The network airs a variety of programming aimed at practicing Catholics, mostly in a listener-interactive talk format. "Morning Air", which the network describes as "a classic drive-time format that combines inspiration & entertainment" was the first program developed by Relevant Radio in 2003. The network now airs almost exclusive programming developed internally, which also is available to stream live or by podcast on a free mobile app.
The network was founded by a group of Catholic businessmen, including Bob Atwell and John Cavil (who founded WJOK in 2000) and Mark Follett, who had been the owner of Anchor Foods, an Appleton-based distributor of frozen appetizers. Starboard Media Foundation, Inc. bought the license to a radio station in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, that had been carrying all-sports programming, and turned it into an all-Catholic station, saying the call letters stood for "Jesus Our King". The station received its license from the FCC on December 12, 2000, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who is the patron saint of Relevant Radio along with Pope John Paul II.
On October 13, 2016, Relevant Radio announced that it would merge with Loomis, California-based Immaculate Heart Radio, which owned and operated 36 stations in the western United States at the time of the merger.[2] The merger was completed on July 31, 2017, with all stations being licensed to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc., while Relevant Radio continued as the on-air branding.[3] The corporate name was changed to Relevant Radio, Inc. in February 2020.[4]
In 2019, Immaculate Heart Media purchased 13 AM stations and seven translators from Salem Media Group.[5][6][7]
In October 2019, Immaculate Heart purchased the 6 radio stations owned by Northern Michigan-based Baraga Broadcasting, as well as assuming the LMA of affiliate station WMQU, which is currently owned by Blarney Stone Broadcasting.[8] On May 17, 2021, the 5 Spanish-language Relevant Radio stations have switched to the English-language version.
"Catholic network calls Green Bay home", Green Bay News-Chronicle, date uncertain, 2004. (Newspaper now defunct)
References
^ abc"Owned and Operated Stations - Relevant Radio". relevantradio.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^"Catholic Radio Organizations Plan to Unite. - Immaculate Heart Radio". Immaculate Heart Radio. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
^"Relevant Radio - Talk Radio for the Catholic Life". Relevant Radio. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
^"History". Relevant Radio. 25 September 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^Venta, Lance. "Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Four In Miami & Tampa From Salem", Radio Insight. July 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^Jacobson, Adam. "Update: Salem Reveals Stations In Latest Sale As Stock Slides", Radio & Television Business Report. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^Venta, Lance. "More On Immaculate Heart Media’s Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem", Radio Insight. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^"Station Sales Week of 10/4: Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Michigan Catholic Group".
^"Affiliate Stations - Relevant Radio". relevantradio.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
External links
Official website
March 28, 2023
relevant, radio, corporate, name, radio, network, united, states, mainly, broadcasting, talk, radio, religious, programming, involving, catholic, church, largest, catholic, radio, network, owned, station, base, operates, english, language, network, spanish, la. Relevant Radio corporate name Relevant Radio Inc is a radio network in the United States mainly broadcasting talk radio and religious programming involving the Catholic Church It is the largest Catholic radio network by owned station base Relevant Radio operates an English language network and a Spanish language network Its English language network has 94 owned and operated stations and 75 affiliates while its Spanish language network has 7 owned and operated stations 1 The network originates from studios in Green Bay Wisconsin with additional studios in Minneapolis Minnesota Madison Wisconsin Chicago Illinois Austin Texas and Newark New Jersey Relevant RadioTypeRadio networkCountryUnited StatesProgrammingFormatCatholic radioOwnershipKey peopleThomas Vorpahl Chairman of the Board Rev Francis J Hoffman JCD Executive DirectorHistoryLaunch dateDecember 12 2000 2000 12 12 CoverageAvailabilityUnited StatesLinksWebcastListen liveWebsitewww wbr relevantradio wbr comThe network airs a variety of programming aimed at practicing Catholics mostly in a listener interactive talk format Morning Air which the network describes as a classic drive time format that combines inspiration amp entertainment was the first program developed by Relevant Radio in 2003 The network now airs almost exclusive programming developed internally which also is available to stream live or by podcast on a free mobile app Contents 1 History 2 Station list 2 1 English language stations 2 2 Former Spanish language stations 3 See also 4 Sources 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe network was founded by a group of Catholic businessmen including Bob Atwell and John Cavil who founded WJOK in 2000 and Mark Follett who had been the owner of Anchor Foods an Appleton based distributor of frozen appetizers Starboard Media Foundation Inc bought the license to a radio station in Kaukauna Wisconsin that had been carrying all sports programming and turned it into an all Catholic station saying the call letters stood for Jesus Our King The station received its license from the FCC on December 12 2000 the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe who is the patron saint of Relevant Radio along with Pope John Paul II On October 13 2016 Relevant Radio announced that it would merge with Loomis California based Immaculate Heart Radio which owned and operated 36 stations in the western United States at the time of the merger 2 The merger was completed on July 31 2017 with all stations being licensed to Immaculate Heart Media Inc while Relevant Radio continued as the on air branding 3 The corporate name was changed to Relevant Radio Inc in February 2020 4 In 2019 Immaculate Heart Media purchased 13 AM stations and seven translators from Salem Media Group 5 6 7 In October 2019 Immaculate Heart purchased the 6 radio stations owned by Northern Michigan based Baraga Broadcasting as well as assuming the LMA of affiliate station WMQU which is currently owned by Blarney Stone Broadcasting 8 On May 17 2021 the 5 Spanish language Relevant Radio stations have switched to the English language version Station list EditEnglish language stations Edit Owned and operated stations 1 State Location Call sign Frequency AreaArizona Mesa KIHP 1310 Phoenix metropolitan areaPhoenix K275CP 102 9 Phoenix metropolitan areaTanque Verde KWCX FM 104 9 Northern Cochise CountyTucson K285DL 104 9 TucsonCalifornia Arroyo Grande KIHC 890 San Luis Obispo and Santa MariaBakersfield K259DA 99 7 BakersfieldEureka KIHH 1400 Humboldt BayFrazier Park KJPG 1050 Bakersfield areaFresno K264CK 100 7 FresnoGreenville KPJP 89 3 Sierra Nevada areaLemoore KJOP 1240 Visalia Tulare areaLemoore K231DC 94 1 LemooreLos Angeles KHJ 930 Los Angeles metropolitan areaMadera KHOT 1250 Madera Fresno areaModesto KMPH 840 Modesto areaModesto K250BR 97 9 ModestoSan Bernardino KKDD 1290 Inland EmpireSan Francisco KSFB 1260 San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco K269FB 101 7 San FranciscoSoquel KYAA 1200 Monterey areaStockton KWG 1230 StocktonStockton K224FB 92 7 StocktonSusanville KPKW 90 3 SusanvilleTruckee K227AW 93 3 TruckeeVista KCEO 1000 Western San Diego CountyWest Sacramento KSMH 1620 Sacramento areaWalnut Creek K285FA 104 9 Contra Costa CountyColorado Arvada KDMT 1690 DenverFlorida Atlantic Beach WZNZ 1600 JacksonvilleCoral Gables WQOS 1080 Miami Fort LauderdaleEustis WIGW 90 3 Lake CountyFort Myers WMYR 1410 Lee CountyFort Myers Beach W294AN 106 7 Lee CountyJacksonville WQOP 1460 JacksonvilleJacksonville W229CZ 93 7 JacksonvilleMarco Island WCNZ 1660 Collier County Florida KeysMiami W249DM 97 7 MiamiSt Petersburg WWMI 1380 Tampa BayWinter Park WQOP 1080 Greater OrlandoGeorgia Atlanta WAFS 1190 AtlantaHawaii Kihei KCIK 740 Maui CountyIllinois Belleville WSDZ 1260 St LouisChicago WNTD 950 ChicagoSandwich WKBM 930 West suburban ChicagoIndiana Gary WWCA 1270 South suburban ChicagoKentucky Lexington W235AK 94 9 LexingtonNicholasville WMJR 1380 LexingtonMaine Augusta WWTP 89 5 AugustaBath WTBP 89 7 Bath BrunswickCorinth WXBP 90 3 BangorNorth Windham WXTP 106 7 PortlandPresque Isle WEGP 1390 Presque Isle CaribouMaryland Baltimore WBMD 750 BaltimoreMassachusetts Boston WWDJ 1150 BostonMichigan Alpena WGZR 88 9 AlpenaCharlevoix WTCK 90 9 Charlevoix PetoskeyEast Tawas WGJU 91 3 Tawas City East TawasGaylord W221CA 92 1 GaylordGreilickville WTCY 88 3 Traverse CitySt Ignace WIDG 940 Straits Area Eastern Upper PeninsulaSterling Heights WKEG 1030 DetroitMinnesota Minneapolis WLOL 1330 Twin CitiesMissouri St Louis K236CS 95 1 St LouisNevada Paradise KNIH 970 Las Vegas metropolitan areaReno KIHM 920 RenoNew Jersey Mount Holly WWJZ 640 Philadelphia amp The Delaware ValleyNewark WNSW 1430 New York Metropolitan areaOakland WVNJ 1160 New York Metropolitan areaNew Mexico Albuquerque KQNM 1550 Albuquerque metropolitan areaClovis K219DR 91 7 ClovisCorrales K255AU 98 9 Albuquerque metropolitan areaEl Dorado K283AQ 104 5 Santa FeFarmington K237EQ 95 3 FarmingtonMilan KXXQ 100 7 MilanPortales K204DB 88 7 PortalesRoswell K203ES 88 5 RoswellSocorro K260AR 99 9 SocorroTucumcari K202EF 88 3 TucumcariOhio Rossford WPAY 1520 ToledoToledo W231EF 94 1 ToledoWarren WHKZ 1440 Mahoning ValleyYoungstown W298CX 107 5 Mahoning ValleyPennsylvania Pittsburgh W292DH 106 3 Pittsburgh metropolitan areaRhode Island Pawtucket WSJW 550 ProvidenceWarwick W298DE 107 5 ProvidenceTexas Alvin KTEK 1110 HoustonDel Valle KIXL 970 AustinHarlingen KJJF 88 9 Rio Grande ValleyHouston K241CM 96 1 HoustonMcAllen KHID 88 1 Rio Grande ValleySan Antonio KRDY 1160 San AntonioUniversity Park KEXB 1440 Dallas Fort WorthUtah Tooele KIHU 1010 Salt Lake City metropolitan areaWashington D C Washington WQOF 1260 Washington metropolitan areaWisconsin Birnamwood WYNW 92 9 Wisconsin Dells WausauEau Claire WDVM 1050 Eau ClaireEau Claire W300DB 107 9 Eau ClaireHolmen WKBH 1570 La CrosseKaukauna WJOK 1050 Green BayMiddleton W247CI 97 3 MadisonNekoosa WMMA FM 93 9 Wisconsin Dells BarabooOnalaska W231DL 94 1 La CrossePort Washington WSJP FM 100 1 MilwaukeePoynette WHFA 1240 MadisonSussex WSJP 1640 MilwaukeeStations owned by another company 9 State Location Callsign Frequency AreaAlabama Mobile WNGL 1410 MobileMobile W233CX 94 5 MobileArizona Flagstaff KXGC LP 98 5 FlagstaffPayson KPIH LP 98 9 PaysonArkansas Rogers KDUA LP 96 5 RogersCalifornia El Centro KCJP LP 95 7 El CentroPalm Desert KXCP LP 97 1 Palm DesertRedding KLXR 1230 ReddingSan Diego KCZP LP 93 7 San DiegoFlorida Palm City WJPP LP 100 1 Port St LucieSt Petersburg WPBW LP 102 1 St PetersburgGeorgia Athens WXPB LP 105 7 AthensIllinois Decatur WDCR 88 9 DecaturDecatur W243DF 96 5 DecaturIndiana Bloomington WCYI LP 104 1 BloomingtonEvansville WIAH LP 103 5 EvansvilleIowa Charles City KQOP LP 94 7 Charles CityClinton KXJX LP 92 5 ClintonCoggon KMMK 88 7 Cedar RapidsCoralville KOUR LP 92 7 Iowa CityDavenport KTJT LP 103 1 Quad CitiesDavenport K237FP 95 3 Quad CitiesDeWitt KGYS LP 92 5 Quad CitiesDubuque KCRD LP 98 3 DubuqueMarshalltown KCRM LP 92 5 MarshalltownMaine Fort Kent WFHP LP 97 5 Fort KentSpringvale WSVP LP 105 7 SpringvaleMaryland Baltimore WVTO LP 92 7 BaltimoreEldersburg WSJF LP 92 7 EldersburgHancock W242AR 96 3 HancockMassachusetts Chicopee WACE 730 SpringfieldMichigan Grayling WMQU 1230 GraylingStephenson WVFC LP 102 1 StephensonMinnesota Rockville KYES 1180 St CloudPerham KXPM LP 100 3 PerhamSt Joseph K228FV 93 5 St JosephMissouri Liberty KCXL 1140 Kansas City metropolitan areaKansas City K284CH 104 7 Kansas CityKansas City K275BQ 102 9 Kansas CityMontana Bozeman KOFK FM 88 1 BozemanHelena KNEH LP 97 3 HelenaNew York Highlands WKBR LP 102 3 HighlandsPoughkeepsie WJVQ LP 94 7 PoughkeepsieNorth Carolina Wake Forest WFNE LP 103 5 Wake ForestWilmington WBPL LP 93 1 WilmingtonWilmington WJSI LP 91 7 WilmingtonWilmington WJSS LP 103 1 WilmingtonOhio Hillsboro WLRU LP 106 9 HillsboroOklahoma Blanchard KKNG FM 97 3 Oklahoma CityBroken Arrow KPIM LP 102 9 TulsaClinton KFWG LP 98 3 ClintonEdmond KSMJ LP 100 9 EdmondElk City KPFS LP 100 7 Elk CityRingwood KEUC 104 9 RingwoodShawnee KOGD LP 107 1 ShawneeWalters KOEG 88 3 LawtonWoodward KFPP LP 93 3 WoodwardOregon Cottage Grove KMME 100 5 Eugene SpringfieldEugene K235BF 94 9 Eugene SpringfieldPortland KBVM 88 3 PortlandTennessee Nashville WBOU LP 100 5 NashvilleTexas Hearne KEDC 88 5 College StationLorena KYAR 98 3 WacoPalestine KINF LP 107 9 PalestineRobstown KLUX 89 5 HD2 Corpus ChristiVirginia Front Royal WXDM 90 3 Front RoyalWinchester WHFW 89 7 WinchesterWashington Leavenworth KUVB LP 103 3 LeavenworthSeattle KLFE 1590 SeattleWest Virginia Berkeley Springs WDTF LP 107 9 Berkeley SpringsWisconsin Ashland WWMD LP 95 5 AshlandMarinette WLCJ LP 92 5 MarinettePeshtigo W270BC 101 9 PeshtigoOconto Falls WPPS LP 92 9 Oconto FallsRhinelander KSPP 89 1 RhinelanderShawano WRGW LP 94 5 ShawanoFormer Spanish language stations Edit Owned and operated stations 1 State Location Call sign Frequency AreaFlorida Atlantic Beach WZNZ 1600 JacksonvilleSt Petersburg WWMI 1380 Tampa BayWinter Park WHOO 1080 Greater OrlandoIllinois Granite City KXFN 1380 St LouisIndiana Gary WWCA 1270 Northwest IndianaTexas Harlingen KJJF 88 9 Rio Grande ValleyMcAllen KHID 88 1 Rio Grande ValleySee also EditSheila LiaugminasSources Edit Catholic network calls Green Bay home Green Bay News Chronicle date uncertain 2004 Newspaper now defunct References Edit a b c Owned and Operated Stations Relevant Radio relevantradio com 25 July 2017 Retrieved December 16 2020 Catholic Radio Organizations Plan to Unite Immaculate Heart Radio Immaculate Heart Radio Retrieved 2016 10 22 Relevant Radio Talk Radio for the Catholic Life Relevant Radio Retrieved 18 April 2018 History Relevant Radio 25 September 2017 Retrieved December 11 2020 Venta Lance Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Four In Miami amp Tampa From Salem Radio Insight July 29 2019 Retrieved November 24 2019 Jacobson Adam Update Salem Reveals Stations In Latest Sale As Stock Slides Radio amp Television Business Report August 16 2019 Retrieved November 24 2019 Venta Lance More On Immaculate Heart Media s Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem Radio Insight August 16 2019 Retrieved November 24 2019 Station Sales Week of 10 4 Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Michigan Catholic Group Affiliate Stations Relevant Radio relevantradio com 25 July 2017 Retrieved December 16 2020 External links EditOfficial website Catholic News Service reports on troubled times at Relevant Radio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Relevant Radio amp oldid 1146598857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
