Real Presence Radio is a

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network in the

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, with stations and

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(low power re-broadcasters) in

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, and

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covering five states and parts of two

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provinces. The network's headquarters and main studios are in

Fargo, North Dakota Fargo ( /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990, making it the most populous city in the state and the 219th-most populous city in ...

. The network also carries some programming from the national EWTN Radio network.

History

Real Presence Radio began on November 6, 2004 following the purchase of KWTL AM 1370 (then known as

KFJM KFJM (90.7 FM) is a public radio station in Grand Forks, North Dakota airing an adult album alternative format with news in the mornings, jazz in the late evenings and blues and folk on the weekends. It carries programs from NPR and Public Rad ...

AM) in

Grand Forks Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

, covering most of the

Diocese of Fargo The Diocese of Fargo ( la, Dioecesis Fargensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in North Dakota, United States. The cathedra is found within the Cathedral of St. Mary, in the episcopal see of Fargo. ...

and the

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. On February 6, 2009, Real Presence Radio purchased KVXR AM 1280 in

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from Voice of Reason Radio.About
Real Presence Radio. Accessed February 5, 2015 KVXR switched programming from the

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network to a

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of KWTL, forming the Real Presence Radio network. On October 22, 2010, the network built and signed on KPHA FM 91.3 in Bismarck.

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(low power rebroadcasters) began broadcasting in

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(91.1 FM) on February 20, 2011 and Williston (89.1 FM) on January 20, 2011. On October 16, 2012 Real Presence Radio purchased the KZZQ call letters (formerly used for

KPUL KPUL (101.7 MHz, "Pulse 101.7") is a Christian CHR (Top 40) formatted FM radio station. It is licensed to Winterset, Iowa, with studios located on 335th Street in Waukee. It is one of only a few independent stations in the Des Moines metrop ...

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Iowa) and began operating 101.9 FM KZZQ, which serves the Dickinson area, and on December 1, 2014, the network began broadcasting on 91.7 KXRP in Bismarck and on December 12, 2014, 104.1 KZTW in Tioga, ND. The network purchased a station in the

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area,

WWEN WWEN (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic religious format. Licensed to Wentworth, Wisconsin, United States, the station covers the Duluth-Superior area. The station is an owned and operated affiliate of Real Presence Radio. His ...

, on February 15, 2016 from

American Family Radio American Family Radio (AFR) is a network of more than 180 radio stations broadcasting Conservative Christian-oriented programming to over 30 states.

. Effective March, 2018, Real Presence Radio purchased

KGLL KGLL (88.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Gillette, Wyoming, broadcasting a Catholic talk format, and is an owned and operated affiliate of Real Presence Radio. History KGLL began broadcasting in 2010. It was originally owned by American Fam ...

Gillette, Wyoming Gillette (, '' jih-LET'') is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The town was founded in 1891 as a major railway town on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The population was estimated at 32,030 ...

from American Family Radio. Real Presence Radio is also heard on low power affiliate stations 98.9 KXYM-LP in June 2015 in Belcourt, ND and 99.7 KZEB-LP in September 2014 in

Jamestown, ND Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Stutsman County. The population was 15,849 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth largest city in North Dakota. Jamestown was founded in 1883 and ...

. With the new stations in the Diocese of Bismarck, the Real Presence Radio network broadcasts to a majority of

's population along with much of northwest

, northeastern

, southern

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including

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and extreme southwestern

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Station list

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References

External links

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EWTN Radio
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