Real Presence Radio is a lay apostolate Catholic

talk Talk may refer to: Communication * Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people * Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people * Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct ...

radio network in the United States, with stations and translators (low power re-broadcasters) in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming covering five states and parts of two Canadian provinces. The network's headquarters and main studios are in

Fargo, North Dakota Fargo ( /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990, making it the most populous city in the state and the 219th-most populous city in ...

. The network also carries some programming from the national

EWTN Radio The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initials EWTN, is an American basic cable Catholic television, television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It is not only the largest Catholic t ...

network.

History

Real Presence Radio began on November 6, 2004 following the purchase of

KWTL KWTL (1370 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to Grand Forks, North Dakota which airs Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Christian radio, talk radio programming. It is the flagship station for Real Presence Radio, and also airs EWTN Ra ...

AM 1370 (then known as

KFJM KFJM (90.7 FM) is a public radio station in Grand Forks, North Dakota airing an adult album alternative format with news in the mornings, jazz in the late evenings and blues and folk on the weekends. It carries programs from NPR and Public Rad ...

AM) in

Grand Forks Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

, covering most of the

Diocese of Fargo The Diocese of Fargo ( la, Dioecesis Fargensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in North Dakota, United States. The cathedra is found within the Cathedral of St. Mary, in the episcopal see of Fargo. ...

and the

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. On February 6, 2009, Real Presence Radio purchased

KVXR KVXR (1280 AM) is a radio station located in Moorhead, MN airing Catholic programming the Real Presence Radio, including programming from the national EWTN Radio network. KVXR is owned by Real Presence Radio of Grand Forks, North Dakota Hist ...

AM 1280 in

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from Voice of Reason Radio.About
Real Presence Radio. Accessed February 5, 2015 KVXR switched programming from the Relevant Radio network to a simulcast of KWTL, forming the Real Presence Radio network. On October 22, 2010, the network built and signed on KPHA FM 91.3 in Bismarck. Translators (low power rebroadcasters) began broadcasting in

Minot Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Minot Air Force Base, Air Force base approximately north of ...

(91.1 FM) on February 20, 2011 and Williston (89.1 FM) on January 20, 2011. On October 16, 2012 Real Presence Radio purchased the KZZQ call letters (formerly used for

KPUL KPUL (101.7 MHz, "Pulse 101.7") is a Christian CHR (Top 40) formatted FM radio station. It is licensed to Winterset, Iowa, with studios located on 335th Street in Waukee. It is one of only a few independent stations in the Des Moines metrop ...

Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

Iowa) and began operating 101.9 FM KZZQ, which serves the Dickinson area, and on December 1, 2014, the network began broadcasting on 91.7 KXRP in Bismarck and on December 12, 2014, 104.1 KZTW in Tioga, ND. The network purchased a station in the

Duluth-Superior The Duluth MN-WI Metropolitan Area, commonly called the Twin Ports, is a small metropolitan area centered around the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. The Twin Ports are located at the western part of Lake Superior (the weste ...

area,

WWEN WWEN (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic religious format. Licensed to Wentworth, Wisconsin, United States, the station covers the Duluth-Superior area. The station is an owned and operated affiliate of Real Presence Radio. His ...

, on February 15, 2016 from

American Family Radio American Family Radio (AFR) is a network of more than 180 radio stations broadcasting Christian Conservative Christianity, Christian-oriented programming to over 30 states.KGLL KGLL (88.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Gillette, Wyoming, broadcasting a Catholic talk format, and is an owned and operated affiliate of Real Presence Radio. History KGLL began broadcasting in 2010. It was originally owned by American Fam ...

in Gillette, Wyoming from American Family Radio. Real Presence Radio is also heard on low power affiliate stations 98.9 KXYM-LP in June 2015 in Belcourt, ND and 99.7 KZEB-LP in September 2014 in

Jamestown, ND Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Stutsman County. The population was 15,849 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities i ...

. With the new stations in the Diocese of Bismarck, the Real Presence Radio network broadcasts to a majority of North Dakota's population along with much of northwest Minnesota, northeastern South Dakota, southern Manitoba including Winnipeg and extreme southwestern Ontario.

Station list

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References

External links

Real Presence Radio

EWTN Radio
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