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==Programming== | ==Programming== | ||
| − | The station was originally | + | The station was originally run as a Christian Contemporary station by notorious abortion-clinic protester and Christian activist Martin Wishnatsky as "Lighthouse Christian Radio"<ref name="forum030610">"A brand new Dive: Radio station now youth-centric, secular", ''The Fargo Forum'', 6 March 2010</ref>. The station was organized by pro-life pregnancy clinic The Perry Center under the nonprofit Women's Care Clinic Inc. |
| + | On February 1st, 2010 the station relaunched by general manager Ben Larson as a contemporary alternative station, with an interest in contributing to the community.<ref>"[http://pippin.mnstate.edu/advocate/index.php/site/full/dive_959_fm_takes_a_fresh_approach_to_rock/ Dive 95.9 FM takes a fresh approach to rock]", ''MSUM The Advocate'', 11 February 2010</ref> Although the station bills itself as secular, the station doesn't explicitly stay away from Christian music, and does avoid songs that are sexually explicit, promote drug use, or extreme language.<ref name="forum030610"/> The station is still operated under the umbrella of the Perry Center and Women's Care Clinic Inc.<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KXBQ-LP FCC website report for KXBQ-LP]</ref> | ||
==Dive 95 2.0== | ==Dive 95 2.0== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:52, 12 February 2011
The Dive, KXBW 9.59 is an independent LPFM radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota, playing alternative rock.
Programming
The station was originally run as a Christian Contemporary station by notorious abortion-clinic protester and Christian activist Martin Wishnatsky as "Lighthouse Christian Radio"[1]. The station was organized by pro-life pregnancy clinic The Perry Center under the nonprofit Women's Care Clinic Inc.
On February 1st, 2010 the station relaunched by general manager Ben Larson as a contemporary alternative station, with an interest in contributing to the community.[2] Although the station bills itself as secular, the station doesn't explicitly stay away from Christian music, and does avoid songs that are sexually explicit, promote drug use, or extreme language.[1] The station is still operated under the umbrella of the Perry Center and Women's Care Clinic Inc.[3]
Dive 95 2.0
Radio spots on the Dive in early 2011 hint that, on 1 March 2011, The Dive 2.0 will be launched. The actual result is left a mystery.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A brand new Dive: Radio station now youth-centric, secular", The Fargo Forum, 6 March 2010
- ↑ "Dive 95.9 FM takes a fresh approach to rock", MSUM The Advocate, 11 February 2010
- ↑ FCC website report for KXBQ-LP
