# KMFS

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Radio station in Guthrie–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

KMFS Guthrie, Oklahoma United States Broadcast area Oklahoma City Metroplex Frequency 1490 kHz Branding SonLife Radio Programming Format Southern Gospel - Christian talk and teaching Ownership Owner Family Worship Center Church, Inc. (Jimmy Swaggart Ministries) History Former call signs KWRW (1956–1970) KOKC (1970–2004) Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 50165 Class C Power 1,000 watts Transmitter coordinates 35°52′56″N 97°23′34″W / 35.88222°N 97.39278°W / 35.88222; -97.39278 Links Public license information Public file LMS Website Official website

**KMFS** (1490 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) is a [radio station](/source/Radio_station) [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to [Guthrie, Oklahoma](/source/Guthrie%2C_Oklahoma), and serving the [Oklahoma City Metroplex](/source/Oklahoma_City_Metroplex). The station is owned by Family Worship Center Church, Inc.[2][3] It is part of the [Jimmy Swaggart](/source/Jimmy_Swaggart) Ministries.

KMFS airs [Southern Gospel](/source/Southern_Gospel) music and [Christian talk and teaching](/source/Christian_talk_and_teaching) programs. It broadcasts at 1,000 [watts](/source/Watt) around the clock, using a [non-directional antenna](/source/Omnidirectional_antenna).

## History

KWRW went on air in 1956. The station was owned by Southern Broadcasting Company, whose three principals—James A. West Jr., Elgie M. Risinger, and Delvin R. White[4]—lent their initials to the call letters of the new outlet. A year after signing on, Weldon Sledge, who had run a station in [Morrilton, Arkansas](/source/Morrilton%2C_Arkansas),[5] bought KWRW, but he only owned it for a year, as Guthrie Broadcasters—owned by Farrell and Norma Sue Brooks—acquired the station in 1958.[4] The carousel of ownership changes continued; at the end of 1959, KWRW was sold to Howard Daniel Smith, and in mid-1961, the Austin Oil Company bought the radio station.[4]

The call letters were changed to KOKC on December 15, 1970; the next year, Austin Oil won approval to increase the station's daytime power to 500 watts and relocate the transmitter, changes that came into effect in 1972.[4] Pioneer Broadcasters bought KOKC in 1978.

The station was sold to the Family Worship Center in 2003. In 2004, the station became KMFS, freeing up the KOKC call letters to be used at their current home at [1520 AM](/source/KOKC_(AM)).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-50165_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KMFS"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=50165). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["KMFS Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KMFS). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["KMFS Station Information Profile"](http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=KMFS). [Arbitron](/source/Arbitron).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hc_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hc_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-hc_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-hc_4-3) ["History Cards for KMFS"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=43450). [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). ([Guide to reading History Cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Radio_Stations/History_Cards))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Radio Station's Owner, Manager Arrives In City"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41864273/). *Guthrie Daily Leader*. July 25, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.jsm.org)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 50165 (KMFS)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=50165) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KMFS](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=KMFS) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, metropolitan area By AM frequency 640 740 800 890 930 1000 1140 1220 1340 1400 1460 1490 15201 1560 1640 By FM frequency 88.1 88.5 88.9 89.3 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.3 93.9 94.7 95.1 96.1 96.9 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.9 102.7 103.5 103.7 104.1 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.3 106.7 107.7 LPFM 93.9 KQTR-LP KWDW-LP 97.7 KCYI-LP KRGU-LP 99.3 KHDD-LP KZUC-LP 100.9 101.3 107.1 Translators 89.5 90.5 92.1 92.9 94.1 95.3 95.7 96.5 97.7 K249EN K249FG 98.5 K253AY K253BV 99.3 100.1 K261CR K261DP 101.1 101.5 102.3 103.1 103.3 103.7 104.5 107.1 107.3 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.4 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 92.5-1 92.5-2 92.5-3 94.7-1 94.7-2 96.1-1 96.1-2 99.7-1 99.7-2 99.7-3 99.7-4 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.7-1 105.3-1 105.3-2 105.3-3 107.7-1 107.7-2 107.7-3 By callsign K208CG K213EM K221FQ K225BN K231BH K237GE K239BT K243BJ K249EN K249FG K253AY K253BV K257DA K261CR K261DP K266BG K268BR K272FD K276EX K277DD K279CR K283BW K296HC K297BB KATT-FM KCYI-LP KDKL KEBC KGHM KGOU KHDD-LP KINB KIMY KJKE KJTH KJYO KKNG-FM KKWD KMFS KMGL KMSI KOKC1 KOKF KOKQ HD2 KOMA HD2 HD3 KOSU KOUJ-LP KPCG-LP KQCV KQCV-FM KQOB KQTR-LP KREF KRGU-LP KRMG KRMP KROU KRXO-FM HD2 HD3 KSMJ-LP KSSO KTLR KTLV KTOK KTST KTUZ-FM KUCO HD2 HD3 KVSP KWDW-LP KWFF HD2 HD3 KWPN KXXY-FM KYIS KYLV KZLS KZTH KZUE KZUC-LP WKY WWLS-FM WXK85 Defunct KHVJ-LP Nearby regions Dallas–Fort Worth Lawton Tulsa Wichita See also List of radio stations in Oklahoma Notes 1. Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Oklahoma Stations KAJT – Ada KAKO – Ada KARG – Poteau KAYC – Durant KAYM – Weatherford KBWW – Broken Bow KCBK – Frederick KEUC - Ringwood KFXH - Marlow KFXT – Sulphur KHDD-LP - Oklahoma City KHWR-LP - McAlester KHEV – Fairview KIMY – Watonga KJCC – Carnegie KJHL – Boise City KJOV – Woodward KJRF – Lawton KLRB - Stuart KLVV – Ponca City KMFS – Guthrie KMSI – Moore KNGM – Guymon KNYD – Broken Arrow KOEG – Walters KOSG – Pawhuska KPGM – Pawhuska KPOP – Hartshorne KQCV – Oklahoma City KQCV-FM – Shawnee KQPD – Ardmore KREK - Bristow KSSO – Norman KTGS – Tishomingo KTUA – Coweta KVAZ – Henryetta KVBN-LP – Enid KVRS – Lawton KWXC – Grove KXRT – Idabel Defunct KIOP - Prague KJRM-LP – McAlester KLGB-LP – Enid See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Oklahoma See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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