Calvary Radio Network is a network of
Christian radio
Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk program ...
stations in the Midwestern United States, broadcasting Christian talk and teaching programs as well as
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christianity, Christi ...
. The network is based in
Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso ( ), colloquially Valpo, is a city and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 34,151 at the 2020 census.
History
The site of present-day Valparaiso was included in the purchase of land from the ...
.
History
In 2008, Calvary Radio Network purchased 26 full powered stations, 27 translators, and one construction permit from
CSN International
Christian Satellite Network (CSN) International is a Christian radio network based in Twin Falls, Idaho. KAWZ, 89.9 MHz, in Twin Falls is the uplink station, feeding 337 broadcast translators nationwide and 42 full-power radio stations across ...
. These stations were sold to
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa later that year.
[Transactions]
, ''Radio Business Report''. Volume 25, Issue 238. December 8, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2020. The network purchased 11 full powered stations and 20 translators back from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in 2010.
In 2021, Calvary Radio Network sold WCJL (90.9 FM) at
Morgantown to the
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation (formerly EMF Broadcasting, abbreviated EMF) is an American nonprofit Christian media ministry based in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville.
EMF is the parent company of K-LOVE and Air1—the world's largest ...
for $250,000; it is now WBKC.
,
WVWG, and WTZI, were also sold in 2021 and 2022.
Stations
Calvary Radio Network is heard on 9 stations in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, as well as 8 translators.
Stations
Translators
Former Calvary Radio Network stations
References
External links
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Christian radio stations in the United States
American radio networks
Radio broadcasting companies of the United States