Relevant Radio
TypeRadio network
Country
Programming
FormatCatholic radio
Ownership
Key people
Rev. Francis Joseph Hoffman, JCD, CEO and Chairman of the Board; Drew Mariani, Show Host; Patrick Madrid, Show Host.
History
Launch dateDecember 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)
Coverage
AvailabilityUnited States
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.relevantradio.com

Relevant Radio (corporate name Relevant Radio, Inc.) is a radio network in the United States, mainly broadcasting talk radio and religious programming involving the Catholic Church. Relevant Radio broadcasts "talk radio for Catholic life" over a network of 206 stations. Relevant Radio owns and operates 133 stations, and distributes programs to an additional 73 affiliates.

Relevant Radio is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, with additional studios in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The network airs a variety of programming aimed at Catholics and others interested in the Catholic Church.

History

The network was founded by a group of Catholic businessmen, including Bob Atwell and John Cavil (who founded WJOK in 2000) and Mark Follett, who had been the owner of Anchor Foods, an Appleton, Wisconsin-based distributor of frozen appetizers. Starboard Media Foundation, Inc. bought the license to a radio station in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, that had been carrying all-sports programming, and turned it into an all-Catholic station, saying the call letters stood for "Jesus Our King". The station received its license from the Federal Communications Commission on December 12, 2000, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who is the patron saint of Relevant Radio along with Pope John Paul II.

"Morning Air", which the network describes as "a classic drive-time format that combines inspiration & entertainment" was the first program developed by Relevant Radio in 2003.

On October 13, 2016, Relevant Radio announced that it would merge with Loomis, California-based Immaculate Heart Radio, which owned and operated 36 stations in the western United States at the time of the merger.[1] The merger was completed on July 31, 2017, with all stations being licensed to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc., while Relevant Radio continued as the on-air branding.[2] The corporate name was changed to Relevant Radio, Inc. in February 2020.[3]

In 2019, Immaculate Heart Media purchased 13 AM stations and seven translators from Salem Media Group.[4][5][6]

In October 2019, Immaculate Heart purchased the 6 radio stations owned by Northern Michigan-based Baraga Broadcasting, as well as assuming the LMA of affiliate station WMQU, which is currently owned by Blarney Stone Broadcasting.[7] On May 17, 2021, the five stations carrying Relevant Radio's Spanish-language service began carrying the English-language network.

In 2022 and 2023, Relevant Radio acquired stations in Baltimore, Maryland; Seattle, Washington; Tucson, Arizona; Honolulu, Hawaii; Toledo, Ohio; Detroit; Chicago; Austin, Texas and Houston.

Station list

English language stations

Owned and operated stations[8]
State Location Call sign Frequency Area
Arizona MesaKIHP1310Phoenix metropolitan area
PhoenixK275CP102.9Phoenix metropolitan area
Tanque VerdeKWCX-FM104.9Northern Cochise County
TucsonK285DL104.9Tucson
California Arroyo GrandeKIHC890San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria
BakersfieldK259DA99.7Bakersfield
EurekaKIHH1400Humboldt Bay
Frazier ParkKJPG1050Bakersfield area
FresnoK264CK100.7Fresno
GreenvilleKPJP89.3Sierra Nevada area
LemooreKJOP1240Visalia-Tulare area
LemooreK231DC94.1Lemoore
Los AngelesKHJ930Los Angeles metropolitan area
MaderaKHOT1250Madera-Fresno area
ModestoKMPH840Modesto area
ModestoK250BR97.9Modesto
San BernardinoKKDD1290Inland Empire
San FranciscoKSFB1260San Francisco Bay Area
San FranciscoK269FB101.7San Francisco
SoquelKYAA1200Monterey area
StocktonKWG1230Stockton
StocktonK224FB92.7Stockton
SusanvilleKPKW90.3Susanville
TruckeeK227AW93.3Truckee
VistaKCEO1000Western San Diego County
West SacramentoKSMH1620Sacramento area
Walnut CreekK285FA104.9Contra Costa County
Colorado ArvadaKDMT1690Denver
Florida Atlantic BeachWZNZ1600Jacksonville
Coral GablesWQOS1080Miami–Fort Lauderdale
EustisWIGW90.3Lake County
Fort MyersWMYR1410Lee County
Fort Myers BeachW294AN106.7Lee County
JacksonvilleWQOP1460Jacksonville
JacksonvilleW229CZ93.7Jacksonville
Marco IslandWCNZ1660Collier County / Florida Keys
MiamiW249DM97.7Miami
St. PetersburgWWMI1380Tampa Bay
Winter ParkWQOP1080Greater Orlando
Georgia AtlantaWAFS1190Atlanta
Hawaii KiheiKCIK740Maui County
Illinois BellevilleWSDZ1260St. Louis
ChicagoWNTD950Chicago
SandwichWKBM930West suburban Chicago
Indiana GaryWWCA1270South suburban Chicago
Kentucky LexingtonW235AK94.9Lexington
NicholasvilleWMJR1380Lexington
Maine AugustaWWTP89.5Augusta
BathWTBP89.7Bath/Brunswick
CorinthWXBP90.3Bangor
North WindhamWXTP106.7Portland
Presque IsleWEGP1390Presque Isle/Caribou
Maryland BaltimoreWBMD750Baltimore
Massachusetts BostonWWDJ1150Boston
Michigan AlpenaWGZR88.9Alpena
CharlevoixWTCK90.9Charlevoix/Petoskey
East TawasWGJU91.3Tawas City/East Tawas
GaylordW221CA92.1Gaylord
GreilickvilleWTCY88.3Traverse City
St. IgnaceWIDG940Straits Area/Eastern Upper Peninsula
Sterling HeightsWKEG1030Detroit
Minnesota MinneapolisWLOL1330Twin Cities
Missouri St. LouisK236CS95.1St. Louis
Nevada ParadiseKNIH970Las Vegas metropolitan area
RenoKIHM920Reno
New Jersey Mount HollyWWJZ640Philadelphia & The Delaware Valley
NewarkWNSW1430New York Metropolitan area
OaklandWVNJ1160New York Metropolitan area
New Mexico AlbuquerqueKQNM1550Albuquerque metropolitan area
ClovisK219DR91.7Clovis
CorralesK255AU98.9Albuquerque metropolitan area
El DoradoK283AQ104.5Santa Fe
FarmingtonK237EQ95.3Farmington
MilanKXXQ100.7Milan
PortalesK204DB88.7Portales
RoswellK203ES88.5Roswell
SocorroK260AR99.9Socorro
TucumcariK202EF88.3Tucumcari
Ohio MiddletownWNKN105.9Cincinnati and Dayton
RossfordWPAY1520Toledo
ToledoW231EF94.1Toledo
WarrenWHKZ1440Mahoning Valley
YoungstownW298CX107.5Mahoning Valley
Pennsylvania PittsburghW292DH106.3Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Rhode Island PawtucketWSJW550Providence
WarwickW298DE107.5Providence
Texas AlvinKTEK1110Houston
Del ValleKIXL970Austin
HarlingenKJJF88.9Rio Grande Valley
HoustonK241CM96.1Houston
McAllenKHID88.1Rio Grande Valley
San AntonioKRDY1160San Antonio
University ParkKEXB1440Dallas–Fort Worth
Utah TooeleKIHU1010Salt Lake City metropolitan area
Washington, D.C. WashingtonWQOF1260Washington metropolitan area
Washington (state) SeattleKLFE1590Seattle
Wisconsin BirnamwoodWYNW92.9Wisconsin Dells-Wausau
Eau ClaireWDVM1050Eau Claire
Eau ClaireW300DB107.9Eau Claire
HolmenWKBH1570La Crosse
KaukaunaWJOK1050Green Bay
MiddletonW247CI97.3Madison
NekoosaWMMA-FM93.9Wisconsin Dells-Baraboo
OnalaskaW231DL94.1La Crosse
Port WashingtonWSJP-FM100.1Milwaukee
PoynetteWHFA1240Madison
SussexWSJP1640Milwaukee
Stations owned by another company[9]
State Location Callsign Frequency Area
Alabama MobileWNGL1410Mobile
MobileW233CX94.5Mobile
Arizona FlagstaffKXGC-LP98.5Flagstaff
PaysonKPIH-LP98.9Payson
Arkansas RogersKDUA-LP96.5Rogers
California El CentroKCJP-LP95.7El Centro
Palm DesertKXCP-LP97.1Palm Desert
ReddingKLXR1230Redding
San DiegoKCZP-LP93.7San Diego
Florida Palm CityWJPP-LP100.1Port St. Lucie
St. PetersburgWPBW-LP102.1St. Petersburg
Georgia AthensWXPB-LP105.7Athens
Illinois DecaturWDCR88.9Decatur
DecaturW243DF96.5Decatur
Indiana BloomingtonWCYI-LP104.1Bloomington
EvansvilleWIAH-LP103.5Evansville
Iowa Charles CityKQOP-LP94.7Charles City
ClintonKXJX-LP92.5Clinton
CoggonKMMK88.7Cedar Rapids
CoralvilleKOUR-LP92.7Iowa City
DavenportKTJT-LP103.1Quad Cities
DavenportK237FP95.3Quad Cities
DeWittKGYS-LP92.5Quad Cities
DubuqueKCRD-LP98.3Dubuque
MarshalltownKCRM-LP92.5Marshalltown
Maine Fort KentWFHP-LP97.5Fort Kent
SpringvaleWSVP-LP105.7Springvale
Maryland BaltimoreWVTO-LP92.7Baltimore
EldersburgWSJF-LP92.7Eldersburg
HancockW242AR96.3Hancock
Massachusetts ChicopeeWACE730Springfield
Michigan GraylingWMQU1230Grayling
StephensonWVFC-LP102.1Stephenson
Minnesota RockvilleKYES1180St. Cloud
PerhamKXPM-LP100.3Perham
St. JosephK228FV93.5St. Joseph
Missouri LibertyKCXL1140Kansas City metropolitan area
Kansas CityK284CH104.7Kansas City
Kansas CityK275BQ102.9Kansas City
Montana BozemanKOFK-FM88.1Bozeman
HelenaKNEH-LP97.3Helena
New York HighlandsWKBR-LP102.3Highlands
PoughkeepsieWJVQ-LP94.7Poughkeepsie
North Carolina Wake ForestWFNE-LP103.5Wake Forest
WilmingtonWBPL-LP93.1Wilmington
WilmingtonWJSI-LP91.7Wilmington
WilmingtonWJSS-LP103.1Wilmington
Ohio HillsboroWLRU-LP106.9Hillsboro
Oklahoma BlanchardKKNG-FM97.3Oklahoma City
Broken ArrowKPIM-LP102.9Tulsa
ClintonKFWG-LP98.3Clinton
EdmondKSMJ-LP100.9Edmond
Elk CityKPFS-LP100.7Elk City
RingwoodKEUC104.9Ringwood
ShawneeKOGD-LP107.1Shawnee
WaltersKOEG88.3Lawton
WoodwardKFPP-LP93.3Woodward
Oregon Cottage GroveKMME100.5Eugene-Springfield
EugeneK235BF94.9Eugene-Springfield
PortlandKBVM88.3Portland
Tennessee NashvilleWBOU-LP100.5Nashville
Texas HearneKEDC88.5College Station
LorenaKYAR98.3Waco
PalestineKINF-LP107.9Palestine
RobstownKLUX89.5-HD2Corpus Christi
Virginia Front RoyalWXDM90.3Front Royal
WinchesterWHFW89.7Winchester
Washington LeavenworthKUVB-LP103.3Leavenworth
West Virginia Berkeley SpringsWDTF-LP107.9Berkeley Springs
Wisconsin AshlandWWMD-LP95.5Ashland
MarinetteWLCJ-LP92.5Marinette
PeshtigoW270BC101.9Peshtigo
Oconto FallsWPPS-LP92.9Oconto Falls
RhinelanderKSPP89.1Rhinelander
ShawanoWRGW-LP94.5Shawano

Former Spanish language stations

Owned and operated stations[8]
State Location Call sign Frequency Area
Florida Atlantic BeachWZNZ1600Jacksonville
St. PetersburgWWMI1380Tampa Bay
Winter ParkWHOO1080Greater Orlando
Illinois Granite CityKXFN1380St. Louis
Indiana GaryWWCA1270Northwest Indiana
Texas HarlingenKJJF88.9Rio Grande Valley
McAllenKHID88.1Rio Grande Valley

See also

Sources

  • "Catholic network calls Green Bay home", Green Bay News-Chronicle, date uncertain, 2004. (Newspaper now defunct)

References

  1. "Catholic Radio Organizations Plan to Unite. - Immaculate Heart Radio". Immaculate Heart Radio. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  2. "Relevant Radio - Talk Radio for the Catholic Life". Relevant Radio. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "History". Relevant Radio. 25 September 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. Venta, Lance. "Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Four In Miami & Tampa From Salem", Radio Insight. July 29, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  5. Jacobson, Adam. "Update: Salem Reveals Stations In Latest Sale As Stock Slides", Radio & Television Business Report. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. Venta, Lance. "More On Immaculate Heart Media’s Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem", Radio Insight. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  7. "Station Sales Week of 10/4: Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Michigan Catholic Group". 4 October 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Owned and Operated Stations - Relevant Radio". relevantradio.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. "Affiliate Stations - Relevant Radio". relevantradio.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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