WZWP is an American non-commercial FM

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located in

West Union, Ohio West Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, about southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 3,004 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Adams County. West Union is served by West Union High School, the Adams Count ...

, and operates on the assigned frequency of 89.5 MHz. WZWP is one of seven stations in the King of Kings Radio network.

Programming

WZWP's programming consists of Christian talk and teaching shows such as ''Thru the Bible'' with

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, ''Love Worth Finding'' with

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, ''In Touch with

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, King of Kings Radio. Retrieved October 29, 2018. WZWP also airs a variety of

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History

The station began broadcasting in 1990, and held the call sign WVXM, airing a

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format, and was an affiliate of

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. The station was owned by

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. In 1995, the station's call sign was changed to WVXW. The station was part of Xavier University's X-Star Radio Network. In 2005, Xavier University sold the seven stations of the X-Star Radio Network, including WVXM, to Cincinnati Classical Public Radio for $15 million. The station would air a NPR-news and information format.
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, 2006. p. D-399. Retrieved October 30, 2018. In 2007, three repeater stations (including WVXW) were sold to Christian Voice of Central Ohio in 2007 because of the small population and lack of a revenue stream from the outlying communities. That year, the station's call sign was changed to WZWP. WZWP would adopt a Christian format, airing primarily Christian talk and teaching programming, and was branded "The Promise". By 2010, the station was airing a

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format and was branded "The River". In 2011, Somerset Educational Broadcasting Foundation purchased WZWP for $135,000.Asset Purchase Agreement
, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2018. The station would become an affiliate of its "King of Kings Radio" network.

References

External links

King of Kings Radio
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