Here Is Where We Stand.
Oct1
The Gates of Hell Cannot Prevail.
We first obtained our original construction permit in March of 2005 if that gives you any indication of how long things take in the broadcast industry. Certainly we have made some Minor Modifications to the original application but most of the delay has been caused, by what we believe to be enemy opposition to the Gospel, through either spiritual or physical entities. We have been met with roadblocks when dealing with a local television station in regards to tower space. We have been met with bureaucratic red tape in regards to zoning not to mention other various attacks on the sidelines to get us to either back down or cower in fear. If God be for us, who can be against? It has been a long venture but one we know God will honor in the long run because of His great name sake. You may or may not know by now, but come the end of October, Lord willing and should nothing happen, we will be on the air in Buffalo on 93.3FM.
Here are some things to think about.
The Lord has provided an opportunity for us that we just can not pass on. Our desire here at WZXV is to reach out to the lost and encourage believers to keep on keeping on. In order for us to do that we need to make sure we are being wise with our resources; frequencies and finances. That being said, let me tell you of our opportunity. We have been approached by another brother in the Lord that happens to own a tower near Ithaca and an AM Station. He has asked us to pray about trading him our Penn Yan translator for rent free space for life on his tower. He wants to broadcast his AM station over our FM translator in Penn Yan. This would mean that we could then apply those rent resources, that we are paying now for Penn Yan and Ithaca, to our Buffalo translator. Now while we understand that there will be many listeners in Penn Yan that will greatly miss the Word here on WZXV, we would like you to be mindful of the potential listeners in the downtown area of Buffalo. According to the Census data of 2000, the population of Penn Yan is 5,219 while the 2006 Census data for the city of Buffalo is 276,059, so you can see the potential, and that does not include those commuting into the city for work reasons. We see this as the hand of the Lord.
Here are some things to pray about.
We have a translator in Bowmansville and due to FCC regulations, we are currently re-broadcasting the signal of another great Christian Broadcaster. What we need is the Lord’s wisdom on what to do with and His provision for this frequency. Would you please intercede on our behalf and ask the Lord to provide a buyer or maybe another situation like we have in Ithaca? Also, please keep praying for the move in Syracuse, pray that it will happen and soon. I can tell you we have been in contact with WTVH and it would seem that it is still moving forward, but you never know. Let me explain what it will mean for Syracuse. The move will not make our signal stronger but it will get our signal higher and possibly further and without much interference as we go higher up in the air. Imagine if you will an open umbrella, if you were to hold it close to your head only you could fit under it, but as you hold it higher more people could stand under it with you. That, basically, is what it will do with our signal hopefully getting us further into the city and onto the thruway East and West.
Here are some things we’re thankful for.
We want to thank you for all of your support. You will never know, in this life, what your prayers, financial gifts and your kind words mean to us. I can tell you that it helps to keep us going and our prayer is that we keep you going also. May the Lord bless you and keep you and cause His face to shine upon you as you look into His Word, on WZXV.