KPOF
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KPOF is an AM
radio station
in Westminster, Colorado
broadcasting at 910 kHz. The transmitter and studio are located on the campus of Belleview Christian Schools in the historic Westminster Castle
, just northwest of Denver, Colorado
. KPOF is known locally as "AM91: The Point of Faith" and offers local and syndicated programs. The station, a member of the National Religious Broadcasters
, is noted for non-profit religious, classical, and educational programs and music.
s of power on 1490 kilohertz. That station was privately owned but was primarily used to promote the small college at which the equipment was installed. By the next year, a new transmitter had been installed and sold to the current owners, Pillar of Fire. On March 9, 1928 the Federal Radio Commission
authorized the sale and changed the call letters to KPOF. In those early days of broadcasting, most of the programs were produced live with the musical talent and speakers on location.
KPOF stands as the ninth oldest continuously licensed broadcast station in Colorado and the first in the state to broadcast in HD Radio
. It is the oldest station in the Pillar of Fire Church
Network of Zarephath, New Jersey
, which is the oldest network of Christian radio
stations in the world. KPOF and the Pillar of Fire were established by Bishop Alma Bridwell White
.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
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...
in Westminster, Colorado
Westminster, Colorado
Westminster is a Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Westminster is a northwest suburb of Denver. The Westminster Municipal Center is located north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol. The United States Census Bureau that the city population...
broadcasting at 910 kHz. The transmitter and studio are located on the campus of Belleview Christian Schools in the historic Westminster Castle
Westminster Castle
The Westminster Castle, also locally known as "The Big Red Castle" or "The Pillar of Fire" is a historic landmark located in Westminster, Colorado, northwest of Denver near the intersection of 83rd and Federal...
, just northwest of Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. KPOF is known locally as "AM91: The Point of Faith" and offers local and syndicated programs. The station, a member of the National Religious Broadcasters
National Religious Broadcasters
National Religious Broadcasters is an American organization that represents Christian religious broadcasters on American television and radio, including several high-profile televangelists and Christian radio show hosts. It claims a membership of more than 1700 organizations...
, is noted for non-profit religious, classical, and educational programs and music.
History
On January 12, 1927, KGEY, the broadcast station that would become KPOF, was licensed and went on the air with only 15 wattWatt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of power on 1490 kilohertz. That station was privately owned but was primarily used to promote the small college at which the equipment was installed. By the next year, a new transmitter had been installed and sold to the current owners, Pillar of Fire. On March 9, 1928 the Federal Radio Commission
Federal Radio Commission
The Federal Radio Commission was a government body that regulated radio use in the United States from its creation in 1926 until its replacement by the Federal Communications Commission in 1934...
authorized the sale and changed the call letters to KPOF. In those early days of broadcasting, most of the programs were produced live with the musical talent and speakers on location.
KPOF stands as the ninth oldest continuously licensed broadcast station in Colorado and the first in the state to broadcast in HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
. It is the oldest station in the Pillar of Fire Church
Pillar of Fire Church
The Pillar of Fire International is a Christian organization founded in Denver, Colorado in 1901 by Alma White, with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire was originally incorporated as the Pentecostal Union, but changed its name to distance itself from Pentecostalism in 1915...
Network of Zarephath, New Jersey
Zarephath, New Jersey
Zarephath is an unincorporated area of Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was the communal home to the Pillar of Fire Church, and was the worldwide headquarters of Pillar of Fire International and housed the church's college, Somerset Christian College, and radio...
, which is the oldest network of Christian radio
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
stations in the world. KPOF and the Pillar of Fire were established by Bishop Alma Bridwell White
Alma Bridwell White
Alma Bridwell White was the founder, and a bishop of the Pillar of Fire Church. In 1918, she became the first woman bishop in the United States...
.
See also
- List of radio stations in Colorado
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in Zarephath, New Jersey - WAKWWAKWWAKW is an American radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The station plays a Christian adult contemporary format. The station is owned and operated by Pillar of Fire. It broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts....
in Cincinnati, Ohio