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| Broadcast area | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Frequency | 93.3MHz |
| Branding | Star 93.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pillar of Fire International |
| History | |
First air date | 1961 |
Call sign meaning | Arthur Kent White |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52599 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°12′19″N84°33′23″W / 39.20528°N 84.55639°W /39.20528; -84.55639 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | star933.com |
WAKW (93.3FM, "STAR 93.3") is aChristian adult contemporary musicradio station located inCincinnati, Ohio. It is a listener-supported radio station owned byPillar of Fire International. The Class B, 50,000-watt signal reaches the greater Cincinnati area, including Northern Kentucky and Eastern Indiana.The station broadcasts with aneffective radiated power of 50,000watts.
In 1959, during the tenure of Dr. Johannes Maas as pastor of the Pillar of Fire Church and principal of Eden Grove Academy in Cincinnati, he envisioned starting a radio station similar to theZarephath station,WAWZ, where he had served on the staff. He contacted Rev. Russell Croucher, the manager and chief technician at WAWZ, and together they made plans that led to the application to the FCC for a new FM station to be located on the Eden Grove Academy campus.[2] The application was approved in 1961. In honor of the leadership and counsel of Bishop White, the call letters of the new station were named after his initials, WAKW.
WAKW began broadcasting in 1961. While the call letters have remained the same the station has been known by many different names, includingMajesty 93 andNew Life 93. In March 2008, WAKW rebranded asSTAR 93.3 to unify its branding with WAWZ.
In 2024[3] and 2025, WAKW has been the first non-stunting analog station in north America to adopt theall-Christmas music format, doing so both years on October 31.[4]
It's the first radio station broadcasting the sounds of the season this year.