Broadcast area | Matewan, West Virginia Central Mingo County, West Virginia Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky |
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Frequency | 1360 kHz |
Branding | 1360 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Southern Gospel |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Call sign meaning | We Herald Jesus Christ |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 67038 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 Watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°37′2.0″N82°10′4.0″W / 37.617222°N 82.167778°W |
Translator(s) | 97.1 MHz W246DL (Matewan) |
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