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.

WKJW
Broadcast areaAsheville, North Carolina
Frequency1010 kHz
Branding"The King's Radio Network"
Programming
FormatGospel Music and Preaching
AffiliationsUSA Radio News
Ownership
OwnerInternational Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc.
WKJV
History
First air date
1962
Former call signs
WFGW (1962–2013)
WLYT (2013)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5972
ClassD
Power47,000 watts day
90 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°35′29″N 82°24′53″W / 35.59139°N 82.41472°W / 35.59139; -82.41472
Translator(s)107.3 W297CI (Asheville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewkjv.com

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, N.C., purchased 1010 AM and started broadcasting on July 19, 2013 as WKJW.

Former logo

FM Translator

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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
W297CI 107.3 FM Asheville, North Carolina 201713 1 D LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKJW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b "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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