WKJW

WKJW (1010 AM) is a commercial conservative gospel radio station broadcasting at 47,000 watts in Black Mountain, North Carolina, operated by International Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc. of Asheville, North Carolina, Dr J. Wendell Runion, President and General Manager.

Broadcast areaAsheville, North Carolina

Frequency1010 kHz

Branding"The King's Radio Network"

FormatGospel music and preaching

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WKJW

Black Mountain, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Asheville, North Carolina
Frequency	1010 kHz
Branding	"The King's Radio Network"
Programming
Format	Gospel music and preaching
Affiliations	USA Radio News
Ownership
Owner	International Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc.
Sister stations	WKJV
History
First air date	1962 (1962)
Former call signs	WFGW (1962–2013) WLYT (2013)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5972
Class	D
Power	47,000 watts day 90 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°35′29.4″N 82°24′52.4″W
Translator	107.3 W297CI (Asheville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wkjv.com

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The station was founded as WFGW AM in May 1962 by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.^[2]

A 1970 ad in the Asheville Citizen-Times said WFGW was the only area station playing easy listening music and standards.^[3] It was a daytime-only station broadcasting at 50,000 watts.^[2]

Prior to 2005, it played mostly Southern gospel music which was moved online. Starting August 1, 2005, as "Faith and Freedom Radio", WFGW was a commercial talk radio station with some Christian talk.^[4] WFGW Talk Radio was available on its sister-station's HD signal, 106.9 FM HD3.

WKJW must reduce power to 90 watts at night to protect Canadian clear-channel CFRB in Toronto.

International Baptist Outreach Missions, owner of WKJV of Asheville, North Carolina, purchased 1010 AM and started broadcasting on July 19, 2013, as WKJW.