KJMJ

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KJMJ "Radio Maria" (for "Jesus,Mary and Joseph") is an American AM radio broadcasting station at 580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana where its local Catholic diocese is also headquartered and is the originating English language station of Radio Maria USA airing Catholic programming.

Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and Programming 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

Originally KALB (AM) the radio sister of KALB-TV channel 5. The station was sold in the 1990s and was at one time a soul gospel formated station. In May of 2000,it was purchased by The World Family of Radio Maria through its local supporters. Afterward, a network of repeaters were established later that year which includes an FM in Lake Charles,LA and an AM in Port Arthur,TX and New Iberia,LA. An FM was acquired in Natchitoches,LA in 2002 with an FM in Anna,OH being the newest repeater in the summer of 2006. Audiostreaming from its website is available for listeners outside the station's signal area. A Spanish language program is also aired on Saturday mornings.

Kelly Hatcher is station manager,Father Duane Stenzel O.F.M. is program director and on-air personality,Chester Mealer is production technician,Renee Johnson is on-air technician and Frank Hare is studio/production manager.

[edit] Facilities and Programming

KJMJ "Radio Maria" operates with a daytime power of 5,000 watts serving central Louisina and reaches the New Orleans,Baton Rouge,Shreveport and Houston Texas areas . It has a nighttime power of 1,000 watts with a northwest to southeast direction pattern. Radio Maria's programming includes a mix of traditional Catholic worship and inspirational music with Contemporary Christian music along with a weekday Mass,frequent recitals of the Holy Rosary and various talk and teaching programs on the Catholic faith. Its sattellite audio feed allows a network of repeaters on both the AM and FM bands broadcast the same programming in Louisiana,Texas and Ohio. (see below) Spanish language programming for Radio Maria USA is originated on FM subcarriers in Houston and New York City with Italian language programming also offerd on an FM subcarrier in New York in addition to audiostreaming.

A global simulcast of all Radio Maria stations worldwide,entitled: "With Holy Mary in the Light of the Merciful Christ" will include masses,multilingual recitals of the Holy Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy including a special catachesis on Easter themes which will be aired on Friday April 13,2007.

Radio Maria's other English language stations simulcasting KJMJ include

AM repeaters

• KDEI 1250 in Port Arthur,TX
• KNIR 1360 in New Iberia,LA

FM repeaters

• WHJM 88.7 in Anna,OH
• KBIO 89.7 in Natchitoches,LA
• KOJO 91.1 in Lake Charles,LA

[edit] See also

• Jesus Christ
• Blessed Virgin Mary
• Radio Maria
• Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana
• List of radio stations in Louisiana
• List of religious radio stations
• Knights of Columbus

[edit] External links

• Official Radio Maria USA site (with streaming audio)
• Official Radio Maria international site (with streaming audio)
• Official Radio Maria Italy site
• KJMJ technical info from Radio-Locator website.
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KJMJ
• Catholic Telegraph news article on Radio Maria's newest English language station WHJM (March 23,2007)