Faith Radio is a
radio station network based in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, owned and operated by
University of Northwestern - St Paul and is a non-profit, listener-supported radio station relying on donations from the local community throughout the year. Faith Radio's studios are located on Snelling Avenue in
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
, while its transmitter is located in the Hazel Park neighborhood of
Oakdale. The station broadcasts throughout the midwest.
Faith Radio
Faith Radio and KTIS FM
98.5 KTIS were founded in 1949 by Rev.
Billy Graham
William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christi ...
when he was president of the University of Northwestern - St Paul.
Faith Radio is
network
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whose programming features mainly
Christian talk and teaching, with programs such as ''Susie Larson Live with Susie Larson''; ''
Focus on the Family''; ''Family Life Today with Dave and Anne Wilson''; ''Insight for Living with
Chuck Swindoll
Charles Rozell Swindoll (born October 18, 1934) is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded ''Insight for Living'', headquartered in Frisco, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more t ...
''; ''Living on the Edge with
Chip Ingram''; ''
In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley is a television series sponsored by In Touch Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and hosted by Charles Stanley.
History
The series began airing in 1978. The show has been translated in 50 langu ...
''; and others. Programming is nearly 100 percent satellite deliverable and produced by
Northwestern Media.
On February 6, 2015, Faith Radio began simulcasting on FM translator K214DF (90.7 FM), which is better received in the western(Minneapolis) suburbs, via the
HD2 channel of sister station
KTIS-FM
KTIS-FM (98.5 FM) is a contemporary Christian music formatted radio station located in Minneapolis, Minnesota owned and operated by Northwestern Media, a ministry of the University of Northwestern - St. Paul. The station's studios are located ...
(98.5 KTIS). The station added a second translator on W248CU (97.5 FM), which is better received in the eastern (St. Paul) suburbs, in June 2017, though there is significant overlap with 90.7. The second translator, licensed to Minneapolis but transmitting from St. Paul, forced a
low-powered FM KPPS-LP
KPPS-LP (97.5 FM) is a radio station
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to apply for an emergency increase in power from 50 watts to 100 watts due to interference. KPPS-LP already had an application to move to 88.9 FM however, so the request to increase power was denied by the FCC. In addition, the translator on 97.5 FM is on the same frequency as
KNXR
KNXR (97.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Rochester, Minnesota. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned by John Linder and Lynn Ketelsen, through Blooming Prairie Farm Radio, Inc. The radio studios and offices are on ...
licensed to
Rochester
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, causing some complaints from listeners in the south metro who could no longer hear the station. This is not the first time KNXR has been interfered with via a licensed broadcast station.
Faith Radio stations
Translators
References
External links
*
University of Northwestern - St Paul , Northwestern Media
*
Christian radio stations in Minnesota
Radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Radio stations established in 1949
1949 establishments in Minnesota
Northwestern Media
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