WMSJ
| File:KLOVE 2014.svg | |
| Broadcast area | Portland, Maine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.3 MHz |
| Branding | K-LOVE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
| Affiliations | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | November 29, 1997 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17483 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 14,000 watts |
| HAAT | 186 meters (610 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Translator | W260AS 99.9 Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | klove.com |
WMSJ (89.3 FM; "K-LOVE") is a radio station airing the K-Love contemporary Christian music format, licensed to Freeport, Maine and serving the Portland area. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation.[2] WMSJ's programming is also heard on a translator in Lawrence, Massachusetts, W260AS (99.9 FM).
History
[edit | edit source]The 89.3 FM facility signed on November 29, 1997.[3] WMSJ's programming had originated in July 1993 on 91.9 FM in Harpswell;[3] after 89.3 went on the air, the 91.9 frequency was sold to the Bible Broadcasting Network and became WYFP.[4] Originally known as "Joy 89.3," the station rebranded to "Positive 89.3" in July 2005.[5] W260AS in Lawrence signed on in February 2008.[6]
By September 2010, the station's owner, The Positive Radio Network, shared several board members with Bethesda Christian Broadcasting, another operator of religious radio stations;[7] the following year, WMSJ was transferred to Bethesda.[8][9] In January 2015, Bethesda Christian Broadcasting reached a deal to sell WMSJ to Educational Media Foundation; the sale closed on June 10, 2015, at a purchase price of $925,000, at which point the station joined EMF's K-Love network.[2]
Previous logo
[edit | edit source]File:Joy893.png File:Positive893.png File:WMSJ893.png
References
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- ^ a b EMF Acquires Positive FM RadioINSIGHT, January 12, 2015
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Facility details for Facility ID 17483 (WMSJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMSJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
