KWRD-FM
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KWRD-FM is a Christian
radio station
with studios located in Irving
, Texas
, United States
. Their slogan is "The Word". KWRD-FM is a service of Salem Communications
and broadcasts on 100.7 FM.
KWRD-FM specializes in "infomercials" as well as Christian talk show programs involving well-known Christian personalities such as James Dobson
and Alistair Begg
.
KWRD-FM should not be confused with KWRD (AM) and is not owned by the company that owns KWRD.
bought KEWS 94.9 of Arlington, Texas and made it into a Christian Talk format as KWRD-FM The Word 94.9. KWRD-FM moved to 100.7 on December 22, 2000 by trading places with sister station KLTY
.
KWRD-FM's former general manager Peter Thomson helped Salem start the station in 1997. Thomson previously ran the sales department for KLTY 94.1 (Christian music) from 1990 to 1996. Peter Thomson worked at 94.9 KHYI of Arlington under the name "Sunny in the morning". Scott Wilder and Lauren Lintner joined The Word in 1997 to do a talk show in the afternoon. They both previously worked at KLTY.
Christianity
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radio station
Radio station
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with studios located in Irving
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. Their slogan is "The Word". KWRD-FM is a service of Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem 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....
and broadcasts on 100.7 FM.
KWRD-FM specializes in "infomercials" as well as Christian talk show programs involving well-known Christian personalities such as James Dobson
James Dobson
James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder in 1977 of Focus on the Family , which he led until 2003. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesman for conservative social positions in American public life...
and Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is the senior pastor of Cleveland's Parkside Church , a position he has had since 1983. He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry that broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across the United States...
.
KWRD-FM should not be confused with KWRD (AM) and is not owned by the company that owns KWRD.
KPXI
KPXI (100.7 MHz) of Overton simulcast KWRD-FM of Salem Communications until early 2009. The FCC approved the transfer of KPXI to Jerry T. Hanszen of Carthage, Texas.History
In 1997, Salem CommunicationsSalem Communications
Salem 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....
bought KEWS 94.9 of Arlington, Texas and made it into a Christian Talk format as KWRD-FM The Word 94.9. KWRD-FM moved to 100.7 on December 22, 2000 by trading places with sister station KLTY
KLTY
KLTY is a Christian contemporary music radio station owned by Salem Communications with studios located in Irving, Texas, near Dallas. The format is similar to the "Fish" branded stations Salem owns elsewhere and its slogan is: "Safe for the Whole Family"...
.
KWRD-FM's former general manager Peter Thomson helped Salem start the station in 1997. Thomson previously ran the sales department for KLTY 94.1 (Christian music) from 1990 to 1996. Peter Thomson worked at 94.9 KHYI of Arlington under the name "Sunny in the morning". Scott Wilder and Lauren Lintner joined The Word in 1997 to do a talk show in the afternoon. They both previously worked at KLTY.