KJMJ
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| KJMJ | |
| City of license | Alexandria, Louisiana |
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| Broadcast area | Alexandria area |
| Slogan | A Christian Voice In Your Home |
| Frequency | 580 kHz |
| Format | Christian radio |
| ERP | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 20492 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Callsign meaning | Jesus, Mary and Joseph |
| Former callsigns | KLBG (1995-2000) |
| Affiliations | Radio Maria |
| Owner | Radio Maria, Inc. |
| Website | radiomaria.us |
KJMJ "Radio Maria" (for "Jesus, Mary and Joseph") is an American AM radio broadcasting station in Alexandria, Louisiana where the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana is also headquartered and is the originating English language station of Radio Maria USA airing Catholic programming.
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[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. At the time of KALB's founding it was originally located at 1420 on the AM band. In May 2000,it was purchased by The World Family of Radio Maria through its local supporters. It's initial broadcast as KJMJ commenced on May 25 of that same year. 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 satellite 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 sub carriers in Houston and New York City with Italian language programming also offered on an FM sub carrier in New York in addition to audio streaming. Plans are now underway for starting a Spanish language station in Chicago in addition to construction permits granted for English language stations in Pennsylvania,Wisconsin and Mississippi. Some of KJMJ's programs with a worldwide online audience include "Stories for the Young at Heart" read by Darlene DuFour on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings.
[edit] Reference
[edit] Repeaters
| Callsign | Frequency | City of license | Additional Information |
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| KDEI | 1250 AM | Port Arthur, TX | FCC Radio Locator |
| KNIR | 1360 AM | New Iberia, LA | FCC Radio Locator |
| WHJM | 88.7 FM | Anna, OH | WHJM FCC WHJM Radio Locator |
| KBIO | 89.7 FM | Natchitoches, LA | KBIO FCC KBIO Radio Locator |
| KOJO | 91.1 FM | Lake Charles, LA | FCC Radio Locator |
Radio Maria USA has also recently applied with the FCC for ten additional FM frequencies for its repeater network.
Radio Maria USA recently acquired WULM-AM 1600 kHz in Springfield, Ohio as the second Ohio repeater which was approved by the FCC on April 16,2008. The AM acquisition will bring Radio Maria's programming to Springfield,Dayton,Eaton,Troy,Urbana,and other Miami Valey communities which cannot be reached by WHJM-FM's signal.The signal can also potentially reach Columbus as well as Richmond,Indiana. WULM's transiiton to Radio Maria USA programming took place on Saturday May 31,2008 at 11:00 AM Central Standard Time.
[edit] External links
- Official Radio Maria USA 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
- Radio Locator Information on KJMJ
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KJMJ
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