WMSJ
Radio station in Freeport, Maine, United States
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WMSJ (89.3 FM) is a noncommercial educational radio station licensed to Freeport, Maine, United States, and serving the Portland area. Owned by the Educational Media Foundation, it features contemporary Christian music as part of the K-Love network.[2] WMSJ's programming is also heard on a translator in Lawrence, Massachusetts, W260AS (99.9 FM).
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| Broadcast area | Portland, Maine |
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| Frequency | 89.3 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
| Network | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | November 29, 1997 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17483 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 14,000 watts |
| HAAT | 186 meters (610 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43.763°N 70.324°W |
| Translator | 99.9 W260AS (Lawrence, Massachusetts) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | klove.com |
History
The 89.3 FM facility signed on November 29, 1997.[3] WMSJ's programming had originated in July 1993 on 91.9 FM in Harpswell;[3] after 89.3 went on the air, the 91.9 frequency was sold to the Bible Broadcasting Network and became WYFP.[4] Originally known as "Joy 89.3," the station rebranded to "Positive 89.3" in July 2005.[5] W260AS in Lawrence signed on in February 2008.[6]
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;[7] the following year, WMSJ was transferred to Bethesda.[8][9] 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.[2]
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