Rejoice! Musical Soul Food
Encyclopedia
Rejoice! Musical Soul Food is a 24-hour music format independently and self-produced through Urban Choice Media. It draws an African American
audience with a Gospel Music format from artists such as Marvin Sapp
, Kirk Franklin
, Clark Sisters, etc.
This satellite format was a property of ABC Radio Networks until The Walt Disney Company
sold it off in 2006 to Dallas
-based Urban Choice Media.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
audience with a Gospel Music format from artists such as Marvin Sapp
Marvin Sapp
Pastor Marvin Louis Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career...
, Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin
Kirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music musician, choir director, and author, and is most notably known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew .- Early years :...
, Clark Sisters, etc.
This satellite format was a property of ABC Radio Networks until The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
sold it off in 2006 to Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
-based Urban Choice Media.
Affiliates
- KFCDKFCDKFCD is a radio station serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex that features religious radio programming. This station is licensed in Farmersville, Texas, USA, and the broadcast license is held by Bernard Dallas, LLC.-History:...
- Farmersville, TexasFarmersville, TexasFarmersville is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,118 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Farmersville is located at .... - KFXZKFXZ (AM)KFXZ is an AM radio station located in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Licensed to Lafayette, the station operates on a frequency of 1520 kHz and serves the Lafayette Radio Market with a Gospel format...
- Lafayette, LouisianaLafayette, LouisianaLafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census... - KRJO - Monroe, LouisianaMonroe, LouisianaMonroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...
- KCVV - Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
- KTTPKTTPKTTP is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Pineville, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Benjamin-Dane, LLC...
- Pineville, LouisianaPineville, LouisianaPineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census.... - KZZB - Beaumont, TexasBeaumont, TexasBeaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
- WRBZWRBZWKIX is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Research Triangle, North Carolina area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group.-History:...
- Wetumpka, AlabamaWetumpka, AlabamaWetumpka is a city in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,726.The city is the county seat of Elmore County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state.... - WEAFWEAF (AM)WEAF is a gospel music formatted radio station in Camden, South Carolina. The station is currently owned by Colonial Radio Group and is licensed to CRG president Jeff Andrulonis. Much of the programing is featured from the Rejoice! Musical Soul Food satellite feed.-History:At one time, this...
- Camden, South CarolinaCamden, South CarolinaCamden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009... - WFMI - Southern Shores, North CarolinaSouthern Shores, North CarolinaSouthern Shores is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,714 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Southern Shores is located at ....
- WJDYWJDYWJDY is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Salisbury, Maryland, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications. WJDY is identified on-air as Fox Sports Radio 1470 and features Dan Patrick, Jim Rome, Tony Bruno and J.T...
- Salisbury, MarylandSalisbury, Maryland-Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were... - WRMQWRMQWRMQ is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format from the Rejoice! Musical Soul Food radio network. Licensed to Orlando, Florida, USA, it serves the Orlando area. The station is currently owned by Florida Broadcasters....
- Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... - WREJWREJWREJ is a Black Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WREJ is owned and operated by Davidson Media Group, LLC.-History:This station originally signed on in May 1964 as WRGM...
- Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... - WRIXWRIX (AM)WRIX is a daytime-only Southern Gospel radio station located near Anderson, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to the nearby community of Homeland Park and broadcasts on 1020 AM with a effective radiated power of 10 kW...
- Laurens, South CarolinaLaurens, South CarolinaLaurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,916 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laurens County.-History:... - WRNEWRNEWRNE is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA, the station serves the Pensacola area. The station is currently owned by Media One Communications, Inc. and features programing from Citadel Media . WRNE also features gospel music...
- Gulf Breeze, FloridaGulf Breeze, FloridaGulf Breeze is a city located on the Fairpoint Peninsula in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States and is a suburb of Pensacola which lies to the north, across Pensacola Bay. The population was 5,665 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,455. ...
(Weekdays only) - WTALWTALWTAL is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel Talk radio format. Licensed to Tallahassee, Florida, USA, the station serves the Tallahassee area. The station is currently owned by Live Communications, Inc. and features weekday afternoon and Sunday programing from Rejoice! Musical Soul Food ....
- Tallahassee, FloridaTallahassee, FloridaTallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
Former affiliates
- WRTK-AMWRTKWYCL — branded 1540 WYCL — is a news/talk radio station licensed to Niles, Ohio, and serving the Youngstown-Warren area from its studio/transmitter facility in Mineral Ridge. The station is only allowed to broadcast with 500 watts during the daytime hours...
- Youngstown, OhioYoungstown, OhioYoungstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
- now airs a mainstream contemporary Christian format as "Freq 1540" - WWCK-AMWWCK (AM)WWCK is a radio station in Flint, Michigan broadcasting a talk radio format.The Cumulus Media-owned station features a roster of mainly syndicated talk show hosts including Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Neal Boortz, and Coast-to-Coast AM as well as local morning talk with Lou Lobsinger and news...
- Flint, MichiganFlint, MichiganFlint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
- now a talk station - WTMN-AMWTMNWTMN is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 1430 AM. WTMN's programming is primarily Gospel music, mostly from the Sheridan Gospel Network's The Light.-History:...
- Gainesville, FloridaGainesville, FloridaGainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
- now with Sheridan Gospel Network when CBS dropped "Rejoice! Your Musical Soulfood"
Competitor networks
- Solid GospelSolid GospelSolid Gospel is a radio format programmed and produced by Salem Radio Networks. It targets the 25-54 adult Christian listener demographic. This radio format has a carefully selected mix of Southern Gospel music from artists such as The Blackwood Brothers, Gold City, Kurt Young, The Oak Ridge Boys,...
by Salem Radio Networks (Salem CommunicationsSalem CommunicationsSalem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
), which features Southern GospelSouthern GospelSouthern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music rather than Urban Gospel.