KWRD-FM
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| City | Highland Village, Texas |
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| Broadcast area |
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Branding | The Word 100.7 FM |
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz |
| Repeater(s) | KBDT 1160 kHz |
| First air date | 1987 (as KRJT) |
| Format | Christian Talk |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| HAAT | 606 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 6560 |
| Callsign meaning | The WoRD; a reference to John 1:1 (originally Wesley R. Dean; initials of original Henderson, Texas AM facility owner, which signed on in 1956) |
| Former callsigns |
KRJT (1987-2000) KLTY (2000) |
| Owner |
Salem Media Group (Inspiration Media of Texas, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KEXB, KLTY, KSKY, KTNO, KBDT, K273BJ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thewordfm.com |
KWRD-FM is a Christian radio station with studios located in Irving, Texas, United States. Their slogan is "The Word". KWRD-FM is a service of the Salem Media Group and broadcasts on 100.7 FM.
KWRD-FM specializes in "infomercials" as well as Christian talk show programs involving well-known Christian personalities such as James Dobson and Alistair Begg. KWRD-FM is also the official home for Southlake Carroll Dragon Football during their season- Early September through December. KWRD-FM should not be confused with KWRD (AM) and is not owned by the company that owns KWRD.
KPXI
KPXI (100.7 MHz) of Overton simulcast KWRD-FM of Salem Communications until early 2009. The FCC approved the transfer of KPXI to Jerry T. Hanszen of Carthage, Texas.
History
In 1997, Salem Communications bought KEWS 94.9 of Arlington, Texas and made it into a Christian Talk format as KWRD-FM The Word 94.9. KWRD-FM moved to 100.7 on December 22, 2000 by trading places with sister station KLTY.
Scott Wilder and Lauren Lintner joined The Word in 1997 to do a talk show in the afternoon.
On September 18, 2015, KWRD was simulcasting on former Radio Disney affiliate KMKI 620 AM (now KEXB) for a week until the station switched formats to Business News/Talk as content formerly airing on KVCE 1160 AM. As of October 20, 2015, KWRD-FM's programming is simulcating on KVCE 1160 AM (now KBDT).