| Broadcast area | Asheville |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1380kHz |
| Branding | "The King’s Radio Network" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Affiliations | USA Radio News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | International Baptist Outreach Missions |
| WKJW | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 (1947) |
Former call signs |
|
Call sign meaning | "King James Version" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2921 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 25,000watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°36′19″N82°35′31″W / 35.60528°N 82.59194°W /35.60528; -82.59194 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkjv.com |
WKJV (1380kHz) is a listener-supportedChristian radio station licensed inAsheville, North Carolina. It servesBuncombe,Madison,McDowell,Mitchell,Haywood,Henderson,Yancey, andTransylvania Counties. WKJV is a ministry of International Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. The station's programming featuresSouthern gospel music and preaching from theKing James Bible. WKJV has a daytime non-directional power of 25,000watts and a night-time directional power of 1,000 watts.
WLOS began broadcasting August 11, 1947, as aMutual affiliate on 1380 kHz with power of 5 kW (daytime) and 1 kW (night). The station was licensed to Skyway Broadcasting Corporation.[2]
In 1969, WLOS was sold to Greater Asheville Broadcasting Co., owned by the John Jenkins family ofHuntington, West Virginia. As the previous owners retainedWLOS-FM andWLOS-TV, the call letters were changed to WKKE; the format wasMOR/Top 40.
In 1977, WKKE became WRAQ and playedadult rock. In 1982, Sid Highes became program director and the format changed toSouthern Gospel.
In 1988, GHB Broadcasting purchased the station and changed its letters to WTOO. In 1992, WTOO was not profitable and a format change torock and roll was planned. Hearing this news, Pastor Doug Roland of Maple Ridge Baptist Church inCandler told some area pastors about the problem, and the decision was made to buy the station by asking listeners to contribute. In five days, $53,000 was raised. Anchor Baptist Broadcasting, which also runsWGCR, took over the station and the call letters WKJV were selected, referring to theKing James Version ofthe Bible.
International Baptist Outreach Missions took over in 1997. In September 2001 the signal increased to 25,000 watts. WKJV can now be heard in parts ofSouth Carolina andTennessee.[3] On July 17, 2013, the former WFGW, after being purchased by I.B.O.M., becameWKJW.
  | This article about a radio station in North Carolina is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |