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Praise
99.5 FM launches this month blending gospel and contemporary Christian music in
unique radio format
A new St. Louis FM radio station
hits the airways later this month ushering in a rare format mix of gospel and
Christian contemporary music designed to take the power of praise and worship
to heavenly heights.
The station, KTPG, will be known as “Praise 99.5 FM: The Blend of
Gospel and contemporary Christian music” will be one of a kind with a play list
of popular African-American gospel artists of the likes of Kirk Franklin,
Marvin Sapp, Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammonds, Mary-Mary and Smokie Norful to predominantly
white Contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist such as Michael W. Smith,
Steven Curtis Chapman, Audrey Assad, Jars of Clay and Francesca Battistelli.
Station CEO and owner, Terrell Lewis, said he and the staff have been
working hard over the last six months or so to get ready for the “flipping of
the switch” to go live on the FM dial.
“Praise 99.5 FM will be a real
positive tool in the community,” Lewis said. “We will be presenting good,
Christian music so everyone can listen in. Our goal is to reach out and touch
everybody with the Word of God through music.”
The station will feature African-American and white on-air personalities
in morning, afternoon, evening and overnight drive times.
“Imagine a music set featuring songs from, say, Fred Hammonds and
Mary-Mary, followed by a 10-second welcome from TD Jakes, followed by the music
of Chris Tomlin and Michael W. Smith,” Mayfield said. “It will truly be a one
of a kind radio station.
“Praise 99.5 FM will be a blessing to our listeners,” he continued. “We
believe God is giving us a vehicle to bring people together – bring all the
community together through music, praise and worship on the airways.”
Praise 99.5 FM goes live Monday, January 5. However, the “Seven Days of
Praise” launch party kicks on January 5. The week-long launch event will
feature on-air, community outreach and interaction with staff members at the
station’s offices and studios in University Towers, 1034 South Brentwood
Boulevard, across from Saint Louis Galleria Mall.
In addition to the Monday – Friday music format, Praise 99.5 FM will
offer traffic, weather and sports reports. Block programming for ministries,
churches and other programs will also be available.
Saturdays will launch with community forum talk programs such as “Under
the Arch” with community outreach specialist James Clark; “Real Talk” with
Demingo Loggins targeting teenagers; and “Coach T”, a community and sports
program hosted by CEO Lewis.
Sundays will offer “Smooth Praise” in the afternoons where listeners
can “set back a bit and enjoy real smooth and mellow gospel jazz,” Mayfield
said.
Mayfield described Lewis as a “visionary, a man of God” who came to him
to put a radio broadcast team together. Mayfield, pastor of The Worship Center
in Bridgeton, is a former radio advertising sales executive.
The new station will have a listener club dubbed “Praise Nation” that
will “teach people that praising God is how we live,” Mayfield said.
“We need the support from everyone listening and passing the word along
about Praise 99.5 FM,” Lewis added.
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