KSBJ
contemporary Christian music radio station in Humble, Texas, United States
KSBJ (89.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Humble, Texas, United States, broadcasting to the Greater Houston area. Owned and operated by Hope Media Group, formerly KSBJ Educational Foundation, it features a Christian adult contemporary format.
KSBJ is a non-profit ministry supported by listeners and is led by a diverse board of directors from across the greater Houston area. KSBJ can be heard online at KSBJ.org, through the KSBJ app, on 89.3 FM (Greater Houston Area), 96.9 FM (South/West of Houston), 99.9 (Beaumont/Liberty), 92.3 (Livingston), 92.5 (Navasota/College Station), 89.7 (Brenham) and 99.9 (Victoria).
KSBJ Educational Foundation also operates NGEN Radio, which is an online-exclusive Christian hip-hop and pop format, and the Spanish-language Vida Unida Christian AC format, which originates from sister station KHVU.
History
KSBJ's original ownership group, Something Better Educational Foundation, had started as a group protesting the 1979 sale of Christian station KFMK (now KBXX) and its switch from the format. As part of an agreement to drop their protest, the sellers of KFMK helped the group obtain a non-commercial frequency, donated the KFMK music library to them, and assisted with legal, technical and engineering issues.
KSBJ signed on the air July 8, 1982, with Buddy Holiday at the helm. The first song was Dallas Holm's song "Rise Again," both as a sign of a completed blessing (the same song was played as KFMK's final song as a Christian station), and in celebration of God's work continuing in Houston. KSBJ originally operated at 88.1 MHz, but changed frequency to the current 89.3 MHz in 1987, as a part of a frequency switch with then KFTG in Santa Fe.
Over the years, KSBJ has expanded its ministry exponentially.
The public source identifies “KSBJ” as contemporary Christian music radio station in Humble, Texas, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KSBJ, contemporary and Christian.
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