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of the church. It has a staff of three people, two of whom are paid by the church. The station has an
annual budget of $5,000, financed by support from the church, as well as approximately $2,000 in
donations. WI.GS-LP is on the air continuously 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The station has a
limited website presence and does not stream its programming over the Internet.
13. WI.GS-LP broadcasts religious music. Christian teaching, and religious services. All of
its programming is local. As the pastor of the church explained during our interview with the station, the
station's goal is to teach the message of the Bible and to air alternative Christian music not found on other
stations in order to attract young people to the station. The services it provides to the community include
airing Christian teaching and promoting the teaching style of the Calvary Chapel; providing a wide
playlist of alternative Christian music not found on other stations; and airing Public Service
Announcements ("PSAs") for local churches and local organizations, such as information about a local
food pantry and a teen pregnancy center.
14. WGIIF-LP: WGIF-LP was chosen to represent the sampling category of medium-sized
market religious station. It is located in Superior, Wisconsin, in the Duluth-Superior Arbitron Metro.
The station is licensed to the Superior Seventh-Day Adventist Church and is operated by Superior
Community Broadcasting. Inc. The station manager does not hold a position in the church. WGHF-LP
has a staff of six people, all unpaid, three of whom work regularly at the station. The station has an
annual operating budget of $8.000, which is financed entirely by donations from members of the church
board of directors, listeners, and church members. It operates continuously, 24 hours per day, seven days
per week. The station does not have a website and does not stream its programming over the Internet, but
the network it carries, the 3 Angels Broadcasting Network, does offer streaming.
15. WGHF-LP provides talk and Christian music designed to appeal to a broad range of
people. The station's goal is to offer spiritual, educational, and healthy-living programming to the
community, particularly to people with physical or mental health problems. According to the station
manager, the station is located in an economically depressed area that has been in decline for a long time,
where many residents have mental and physical health issues. Approximately 80 percent of the station's
programming is syndicated network programming from the 3 Angels Broadcasting Network. This
network was chosen by the station because its programming provides help and information on health
issues. In addition, the station airs hourly PSAs with a phone number for a free and confidential spiritual
and personal counseling service that is provided by a team of pastoral volunteers.
16. KPJN-LP: KPJN-LP was chosen to represent the sampling category of small market
religious station. It is located in Marshall. Arkansas, and is not in an Arbitron Metro. The station's
coverage area population of 1.598 is the smallest of the stations in the sample. It is licensed to the St.
Therese Missionary Society, which is a non-profit charity.'5 The station is run by one person on a part-
time, unpaid basis. A few other individuals occasionally help with technical problems and operate the
station when the manager is unavailable. The station has an annual operating budget of approximately
$1,200 to $2,000,16 which is financed entirely by donations from listeners and supporters. It operates
eight to 11 hours per day Monday through Friday and six hours on Saturday. The station has a limited
website presence and does not stream its programming over the Internet.
17. KPJN-LP provides Catholic programming and music as well as weather reports. The
goals of the station are to evangelize and provide missionary outreach; teach the Bible and the Catechism
of the Catholic Church; inform residents of local church masses and activities; and provide educational
programs for Catholic families. According to the station manager, the station is located in a rural area in
Arkansas that is mostly Protestant and in a county in which there are no Catholic churches and no other
'5 Unlike the other religious stations, KPJN-LP is not closely tied to a particular church.
16 The manager of KPJN-LP did not report a total budget during our interview, so we use his estimates of the station
revenues, which cover the station's costs, to estimate the station's budget.45
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