KSDA
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KSDA-FM is the call sign for the radio station
JOY FM broadcast at 91.9 FM from Agana Heights, Guam
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KSDA began as "Adventist World Radio-Asia" (AWR-Asia) in 1987 and continues to broadcast in shortwave
from Agat, Guam
to various countries in Asia. In 1990, AWR launched a local FM station at 91.9 MHz. KSDA-FM first broadcast from AWR's Agat
studio, and later from Agana Heights.
When AWR shifted its mission away from local broadcasting, KSDA-FM's operation was passed on to the Guam-Micronesia Mission in the early 1990s. In 2000, Good News Broadcasting Corporation (GNBC), a non-profit 501-c3 organization composed of members from various Adventist entities on Guam, received KSDA-FM's license from AWR.
The FM station was known as JOY 92 until mid-2008, when GNBC secured a construction permit for a transmitter on Saipan
. The Saipan transmitter KORU
rebroadcasts the Guam station on 89.9 MHz , necessitating the name change.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
JOY FM broadcast at 91.9 FM from Agana Heights, Guam
Agana Heights, Guam
Agana Heights is one of the 19 villages of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña , in the central part of the island. The U.S. Naval Hospital is located in this largely residential village.-Education:...
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KSDA began as "Adventist World Radio-Asia" (AWR-Asia) in 1987 and continues to broadcast in shortwave
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
from Agat, Guam
Agat, Guam
Agat is a village on the island of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2000 census....
to various countries in Asia. In 1990, AWR launched a local FM station at 91.9 MHz. KSDA-FM first broadcast from AWR's Agat
Agat
Agat may refer to:* Agat, Burma* Agat, Eritrea* Agat, Guam* Agat computer* Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase, abbreviated as AGAT...
studio, and later from Agana Heights.
When AWR shifted its mission away from local broadcasting, KSDA-FM's operation was passed on to the Guam-Micronesia Mission in the early 1990s. In 2000, Good News Broadcasting Corporation (GNBC), a non-profit 501-c3 organization composed of members from various Adventist entities on Guam, received KSDA-FM's license from AWR.
The FM station was known as JOY 92 until mid-2008, when GNBC secured a construction permit for a transmitter on Saipan
Saipan
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
. The Saipan transmitter KORU
KORU
KORU is a radio station licensed to Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. The station is currently owned by Good News Broadcasting Corporation, and simulcasts the signal from KSDA-FM....
rebroadcasts the Guam station on 89.9 MHz , necessitating the name change.
See also
- List of radio stations in Guam
- Media ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchMedia ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchThere are a number of media ministries associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. These come in print, radio and television forms and reach countries all around the globe. The Adventist church has a long history of media-based communication, having grown out of the Millerite movement of the...