KJMJ
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KJMJ "Radio Maria
" (for "Jesus, Mary and Joseph") is an American AM radio broadcasting station
in Alexandria, Louisiana
where the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana is also headquartered and is the originating English language station of Radio Maria USA airing Catholic programming.
channel 5 and the former KALB-FM at 96.9 mHz (now KZMZ
). The station was sold in 1995 becoming KLBG, a soul gospel formated station. At the time of KALB's founding it was originally located at 1420 on the AM band. In May 2000,it was purchased by The World Family of Radio Maria through its local supporters. Its initial broadcast as KJMJ commenced on May 25 of that same year. Afterward, a network of repeaters were established later that year which includes an FM in Lake Charles, LA and an AM in Port Arthur, TX and New Iberia, LA. An FM was acquired in Natchitoches, LA in 2002 with an FM in Anna, OH in 2006 and the recent purchase of an AM in Springfield (near Dayton, OH) making it the newest AM repeater in May 2008. Audiostreaming from its website is available for listeners outside the station's signal area.
A Spanish language program is also aired on Saturday mornings.
Father Duane Stenzel O.F.M. served as its first national program director,Mass celebrant,teacher and on-air personality from its 2000 inception until his passing on January 18, 2011. Mary Pyper is national board president,Russ Wilson is weekend on-air technician, and Frank Hare is studio/production manager.
" operates with a daytime power of 5,000 watts serving central Louisiana and reaches the New Orleans,Baton Rouge,Shreveport and Houston Texas areas . It has a nighttime power of 1,000 watts with a northwest to southeast direction pattern.
Radio Maria's programming includes a mix of traditional Catholic worship and inspirational music with Contemporary Christian music
along with a weekday Mass,frequent recitals of the Holy Rosary and various talk and teaching programs on the Catholic faith.
Its satellite audio feed allows a network of repeaters on both the AM and FM bands broadcast the same programming in Louisiana,Texas and Ohio. (see below)
Spanish language programming for Radio Maria USA is originated on FM subcarrier
s in Houston and New York City with Italian language programming also offered on another FM subcarrier
also in New York City in addition to audio streaming. A Spanish language FM subcarrier is now in operation in Chicago along with construction permits granted for English language stations in North Dakota. Some of KJMJ's programs with a worldwide online audience include Father Stenzel's twice-weekly live prayer request program "House Calls" which has attracted online listeners from across the U.S. and Canada.
Radio Maria's audiostream can be accessed from its website and anywhere outside the signal areas of the stations mentioned above by using iPhone
, BlackBerry
and Android mobile phone devices by means of downloading the appropriate app from its website.
Radio Maria USA in 2007 applied with the FCC for ten additional FM frequencies for its repeater network. Three such stations WHHN
88.1 FM in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
began broadcasting on June 13, 2009,along with WOLM
(also at 88.1 FM) in D'Iberville, Mississippi
on May 27, 2010 serving the Biloxi
, Gulfport
and Pascagoula
areas in addition to WRMW
at 91.1 FM in Peshtigo, Wisconsin
serving the Sturgeon Bay
area northeast of Green Bay
which came on the air on May 26, 2010....thus expanding the English language network to ten stations.
Another new repeater, KSIH at 90.1 FM in Belcourt, North Dakota is planned for air in the near future.
620 am in Jersey City, New Jersey
serving the New York City
area. The programs originated on WSNR which also airs on KJMJ and its repeater network and audiostream features teaching and call-in programs featuring prominent theologians Father Joseph Koterski Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University,Father Vincent Euk Parochial Vicar at St. John The Evangelist Church in White Plains and Father Peter Pilsner of Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx. WSNR otherwise airs mostly brokered programming.
WFAS
1230 AM in White Plains, New York
also airs portions of the Radio Maria New York overnight program block.
HMWN Radio Maria
the Toronto English language FM subcarrier and cable service also airs Radio Maria USA programming from KJMJ during overnight hours and on weekends.
Radio Maria
Radio Maria is an international Catholic radio broadcasting service founded in Erba, province of Como, in the diocese of Milan in 1983. The World Family of Radio Maria was formed in 1998 and today has branches in 55 countries around the world...
" (for "Jesus, Mary and Joseph") is an American AM radio broadcasting station
in Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....
where the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana is also headquartered and is the originating English language station of Radio Maria USA airing Catholic programming.
History
Originally founded in 1935 as KALB (AM), the radio sister of KALB-TVKALB-TV
KALB-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Louisiana licensed to Alexandria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35 from a transmitter in Forest Hill. The station can also be seen on Suddenlink channel 5 and in high definition on digital channel 730...
channel 5 and the former KALB-FM at 96.9 mHz (now KZMZ
KZMZ
KZMZ is a radio station broadcasting a rock music format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC.-History:...
). The station was sold in 1995 becoming KLBG, a soul gospel formated station. At the time of KALB's founding it was originally located at 1420 on the AM band. In May 2000,it was purchased by The World Family of Radio Maria through its local supporters. Its initial broadcast as KJMJ commenced on May 25 of that same year. Afterward, a network of repeaters were established later that year which includes an FM in Lake Charles, LA and an AM in Port Arthur, TX and New Iberia, LA. An FM was acquired in Natchitoches, LA in 2002 with an FM in Anna, OH in 2006 and the recent purchase of an AM in Springfield (near Dayton, OH) making it the newest AM repeater in May 2008. Audiostreaming from its website is available for listeners outside the station's signal area.
A Spanish language program is also aired on Saturday mornings.
Father Duane Stenzel O.F.M. served as its first national program director,Mass celebrant,teacher and on-air personality from its 2000 inception until his passing on January 18, 2011. Mary Pyper is national board president,Russ Wilson is weekend on-air technician, and Frank Hare is studio/production manager.
Facilities and Programming
KJMJ "Radio MariaRadio Maria
Radio Maria is an international Catholic radio broadcasting service founded in Erba, province of Como, in the diocese of Milan in 1983. The World Family of Radio Maria was formed in 1998 and today has branches in 55 countries around the world...
" operates with a daytime power of 5,000 watts serving central Louisiana and reaches the New Orleans,Baton Rouge,Shreveport and Houston Texas areas . It has a nighttime power of 1,000 watts with a northwest to southeast direction pattern.
Radio Maria's programming includes a mix of traditional Catholic worship and inspirational music with Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
along with a weekday Mass,frequent recitals of the Holy Rosary and various talk and teaching programs on the Catholic faith.
Its satellite audio feed allows a network of repeaters on both the AM and FM bands broadcast the same programming in Louisiana,Texas and Ohio. (see below)
Spanish language programming for Radio Maria USA is originated on FM subcarrier
Subcarrier
A subcarrier is a separate analog or digital signal carried on a main radio transmission, which carries extra information such as voice or data. More technically, it is an already-modulated signal, which is then modulated into another signal of higher frequency and bandwidth...
s in Houston and New York City with Italian language programming also offered on another FM subcarrier
Subcarrier
A subcarrier is a separate analog or digital signal carried on a main radio transmission, which carries extra information such as voice or data. More technically, it is an already-modulated signal, which is then modulated into another signal of higher frequency and bandwidth...
also in New York City in addition to audio streaming. A Spanish language FM subcarrier is now in operation in Chicago along with construction permits granted for English language stations in North Dakota. Some of KJMJ's programs with a worldwide online audience include Father Stenzel's twice-weekly live prayer request program "House Calls" which has attracted online listeners from across the U.S. and Canada.
AM
- KDEIKDEIKDEI "Radio Maria" is an AM broadcasting station airing Catholic programming at 1250 kHz in Port Arthur, Texas. It is a repeater station of KJMJ 580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana.-History:...
1250 kHz in Port Arthur, TexasPort Arthur, Texas-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...
(Beaumont/Port Arthur area) ( FCC info) - KNIRKNIRKNIR "Radio Maria" is an AM broadcasting station at 1360 kHz on the AM band licensed to New Iberia, Louisiana serving the greater Lafayette area with Catholic programming as a repeater of KJMJ 580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana.-Brief history:KNIR at one time was an AM/FM combo in New...
1360 kHz in New Iberia, LouisianaNew Iberia, LouisianaNew Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747...
(Lafayette area) ( FCC info) - WULM 1600 kHz in Springfield, OhioSpringfield, OhioSpringfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
(Dayton-Springfield/Miami Valley area) ( FCC info)
FM
- WHHNWHHNWHHN 88.1 FM, "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve the community of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania...
88.1 mHz in Hollidaysburg, PennsylvaniaHollidaysburg, PennsylvaniaHollidaysburg is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on the Juniata River, south of Altoona. It is the county seat of Blair County. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area...
(Altoona area) ( FCC info) - WOLMWOLMWOLM "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 88.1 mHz licensed to D'Iberville, Mississippi and serving the D'Iberville and Biloxi areas...
88.1 mHz in D'Iberville, MississippiD'Iberville, MississippiD'Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the back bay. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area....
(Biloxi/Gulfport/Pascagoula area) ( FCC info) - WHJMWHJMWHJM, "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM station operating at 88.7 mHz licensed to Anna, Ohio. It is a repeater station of KJMJ 580 in Alexandria, Louisiana and is owned by Radio Maria Inc...
88.7 mHz in Anna, OhioAnna, OhioAnna is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,319 at the 2000 census.Anna is the location of a Honda Motor Co., Ltd plant that builds the GM L66 engine and Honda J engine....
(Lima/Upper Miami Valley area) ( FCC info) - KBIOKBIOKBIO is an American radio station in Natchitoches, Louisiana relaying the programming of station KJMJ of Alexandria, Louisiana and airs the English language version of Radio Maria USA airing Catholic programming....
89.7 mHz in Natchitoches, LouisianaNatchitoches, LouisianaNatchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the Natchitoches Indian tribe. The City of Natchitoches was first incorporated on February...
(Natchitoches area) ( FCC info) - KOJOKOJO (FM)KOJO "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 91.1 mHz in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Radio Maria USA airs Catholic programming.-History:...
91.1 mHz in Lake Charles, LouisianaLake Charles, LouisianaLake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
(Lake Charles area) ( FCC info) - WRMWWRMWWRMW "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 91.3 MHz licensed to Peshtigo, Wisconsin serving the Sturgeon Bay area with Catholic programming...
91.3 mHz in Peshtigo, WisconsinPeshtigo, WisconsinPeshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,357 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area...
(Door Peninsula/northeast Wisconsin area) ( FCC info)
Radio Maria's audiostream can be accessed from its website and anywhere outside the signal areas of the stations mentioned above by using iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
and Android mobile phone devices by means of downloading the appropriate app from its website.
Radio Maria USA in 2007 applied with the FCC for ten additional FM frequencies for its repeater network. Three such stations WHHN
WHHN
WHHN 88.1 FM, "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve the community of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania...
88.1 FM in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on the Juniata River, south of Altoona. It is the county seat of Blair County. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area...
began broadcasting on June 13, 2009,along with WOLM
WOLM
WOLM "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 88.1 mHz licensed to D'Iberville, Mississippi and serving the D'Iberville and Biloxi areas...
(also at 88.1 FM) in D'Iberville, Mississippi
D'Iberville, Mississippi
D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the back bay. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area....
on May 27, 2010 serving the Biloxi
Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
, Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the...
and Pascagoula
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census...
areas in addition to WRMW
WRMW
WRMW "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 91.3 MHz licensed to Peshtigo, Wisconsin serving the Sturgeon Bay area with Catholic programming...
at 91.1 FM in Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,357 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area...
serving the Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay is an arm of Green Bay extending southeastward approximately 10 miles into the Door Peninsula at the city of Sturgeon Bay, located approximately halfway up the Door Peninsula. The bay is connected to Lake Michigan by the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. Three bridges cross the bay, including...
area northeast of Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
which came on the air on May 26, 2010....thus expanding the English language network to ten stations.
Another new repeater, KSIH at 90.1 FM in Belcourt, North Dakota is planned for air in the near future.
Radio Maria New York overnight programming
Radio Maria USA also airs an overnight/early morning weekday program block "Wake Up America" from Radio Maria New York (10pm-6am Eastern time M-F) in addition to a Saturday and Sunday evening block "Good Evening America" (7pm-12 midnight Eastern time)on WSNRWSNR
WSNR, AM 620, is a radio station in the New York metropolitan area with a brokered time format owned by Blackstrap Broadcasting. On Saturdays and Sundays WSNR, AM 620, is a radio station in the New York metropolitan area with a brokered time format owned by Blackstrap Broadcasting. On Saturdays and...
620 am in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
serving the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
area. The programs originated on WSNR which also airs on KJMJ and its repeater network and audiostream features teaching and call-in programs featuring prominent theologians Father Joseph Koterski Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University,Father Vincent Euk Parochial Vicar at St. John The Evangelist Church in White Plains and Father Peter Pilsner of Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx. WSNR otherwise airs mostly brokered programming.
WFAS
WFAS (AM)
WFAS is an AM radio station in Westchester County, New York and vicinity broadcasting on 1230 kHz. The station has a classic adult contemporary format and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. WFAS is also the home for Iona College Men's Basketball. Gary Stanley and Ed Ingles call all the...
1230 AM in White Plains, New York
White Plains, New York
White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...
also airs portions of the Radio Maria New York overnight program block.
HMWN Radio Maria
HMWN Radio Maria
HMWN Radio Maria is a non-commercial Catholic broadcaster which operates as a closed circuit Subsidiary Communications Multiplex Operation and uses the subcarrier frequency of 67 kHz removed from the centre FM broadcast frequency of 102.1 mHz in Toronto, Ontario...
the Toronto English language FM subcarrier and cable service also airs Radio Maria USA programming from KJMJ during overnight hours and on weekends.
External links
- Official Radio Maria USA site (with streaming audio)
- Radio Maria New York in English (on WSNR Jersey City with streaming audio and podcasts)
- Listing of Radio Maria USA's stations in English,Spanish and Italian
- World Family of Radio Maria
- Official Radio Maria Italy site
- KJMJ technical info from Radio-Locator website.
- Obituary of Father Duane Stenzel O.F.M.