WKJW

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WKJW
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
OwnerInternational Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc.
WKJV
History
First air date
1962 (1962)
Former call signs
  • WFGW (1962–2013)
  • WLYT (2013)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 5972
Class D
Power
  • 47,000 watts day
  • 90 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°35′29.4″N82°24′52.4″W / 35.591500°N 82.414556°W / 35.591500; -82.414556
Translator(s) 107.3 W297CI (Asheville)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wkjv.com

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.

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The station was founded as WFGW AM in May 1962 by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. [2]

A 1970 ad in the Asheville Citizen-Times said WFGW was the only area station playing easy listening music and standards. [3] It was a daytime-only station broadcasting at 50,000 watts. [2]

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. [4] 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, North Carolina, purchased 1010 AM and started broadcasting on July 19, 2013, as WKJW.

Former logo WKJV-WKJW 1380-1010-107.3 logo.jpg
Former logo

FM translator

An FM translator affords the listener the ability to listen on the FM band with its inherent high fidelity and often stereophonic sound. In addition, FM stations may broadcast 24 hours per day.

Broadcast translator for WKJW
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W297CI107.3 FM Asheville, North Carolina 2017131D LMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKJW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 "Billy Graham's Radio Station Will Observe 10th Anniversary". Asheville Citizen-Times. May 21, 1972. p. 49. Retrieved June 9, 2020– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Snow, Mary. "WFGW/1010-AM goes worldwide with switch to Web". Asheville Citizen-Times . p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2020– via newspapers.com.


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