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 On
Saturday, October 7, 1989,
in New Smyrna Beach, Florida a Christian
radio station, WJLU FM. 89.7 on the FM
dial was born!
WJLU, owned by
Cornerstone Community Radio, Inc.,
a
Florida-based nonprofit corporation was
ON THE AIR!
The
purposes for which the station was
organized are exclusively religious,
charitable, scientific, literary, and
educational within the meaning of
section 501(c) (3) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
The
station began with a power of 1,000
watts with a tower height of 200 feet,
covering about a 15 mile radius.
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In the
Fall of 1991,
it increased power to 5,000 watts and
antenna height to 300 feet.
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In
April
1994,
the Cornerstone Broadcasting Corporation
was organized under the laws of the
State of Florida with a new Board. The
assets of Cornerstone Community Radio
were purchased for $353,000. and
Cornerstone Community Radio then moved
to Illinois.
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In
October 1994,
WJLU received a power increase to 10,000
watts.
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In
February 1996,
WMFJ AM was acquired at a cost of
$250,000.
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August
23, 1996,
WJLH, Cornerstone Broadcasting
Corporation, went on the air, serving
the North end of Volusia County and
Flagler County to Palm Coast.
Cornerstone Broadcasting Corporation
owns three (3) towers: New Smyrna Beach
(land & building is leased), Root Street
location in Daytona Beach (complete
ownership), and Flagler Beach (complete
ownership).
Cornerstone Broadcasting Corporation
also owns the studio/Headquarters
building in Port Orange. This building
and the equipment in New Smyrna Beach
were included in the $353,000 purchase
price of assets from Cornerstone
Community Radio.
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June 1997,
Cornerstone Broadcasting installed a
receiver modulator and character
generator at Halifax hospital. Now
patients can get messages and listen to WJLU. This was made possible by a
special gift from one of our supporters.
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On
September 18th 1998
at 2:00pm 97.3 FM was born in Deland.
Translator W247AK is located on the
Cloisters building 400E. Howry Ave. The
translator is 250 watts and the signal
reaches Deland and Orange City.
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October
1998
The Cornerstone acquired the property on
Root Street, a gift from the Beasley
Corporation.
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As of
December 29, 1998
The Cornerstone Foundation has been
given approval as a Charity Endowment
Fund. The purpose of this fund is to
support the charitable activity of The
Cornerstone Broadcasting Corporation. It
is our goal to build the trust so it can
generate the income to cover our
operating expenses.
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On
February 15th 1999
Cornerstone Connection became a part of
The Cornerstone Broadcasting
Corporation. March was our first
edition. Cornerstone Connection is
distributed throughout Flagler and
Volusia Counties with a circulation of
10,000 copies. The mission is to provide
Christian information as a free service
to the community.
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Tuesday
February 23rd 1999
97.3 FM in Daytona Beach was born.
Translator W247AL is mounted on the WMFJ
tower on Root Street. This translator is
250 watts filling a need for better
reception in Daytona Beach especially in
the down town area.
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On Sept. 30th
1999
The Cornerstone Web site was Launched,
www.cornerstoneministry.org
We prayed
for it, We worked for it and God blessed
us, Praise God! Effective October 1999
The Cornerstone became a member of the
ECFA. Our membership is a demonstration
to our donors of our commitment to the
highest standards of financial integrity
and Christian ethics.
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Feb. 28th
2000
history was made when all Christian
broadcasters switched to a new digital
satellite system. This promises a
clearer and more reliable signal.
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May
13, 2000
A new transmitter was installed for WJLH.
Praise God! New is good.
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On
January 1, 2001
The Cornerstone began streaming its
signal AM and FM on the worldwide web
and launched a major renovation to our
home page.
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August 4,
2001 The
month of August began with major
improvements to the WMFJ tower. The coax
cable was remounted properly to the
tower. A new micro wave dish for
receiving the WMFJ signal was installed.
The tuning cables were reinstalled to
new brackets with stabilizing brackets
mounted along the length of the tower.
Two weeks later a new transmitter was
installed and the Harris moved into the
newly renovated room in the front of the
building.
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August 2001 WJLU & WJLH came online
with our state of the art, live
assist/automation system.
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Sept 2001
Genrac stand by generators were
installed at the WJLH and the WMFJ
transmitter sites. This was a gift from
our friends at Z88.
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December 2001
WMFJ came online with
our state of the art, live
assist/automation system.
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December 2002
The property for the WJLH
transmitter site was paid in full
by a grant from a listener.
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May 2003
Genrac
standby generators were installed at
our studio's facility and at the WJLU
transmitter site.
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August 2003
The Cornerstone Website was
completely Re-designed
by Newkey Media Solutions and
Launched
on August 8th.
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January 7, 2004
Bill Leisner President/ General Manager
went home to be with the Lord. The
history of Cornerstone Broadcasting
along with his love and dedication to serving the
Lord is his legacy. We will
all miss Bill .
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January, 2004
Bill Powell was appointed new manager.
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