WLJR 88.5 FM is a non-profit radio station owned by Briarwood Presbyterian Church supported by funds from listeners as well as members of the Church. Birmingham, Alabama, USA is the city of license of this educational service. WLJR airs a religious radio programming to the larger population of Birmingham. The station carries mainstream programming from its affiliates, American Family Radio, the Moody Broadcasting Network, and AFN News.
About WLJR Radio:
WLJR is the recipient of the “Best of Birmingham” award of 2017. The station is serving the community by providing reliable and excellent Christian broadcasting as well as web-based programming 24/7. Its programming concerns topics such as family, news sports, sermons, Christian music, and Finance. The radio service reflects the mission statement of Briarwood Church, “Reach Birmingham to Reach the World for Christ”. It is a listener-supported low-power FM radio; however, in stereo, its signal is accessible on all online media. Its studio is situated in Briarwood Church.
History:
In order to accommodate immigrants’ demand to listen to Moody Broadcasting Network, Briarwood Church endeavored to re-transmit the Moody network from Chattanooga; nevertheless, the effort failed due to a weak signal. Consequently, with the untiring efforts of Tom Leopard, the church administrator, the station received approval to broadcast from the FCC on 2/20/1998. The FCC granted its call sign (meaning, Where the Lord Jesus Reigns) on 2/10/1993 whereas it got its license to operate 6/4/1998. It started streaming on the internet in 2013. To provide an array of programming to the Birmingham population, the service became an affiliate of American Radio Family on 9/1,2016. The station’s app, launched in 2016, gave rather easier access to its fans from around the globe.
Programming:
To cater to the Spanish audience, WLJR airs Enfoque a la Familia and La Biblia Dice on weekday evenings. Saturday mornings from 8:00 am-11:00 am are dedicated to children on WLJR airing Adventures in Odyssey, the well-known kids’ program from the Focus on the family.
The other Weekdays shows Include:
Fresh Bread and Today In Perspective by Harry Reeder
This Week at Briarwood
Weekend programming includes:
Briarwood Worship Service (Sunday Live)
Voice of the Martyr by Todd Nettleton
Unshackled-Pacific Garden Mission
The Focus of the Family Radio Theater (Saturday)
A Second Look at Sports by Dwight Allen (Saturday)
AFN News
Technical Details:
WLJR is a class A non-commercial FM station with facility ID 6804. With non-directional antenna mode, its digital status is analog. It is astonishing to note that with a meager power of 375 Watts, WLJR’s listening range is as wide as 45 miles. To provide a noise-free signal, the station broadcasts in mono to its listening neighborhood. The station’s transmitting coordinates are 33.397609,-86.661375. Granted on 3/6/2006, its license expires on 4/1/2020.
Contact Details:
Address: Birmingham, AL 35242, USA
Phone: 205 776 5270
Official Website: https://briarwood.org/wljr-radio/
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