton knights of columbus home association . 1 the new licensee is our lady of guadelupe radio inc dba annunciation radio . whrq s transmitter is located near castalia with its main wnoc studio and office located at 3662 rugby drive in toledo . whrq is the third full time catholic station in the toledo diocese and the second of annunciation radio s regional network . annunciation radio began in 2006 as a venture by toledo businessman and deacon michael learned who on february 3 2008 launched a sunday afternoon program on wtod 1560 am until wnoc made its initial sign on on august 14 2010 . annunciation radio s beginnings as a weekly sunday afternoon program on toledo s daytime talk station the former wtod now csn international owned wwyc 1560 am later moved to cumulus owned wlqr 1470 am in toledo up until the time wnoc made its initial sign on during the feast of the assumption on the weekend of august 14 and 15 of 2010 . whrq is a sister station and repeater of wnoc 89.7 fm in bowling green and serving the metropolitan toledo area . in june 2010 2 months before the station began broadcasting tim kusner joined the radio station staff . he was responsible for obtaining underwriters and gradually moved into producing announcing traffic management managing the station facebook page and co hosting the friday morning live program annunciation radio presents . wnoc serves the bowling green and toledo areas while sister station whrq in sandusky at 88.1 fm made it on air debut on monday april 25 2011 . the annunciation radio audiostream commenced on its website on august 26 2010 . upon its initial sign on which took place at 3 30pm on monday april 25 2011 whrq became the third catholic station within the toledo diocese to begin broadcasting . whrq along with sister stations wfot wshb and originating station wnoc airs programming from ewtn global catholic radio . in june 2013 annunciation radio purchased wfot 89.5 fm licensed in lexington and serving the mansfield area . wfot on the air since 2007 was originally part of columbus based st. gabriel radio as a near simulcast of wvsg am . wfot programming transitioned from st gabriel radio to annunciation radio on july 11 2013 at 3 00 pm local time . in the fall of 2013 the construction permit of wshb 90.9 fm in willard was purchased by annunciation radio from the mansfield christian school and made its sign on during christmas day on december 25 2013 . wjta 88.9 fm licensed to glandorf and transmitting from leipsic is owned by a separate entity that serves findlay ottawa lima napoleon defiance and paulding which compliments both the wnoc and whrq signals . since all three stations carry nearly all of the ewtn radio schedule ewtn programming is easily accessed on a car radio along the i 75 ohio state route 15 and u.s. route 6 corridors in northwestern and north central ohio by all three stations in their respective areas and frequencies . see also edit wjta ewtn affiliate in glandorf leipsic owned by holy family communications . wfgp k of c owned station in greene maine wtbp k of c owned station in bath maine wrro owned by club 1915 inc. k of c council 1915 in bryan ohio in partnership with redeemer radio of fort wayne wrdf licensed in edon ohio . wvsg am the former wosu am ewtn affiliate in columbus owned by st. gabriel radio inc. . . reaching into portions of northwestern ohio during the daytime . references edit whrq facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . retrieved 2009 09 02 . external links edit official annunciation radio site with streaming audio query the fcc s fm station database for whrq radio locator information on whrq query nielsen audio s fm station database for whrq whrq information from rec networks site v t e radio stations in the sandusky port clinton ohio lake erie islands region by am frequency 1430 1450 1510 1600 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.1 89.5 90.5 90.7 90.9 92.1 93.3 95.3 96.1 97.7 99.1 100.9 102.7 by callsign w227bj wcpz wfob wfro fm wggn whei whrq whvt wkfm wlec wlkr wlkr fm wmjk wnrk wnzn wohf wshb wttf wvms defunct stations wfro ohio radio markets akron canton cincinnati cleveland columbus dayton lima marietta toledo youngstown warren other ohio radio regions ashtabula ironton mid ohio sandusky southern ohio wheeling steubenville see also southwestern ontario radio list of radio stations in ohio v t e religious radio stations in the state of ohio stations wakw cincinnati waom mowrystown waui shelby wbcj spencerville wbcy archbold wbie delphos wbjv steubenville wcbv lp lima wccd parma cleveland wccr cleveland wcnw fairfield wcrf fm cleveland wcue cuyahoga falls akron wcvj jefferson wcvv belpre weec springfield wfcj miamisburg wfco lancaster wfot lexington wgoj conneaut wgri cincinnati whss hamilton whjm anna whkw cleveland whkz warren youngstown whrq sandusky whvt clyde whvy coshocton wilb canton wjdd carrollton wjee bolivar wjfy lp newark wjhe heath wjic zanesville wjje delaware wjta glandorf leipsic wjtb north ridgeville cleveland wjym bowling green toledo wkcd cedarville wkja brunswick wlru lp hillsboro wnhc lp lima wnkl wauseon toledo wnoc bowling green toledo wnop newport cincinnati wnwt rossford toledo wofn beach city wohc chillicothe wotl toledo wqrp dayton wrfd columbus worthington wrro edon bryan wshb willard wsjg tiffin wtgn lima wtll lp zanesville wtpg whitehouse wttp lp lima wukv portsmouth wulm springfield dayton wvml millersburg wvms sandusky wvsg columbus wwow conneaut wwtl lp logan wwyc toledo wxmf marion wxml upper sandusky wxmw sycamore wyfy cambridge wytn youngstown wywh lp athens wzcp chillicothe wzlp loudonville wzwp west union wylr hubbard youngstown defunct wcer canton see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in ohio see also classical jazz religious spanish smooth 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