WJTB-FM (95.3 FM, "GNN Radio") is a commercial Christian radio station licensed to South Congaree, South Carolina, United States. Owned by Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc., the station services the Columbia metropolitan area and surrounding Midlands region as an affiliate of GNN Radio. The WJTB-FM studios are located in Downtown Columbia while the station transmitter resides in Red Bank. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WJTB-FM broadcasts over three HD Radio channels, and is available online. The WJTB-HD2 digital subchannel, which airs the "Worship and Word Network", and the WJTB-HD3 digital subchannel, which airs the "Millennial-FM Network", also simulcast over low-power FM translators.
History
In early 1991, WKWQ, later known as WZMJ, changed frequencies from 95.3 to 93.1, leaving the 95.3 frequency open. The frequency was reallocated to South Congaree by the FCC and after two years, the license was awarded to Glory Communications, a group led by former WWDM sales manager/media specialist Alex Snipe. The station signed on the air on October 29, 1993, as WFMV. It carried an urban contemporary gospel format. The call letters, WFMV, had been previously assigned to an FM radio station in Blairstown, New Jersey.
WFMV offered mostly contemporary black gospel music with some classic artists such as CeCe Winans, Smokie Norful, Mary Mary, Shirley Caesar, John P. Kee, The Georgia Mass Choir, and Kirk Franklin. Informational programming included The Morning Inspirations, Wellness Watch, Real Power (for voters), Kid's Korner and Watchdog (for consumers); on weekends, I-95 covered community issues.
WFMV was part of the Glory Radio Network along with WTUA, WLJI, WPDT and WSPX. WFMV was named Southeast Music Award station of the year in 1995.