KPOF (910

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) is a

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. It is owned by Pillar of Fire and airs a Christian talk and teaching

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. The studio and

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are in

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, located on the campus of Belleview Christian Schools in the historic Westminster Castle, just northwest of Denver. KPOF uses the moniker "AM91: The Point of Faith," and is a member of the

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, noted for

religious and educational programs and music. KPOF considers itself the "granddaddy" of religious broadcasters, owned by a Christian organization since 1928.

Programming

KPOF carries local and national religious leaders, including

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and John Daly. Late nights and some weekend hours, the station broadcasts adult

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History

On January 12, 1927, KGEY was licensed and went on the air with only 15

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s of power on 1490

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s. The station was privately owned but was primarily used to promote the small college where the station was based. By the next year, a new transmitter had been installed and sold to the current owners, Pillar of Fire. On March 9, 1928 the

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authorized the sale and change of

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to KPOF. In those early days of broadcasting, most of the programs were produced live with the musical talent and speakers on location. In the 1930s, KPOF moved to 880 kilocycles, at 500 watts, as a shared time radio station. In the early 1940s, it moved to its current dial position at 910 kHz, broadcasting at 1,000 watts.Broadcasting Yearbook 1943 page 80
/ref> But it still had to share the frequency with a station in Greeley, KFKA, with each station agreeing to broadcast only at certain times of the day. A few years later, KFKA moved to AM 1310, where it remains today. That allowed KPOF to broadcast full time on 910 kHz. KPOF is the ninth oldest continuously licensed broadcast station in Colorado and the first in the state to broadcast in

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. It is the oldest station in the

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Network, headquartered in

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stations in the world. KPOF and the Pillar of Fire were established by Bishop Alma Bridwell White.

References

External links

KPOF AM91 official website
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