WJWD (90.3

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) is a

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to Marshall, Wisconsin and serving the Madison metropolitan area. It is owned by the

Calvary Radio Network Calvary Radio Network is a network of Christian radio stations in the Midwestern United States, broadcasting Christian talk and teaching programs as well as contemporary Christian music. The network is based in Valparaiso, Indiana. History In 200 ...

, an Indiana nonprofit corporation based in

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. WJWD broadcasts that network's lineup of Christian talk and teaching programs with some Contemporary Christian music, mostly modern praise and worship and Christian rock and pop. Calvary Radio is the radio outreach of several non-denominational churches focused on the "inerrancy of the Bible" and the "expository teaching from Genesis to Revelation". WJWD has an

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(ERP) of 9,900

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s (

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) and 55 watts (horizontal polarization). The

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is on Route 60 at Zurbruegg Road in

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. In Madison, WJWD can also be heard on 10 watt

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W270AU at 101.1 MHz.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the

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on February 25,

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. The new station was assigned the call letters WJWD by the FCC on August 1, 2001. WJWD received its license to cover from the FCC on March 19, 2003. WJWD first

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in January 2003. In February 2007, the station applied to the FCC for a "main studio waiver" that would allow the station to be operated remotely from outside the broadcast area of the station itself.

Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa is a Christian megachurch located near the boundary between the cities of Costa Mesa and Santa Ana in Orange County. Although the church takes its name from its original facilities on the Costa Mesa side of the bounda ...

sold the station in 2010 to the

Programming

Some of the station's programs include ''The Upward Call'' and ''Battleground''. For ''The Upward Call'', Pastor Jeff Solwold presents the Gospel with line by line, verse by verse Bible teaching that airs weeknights at 6:00 p.m., noon on Saturdays, and 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. Battleground airs live Mondays through Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Central. Another popular program is ''Pastor's Perspective'', a live call in show that deals with Christian apologetics and questions about the

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and Christian living. It airs every week night. ''The Word For Today'', with Pastor Chuck Smith, is broadcast twice a day at 7:30 a.m. and Noon. ''The Word For Today'' is a non-profit organization, and an outreach of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. Pastor Chuck Smith's radio and TV programs can be heard on stations nationwide. The program can be heard in over 350 cities worldwide, and airs more than 300 times daily. WJWD airs the 10:30 a.m. services, live, from Calvary Chapel Madison starting at 10:40 a.m. until noon.

Translators

References

External links

Calvary Radio Network's website
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