WKJW
WKJW (1010 AM) is a commercial conservative gospel radio station broadcasting at 47,000 watts in Black Mountain, North Carolina, operated by International Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc. of Asheville, North Carolina, Dr J. Wendell Runion, President and General Manager.
| Broadcast area | Asheville, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
| Branding | "The King's Radio Network" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Gospel Music and Preaching |
| Affiliations | USA Radio News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | International Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc. |
| WKJV | |
| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Former call signs | WFGW (1962-2013) WLYT (2013) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 5972 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 47,000 watts day 90 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°35′29″N 82°24′53″W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 W297CI (Asheville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkjv.com |
The station was founded as WFGW AM in May 1962 by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.[1]
A 1970 ad in the Asheville Citizen-Times said WFGW was the only area station playing easy listening music and standards.[2] It was a daytime-only station broadcasting at 50,000 watts.[1]
Prior to 2005, it played mostly Southern gospel music which was moved online. Starting August 1, 2005, as "Faith and Freedom Radio", WFGW was a commercial talk radio station with some Christian talk.[3] WFGW Talk Radio was available on its sister-station's HD signal, 106.9 FM HD3.
WKJW must reduce power to 90 watts at night to protect Canadian clear-channel CFRB in Toronto.
International Baptist Outreach Missions, owner of WKJV of Asheville, N.C., purchased 1010 AM and started broadcasting on July 19, 2013 as WKJW.
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| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W297CI | 107.3 FM | Asheville, North Carolina | 201713 | 1 | D | LMS |
References
- "Billy Graham's Radio Station Will Observe 10th Anniversary". Asheville Citizen-Times. May 21, 1972. p. 49. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- "Why are Asheville area listeners turning on Ten-Ten Radio?". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 27, 1970. p. 23. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- Snow, Mary. "WFGW/1010-AM goes worldwide with switch to Web". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WKJW
- WKJW in the FCC AM station database
- WKJW on Radio-Locator
- WKJW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database