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Ministry Around the World: Swiss Listener Shares About WGTS

By WGTS Staff

Much like books can stretch our imagination and transport us to new and exciting places, the radio signal of WGTS 91.9 has the ability to reach beyond our area and bring people from throughout the world into our listening family.

Meet WGTS 91.9 listener Christian Sollberger, a pastor of a Mennonite church in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. He discovered the station when his daughter attended her Swiss friend’s wedding in Washington, D.C., and she started listening. “Since then, I tune into WGTS several times a week,” says Sollberger, “especially as I pray when I’m jogging or hiking.

“As soon as I turn it on, the ‘encouragement engine’ is started,” he says.

WGTS Wraps Up Virtual Summer Concert Series

WGTS morning show hosts Jerry Woods and Blanca Vega kick off the Unspoken concert from the mall with Tysons Corner Center marketing director Todd Putt.

Story by Jerry Woods

For six years listeners have been enjoying the WGTS 91.9 Summer Concert Series with Tysons Corner Center. It’s the station’s premier summer event on Friday evenings on a large outdoor plaza. This year the pandemic changed everything, but the series continued, albeit in a new format.

WGTS Listeners Donate Tons of Food to Operation Fill the Pantry

A WGTS listener drops off food and chats with Community Engagement Director, Jitesh Ram.

Story by WGTS Staff

At the beginning of this year WGTS set an ambitious goal to fill every food pantry in the Washington D.C. area with “Operation Fill the Pantry.” After getting off to a strong start, the initiative was put on hold because of the pandemic. Now “Operation Fill the Pantry” is making a successful return socially distanced, of course.

WGTS 91.9 Kicks Off Summer Concert Series Virtually

For five years running one of WGTS’ biggest events is the Summer Concert Series at Tysons Corner Center. Because of current rules regarding COVID-19 the station couldn’t invite thousands of listeners to come down the normal outdoor plaza venue. Through a partnership with the mall and a local mortgage company, the WGTS team was able to host the concert virtually. The WGTS team shot part of the concert in advance at the plaza at the mall. Part of the concert came from Matthew West’s “Story House”, and the rest of the concert was hosted from the WGTS video studio.

WGTS 91.9 Receives Industry Award for Community Service

Story by WGTS Staff

During the recent virtual “Momentum” convention, members of the Christian Music Broadcasters association selected WGTS 91.9 for the “Community Service Award.”

This award is “presented to a Christian broadcaster, radio station or associated professional who, during the past year, has shown outstanding effort in community service.” CMB brings Christian radio media professionals together to help them develop programming that will reach listeners worldwide with the message of the gospel.