KRSA
Encyclopedia
KRSA is a religious
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Petersburg, Alaska
, serving Southeast Alaska
. KRSA is owned and operated by Sea-Christ Broadcasting Corporation.
mission
agency, SEND International
, which is based out of Farmington, Michigan
.
On December 14, 2010, Northern Light Network sold KRSA and the three association translator stations
to Petersburg-based Sea-Christ Broadcasting Corporation for $1.00. The deal was closed on February 3, 2011 with the new owner, Sea-Christ Broadcasting Coroporation taking full ownership of the station and translators.
KRSA began featuring new live-and-local morning news and talk program called "The Narrow Way" shortly after the sale was closed.
from various sources including James Dobson
's Focus on the Family
, Moody Radio, VCY America
and Salem Radio Network
. The station also carries secular programming including the morning news program Bill Bennett
's "Morning in America", top-of-the-hour news from United News and Information, and sports programming from the Seattle Mariners Radio Network and the Seattle Seahawks Radio Network.
Religious broadcasting
Religious broadcasting refers to broadcasting by religious organizations, usually with a religious message. Many religious organizations have long recorded content such as sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their Internet websites.While this article emphasises...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg is a city in Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. According to 2009 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 2,824 full time residents.- History :...
, serving Southeast Alaska
Alaska Panhandle
Southeast Alaska, sometimes referred to as the Alaska Panhandle, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The majority of Southeast Alaska's area is part of the Tongass National Forest, the United...
. KRSA is owned and operated by Sea-Christ Broadcasting Corporation.
History
KRSA's original construction permit was issued on July 24, 1981 and the station went on the air for the first time on March 8, 1983 under the ownership of Northern Light Network. Northern Light Network was and still is a subsidiary of the interdenominational ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
mission
Mission (Christian)
Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
agency, SEND International
SEND International
SEND International is an interdenominational Christian mission agency. Known as Far Eastern Gospel Crusade until 1981, SEND International was founded in 1947 by a group of World War II veterans via the merger of G.I. Gospel Hour in the Philippines and Japan and the Far Eastern Bible Institute....
, which is based out of Farmington, Michigan
Farmington, Michigan
Farmington is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit and is part of the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,372. It is fully surrounded by Farmington Hills, except for a small portion bordered by Livonia to the...
.
On December 14, 2010, Northern Light Network sold KRSA and the three association translator stations
Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator , rebroadcaster , or repeater is a broadcast transmitter which relays, repeats, or reflects the signal of another radio station or television station, usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station...
to Petersburg-based Sea-Christ Broadcasting Corporation for $1.00. The deal was closed on February 3, 2011 with the new owner, Sea-Christ Broadcasting Coroporation taking full ownership of the station and translators.
KRSA began featuring new live-and-local morning news and talk program called "The Narrow Way" shortly after the sale was closed.
Programming
KRSA carries programming featuring religious teachingReligious broadcasting
Religious broadcasting refers to broadcasting by religious organizations, usually with a religious message. Many religious organizations have long recorded content such as sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their Internet websites.While this article emphasises...
from various sources including James Dobson
James Dobson
James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder in 1977 of Focus on the Family , which he led until 2003. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesman for conservative social positions in American public life...
's Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family is an American evangelical Christian tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1977 by psychologist James Dobson, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s...
, Moody Radio, VCY America
VCY America
Voice of Christian Youth America, aka, the VCY America Radio Network, is a traditional, evangelical Christian ministry based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which maintains a format of sacred music and spirituals through all of its broadcast outlets.-History:...
and Salem Radio Network
Salem Radio Network
Salem Radio Network is a United States-based radio network that specializes in syndicated Christian talk, music, and secular news/talk programming...
. The station also carries secular programming including the morning news program Bill Bennett
William Bennett
William John "Bill" Bennett is an American conservative pundit, politician, and political theorist. He served as United States Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988. He also held the post of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under George H. W...
's "Morning in America", top-of-the-hour news from United News and Information, and sports programming from the Seattle Mariners Radio Network and the Seattle Seahawks Radio Network.