Local radio station WJHS faces ice-related technical difficulties this morning
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
Those of you who are fans of our local adult alternative music station WJHS 91.5 FM might have found something you don't often hear on that station -- dead air. You listened to nothing briefly, then turned the dial and back again, asking yourself, "Did I hear this correctly?"
According to station manager Krystal Walker-Zoltek, the station's tower, located at the big blue Water Tower just off US 30 and State Road 109 in Columbia City, suffered some ice-related damage overnight. As a result, they are off the air until the problem is fixed.
Walker-Zoltek said an engineer is currently on site at the tower hoping to fix the issue and get the station back on the air by later this afternoon.
While you currently cannot listen to them in your car or on your radio, they are broadcasting at this moment via their website. WJHS was the first high school radio station in the state of Indiana to broadcast on the internet.
WJHS is located at Columbia City High School. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week with students at the helm. In addition to an interesting mix of new and older adult alternative music, the station broadcasts local high school sports.