KTWG (801 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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. Licensed to Hagåtña,

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, United States, it serves Guam and

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. The station is currently owned by Edward H. Poppe, Jr. and Frances W. Poppe, and is managed by Leilani Dahilig. The station's studios are located in

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. Most programming is supplied by

Trans World Radio Trans World Radio (TWR) is a multi-national evangelical Christianity, Christian media distributor. The largest Christian media organization in the world, it uses high-powered medium wave (AM) and short wave transmitters, local FM radio stations ...

. While the station broadcasts at 801 kHz, many American radios, especially the digital readout variety, are capable of tuning in AM stations in 10 kHz increments only. Therefore, in the station's marketing, the nearest frequency, "800", is used instead. Stations in Guam fall within the jurisdiction of the

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, instead of the

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, whose coverage includes the U.S. mainland and

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. KTWG is the primary entry point for the

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in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

History

KTWG went on air November 1, 1974. It was owned by Trans World Radio Pacific and initially operated on 770 kHz. A move to 800/801 was approved in 1978.

External links

KTWG official website
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FCC History Cards for KTWG
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