WMSJ

WMSJ (89.3 FM; "K-LOVE") is a radio station airing the K-Love contemporary Christian music format, licensed to Freeport, Maine and serving the Portland area. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation.[1] WMSJ's programming is also heard on a translator in Lawrence, Massachusetts, W260AS (99.9 FM).

WMSJ
CityFreeport, Maine
Broadcast areaPortland, Maine
Frequency89.3 MHz
BrandingK-LOVE
SloganPositive, Encouraging, K-LOVE
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
AffiliationsK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
November 29, 1997 (1997-11-29)
Technical information
Facility ID17483
ClassB
ERP14,000 watts
HAAT186 meters (610 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43.763°N 70.324°W / 43.763; -70.324
Translator(s)W260AS 99.9 Lawrence, Massachusetts
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteklove.com

History

The 89.3 FM facility signed on November 29, 1997.[2] WMSJ's programming had originated in July 1993 on 91.9 FM in Harpswell;[2] after 89.3 went on the air, the 91.9 frequency was sold to the Bible Broadcasting Network and became WYFP.[3] Originally known as "Joy 89.3," the station rebranded to "Positive 89.3" in July 2005.[4] W260AS in Lawrence signed on in February 2008.[5]

By September 2010, the station's owner, The Positive Radio Network, shared several board members with Bethesda Christian Broadcasting, another operator of religious radio stations;[6] the following year, WMSJ was transferred to Bethesda.[7][8] In January 2015, Bethesda Christian Broadcasting reached a deal to sell WMSJ to Educational Media Foundation; the sale closed on June 10, 2015 at a purchase price of $925,000, at which point the station joined EMF's K-Love network.[1]

References
  1. EMF Acquires Positive FM RadioINSIGHT, January 12, 2015
  2. "History". Positive FM. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. Fybush, Scott (December 25, 1997). "New FM In Buffalo". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  4. "HisAir.net NewsChannel". July 12, 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  5. Fybush, Scott (February 4, 2008). "It's "Classic Alternative" at WBOS". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  6. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 21, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  7. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  8. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 10, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2015.


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