Guadalupe Radio Network is an American

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based in Midland, Texas. It is owned by La Promesa Foundation, and is

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(D.B.A.) Guadalupe Radio Network. The Guadalupe Radio Network provides

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programming to its stations. As of 2021, it included 38 radio stations in the

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History

The Guadalupe Radio Network began on July 19, 2000 with the station KJBC, in Midland, Texas. By 2021, it included 39 radio stations in the

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

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, South Texas, Central Texas,

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, and

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markets.

Radio stations

The Guadalupe Radio Network broadcasts in the following markets: Alabama & Florida Market * WJUV-FM 88.3,

Cullman, Alabama Cullman is the largest city and county seat of Cullman County, Alabama, United States. It is located along Interstate 65, about north of Birmingham and about south of Huntsville. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 14,775, with an ...

* WQOH-FM 88.7,

Springville, Alabama Springville is a city in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in December 1880. At the 2020 census the population was 4,786, up from 4,080 in 2010. Geography Springville is located at (33.768950, −86.471037). According t ...

* WMMA-FM 97.9,

Irondale, Alabama Irondale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, northeast of Homewood and Mountain Brook. At the 2020 census, the population was 13,497. Irondale is the location of the Irondale Cafe. Author Fan ...

* WMMA-AM 1480,

WDLG WDLG (90.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Thomasville, Alabama. The station is owned by La Promesa Foundation. It is airing Catholic Radio programming. History Nearly seven years after the initial application was made on April 17, 1997 ...

-FM 90.1 FM,

Grove Hill, Alabama Grove Hill is a town in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,818. It is the county seat of Clarke County and home of the Clarke County Museum. History The area that is now Grove Hill was originally inh ...

WDWR WDWR (1230 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format. Licensed to Pensacola, Florida, United States, the station serves the Pensacola area. The station is currently owned by La Promesa Foundation. History WEAR ...

-AM 1230, Pensacola, Florida *

-FM 103.3, Pensacola, Florida * WPHK-FM 102.7,

Blountstown, Florida Blountstown is a city in Calhoun County, Florida, Calhoun County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,514 at the 2010 census, which represented an increase from 2,444 in 2000. It is the county seat of Calhoun County. Name Blountstown ...

* WCVC-FM 96.9,

Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the populatio ...

* WCVC-AM 1330,

Kansas Market * KQSH-FM 90.7,

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Houston, Texas Market * KSHJ-AM 1430, Houston, Texas * KSHJ-FM 96.1, Houston, Texas North Texas Market *

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-AM 1430,

Gladewater, Texas Gladewater is a city in Gregg and Upshur counties in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 census population of 6,134. In the early 20th century, Gladewater was an oil boom town. In 1995, the Texas Legislature proclaimed it the "Antique Capital o ...

* KJON-AM 850,

Carrollton, Texas Carrollton is a city in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 133,434, making it the 23rd-most populous city in Texas. History The area was first settled by Jared Ford i ...

South & Central Texas Market * KGWU-AM 1400,

Uvalde, Texas Uvalde is a city and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,217 at the 2020 census. Uvalde is located in the Texas Hill Country, west of downtown San Antonio and east of the Mexico–United States bord ...

* KJMA-FM 89.7,

Floresville, Texas Floresville is a city in Wilson County, Texas, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population was at 7,203 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Wilson County. The city is also part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statis ...

* KYRT-FM 97.9,

Hunt, Texas Hunt is an unincorporated community in western Kerr County, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 2 ...

* KIVM-FM 91.1,

Fredericksburg, Texas Fredericksburg (german: Friedrichsberg) is the seat of Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, this city had a population of 10,530. Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 and named after Prince Frederick of Prussia. ...

* KBMD-FM 88.5,

Marble Falls, Texas Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,033. Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas. Hi ...

Washington, DC Market *

WMET WMET is a radio station broadcasting on 1160 kHz in the mediumwave AM band, serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Over several decades, it has gone through a number of radio formats, from progressive rock to all-comedy to a cons ...

-FM 103.1,

Gaithersburg, Maryland Gaithersburg ( ), officially the City of Gaithersburg, is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the ninth-largest location in the state. Gai ...

-AM 1160,

West Texas & New Mexico Market * KPDE-FM 91.5,

Eden, Texas Eden is a city in Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,766 at the 2010 census. The community is a rural trading center for agricultural products for the many large ranches and farms in West Texas. History The earliest settl ...

* K210BX-FM 89.9,

Van Horn, Texas Van Horn is a town in and the seat of Culberson County, Texas, United States. According to the 2010 census, Van Horn had a population of 2,063, down from 2,435 at the 2000 census. The 2020 census results detailed a decline in population to 1,941. ...

* KDCJ-FM 91.5,

Kermit, Texas Kermit is a city in and the county seat of Winkler County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,708 at the 2010 census. The city was named after Kermit Roosevelt following a visit by his father, President Theodore Roosevelt, to the county. ...

* KBKN-FM 91.3, Lamesa, Texas * KQOA-FM 91.1, Morton, Texas * KSIF-FM 91.7, Wellington, Texas * K219LT-FM 91.7, Clayton, New Mexico Spanish * KVDG-FM 90.9, Midland, Texas * KKUB-AM 1300, Brownfield, Texas * KJON-AM 850,

* KXGB-FM 105.1,

Great Bend, Kansas Great Bend is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is named for its location at the point where the course of the Arkansas River bends east then southeast. As of the 2020 census, the population of the ci ...

* KODC-FM 102.1,

* KQOA-FM 91.1, Morton, Texas

Programming

Guadalupe Radio Network's programming consists of a blend of original programming and syndicated radio shows. The vast majority of the latter are produced by the radio arm of

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or by

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. These programs include "Catholic Answers Live", "The Son Rise Morning Show", "Catholic Connection" featuring Teresa Tomeo, "Women of Grace", "More 2 Life" featuring Greg and Lisa Popcak, "The Doctor is In" featuring Ray Guarendi, "Kresta in the Afternoon" featuring Al Kresta,. GRN also broadcasts a number of shows it produces itself, including, 'Catholic Drive Time' with Joe McClane, 'Intersections: Between Faith, Culture, and Politics with Bree Dail', 'Voicing Truth & Reason with David L. Gray', and 'Face to Face with the Institute of Catholic Culture'. Some individual GRN radio stations also include local religious programming, as well as diocesan programming.

References

External links

Guadalupe Radio Network Website
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