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History

The roots of WMUG can be traced back to as early as 1965, when Christian Witness founder J.D. Varner was healed from a life-threatening illness. Transformed by the experience, Varner began to search within himself for a gift that he could give back to God.

As member of Toast Masters International, Varner entered a speech competition. A woman came up to him following his speech and said, "With a voice like that, you could say anything and people would listen." Her comment provided spiritual direction to Varner's life, and he later would act on it through radio ministry.

In February 1966, Varner began a Sunday interview program with average Christian people on local station WDAD AM 1450 in Indiana, Pennsylvania; and was the only radio station on the air in Indiana County at that time. The program was then called "The Laymen's Witness". Over the next 41 years, the program has expanded from a half hour to five hours, and today is called "The Christian Witness". Varner's reputation in the community as a respected Christian aided in his winning election to the position of Indiana borough mayor in 1989. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Despite his highly successful program on WDAD, Varner for many years aspired to buy or build a radio station in his hometown that would serve the conservative Christian community on a full-time basis. When the FCC opened a window for low-power FM broadcasters after the turn of the 21st century, Varner and a board of trustees he had assembled petitioned the FCC for an FM license. The FCC granted The Christian Witness a non-commercial license to broadcast on 105.1 in 2002. However, the station would not go on the air until almost two years later, largely due to the incredible expense of putting a brand-new station on the air, which required real estate, a studio building, and professional-grade broadcast equipment.

Nevertheless, The Christian Witness pressed onward and was able to secure a hilltop location on Coolspring Road, right at the Indiana borough limit. The Christian Witness was able to choose 105 Coolspring Road (to match the assigned frequency) as the address for the undeveloped parcel of land, and local petroleum distributor William G. Satterlee provided the gift of a studio building (two converted mobile homes) for the new station. Funding also had to be secured to pay a professional FCC certified engineer to do the overall tower and antenna construction, as well as the transmitter installation. The remainder of the work was performed by volunteers who believed in the ministry's cause.

The work was finally completed in 2004. Later that year, the station signed on the air for the very first time.

WMUG Today

Todd Marino served as WMUG's first station manager and morning show host at the time of its sign-on. Today he continues his duties as co-host of "The Christian Witness" program Sunday mornings on WDAD.

WDAD morning show host Bill Otto hosts a weekday program called "Music on the Menu", an hour-long easy-listening music show on WMUG. Otto's wife Nancy also hosts a Friday evening show dedicated to dinner parties, decorating, and a weekly recipe.

Kevin Kubica today serves as station manager and general sales manager. Varner's son Doug, who had co-hosted the morning show with Todd Marino at the time of sign-on, now hosts the show alone, with an occasional guest host. He also serves as one of the station's engineers.

Links

• WMUG Radio Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WMUG-LP
• Radio Locator Information on WMUG-LP