WAKW (93.3 FM, "STAR 93.3") is a

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music

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located in

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. It is a listener-supported radio station owned by

Pillar of Fire International The Pillar of Fire International, also known as the Pillar of Fire Church, is a Methodist Christianity, Christian denomination with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire Church affirms the Articles of Religion (Methodist), Met ...

. The Class B, 50,000-watt signal reaches the greater Cincinnati area, including Northern Kentucky and Eastern Indiana. The station broadcasts with an

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of 50,000

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History

In 1959, during the tenure of Dr. Johannes Maas as pastor of the Pillar of Fire Church and principal of Eden Grove Academy in Cincinnati, he envisioned starting a radio station similar to the

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station,

WAWZ WAWZ (99.1 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Zarephath, New Jersey. The station is owned by the non-profit organization Pillar Media, a division of the Pillar of Fire International. The station maintains a studio in Warren, whil ...

, where he had served on the staff. He contacted Rev. Russell Croucher, the manager and chief technician at WAWZ, and together they made plans that led to the application to the FCC for a new FM station to be located on the Eden Grove Academy campus. The application was approved in 1961. In honor of the leadership and counsel of Bishop White, the call letters of the new station were named after his initials, WAKW. WAKW began broadcasting in 1961. While the call letters have remained the same the station has been known by many different names, including ''Majesty 93'' and ''New Life 93''. In March 2008, WAKW rebranded as ''STAR 93.3'' to unify its branding with WAWZ.

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* * {{Cincinnati Radio Pillar of Fire International AKW Christian adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1959 AKW