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| Broadcast area | Denver-Boulder-Longmont |
| Frequency | 910kHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | AM910 KPOF |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pillar of Fire International |
| KSRC,KFCO | |
| History | |
First air date | January 12, 1927 (1927-01-12) |
Call sign meaning | Pillar of Fire |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52600 |
| Class | B |
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| Translator | 102.7 K274DF (Denver) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.am91.org |
KPOF (910kHz) is anon-profitAMradio station inDenver, Colorado. It is owned byPillar of Fire and airs aChristian talk and teachingradio format. The studio andtransmitter are inWestminster, located on the campus of Belleview Christian Schools in the historicWestminster Castle, just northwest of Denver. KPOF uses the moniker "AM91: The Point of Faith", and is a member of theNational Religious Broadcasters, noted fornon-profit religious and educational programs and music. KPOF considers itself the "granddaddy" of religious broadcasters, owned by a Christian organization since 1928.
KPOF carries local and national religious leaders, includingDavid Jeremiah,Chuck Swindoll,Joni Eareckson Tada andJohn Daly. Late nights and some weekend hours, the station broadcasts adultChristian music.
On January 12, 1927, KGEY was licensed and went on the air with only 15watts of power on 1490 kHz. The station was privately owned but was primarily used to promote the small college where the station was based. By the next year, a new transmitter had been installed and sold to the current owners, Pillar of Fire. On March 9, 1928, theFederal Radio Commission authorized the sale and change ofcall sign to KPOF. In those early days of broadcasting, most of the programs were produced live with the musical talent and speakers on location.
In the 1930s, KPOF moved to 880 kHz, at 500 watts, as a shared time radio station.[2] When theNorth American Regional Broadcasting Agreement went into effect on March 29, 1941, it moved to its current frequency of 910 kHz, broadcasting with 1,000 watts.[3] KPOF still had to share the frequency with a station inGreeley,KFKA, with each station agreeing to broadcast only at certain times of the day. A few years later, KFKA moved toAM 1310, where it remains today. That allowed KPOF to broadcast full time on 910 kHz.
KPOF is the ninth oldest continuously licensed broadcast station in Colorado and the first in the state to broadcast inHD Radio. It is the oldest station in thePillar of Fire Church Network, headquartered inZarephath, New Jersey, which is the oldest chain ofChristian radio stations in the world. KPOF and the Pillar of Fire were established by BishopAlma Bridwell White.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| K274DF | 102.7FM | Denver, Colorado | 202881 | 250 | D | 39°50′47″N105°2′0.9″W / 39.84639°N 105.033583°W /39.84639; -105.033583 (K274DF) | LMS |
39°50′46.95″N105°2′0.94″W / 39.8463750°N 105.0335944°W /39.8463750; -105.0335944