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Orangeburg , New Christian Radio Station

May 18, 2006 – 10:39 am

Orangeburg , New Christian Radio Station - Orangeburg)- WPOG 710 AM is housed in the Grace Baptist Church in Orangeburg.

Church Pastor Darrell Wilkins said, “We moved to Orangeburg, and we knew there wasn’t anything as far as Christian radio around.”

Delivering the word from the Bible to the airwaves was Pastor Wilkins’idea.

He said, “Our goal was to get the gospel out and that’s what we’re doing.”

What might surprise you even more is the size of the station. It’s only one room, and there are no hosts. It’s all automated. Most of the programming comes from a broadcasting network in Newport, North Carolina.

Three area ministers provide local programs during the week. There’s a mix of Bible-based preaching and traditional Christian music. Wilkins calls it an alternative.

He said, “Much of the Christian music today is just an adaptation of the world’s music like Rock ‘n Roll and Rap with Christian lyrics.”

Some ask him why he won’t jump behind the mic.

Wilkins said, “I’m not a radio man. I’m a preacher so we’re having to learn as we go. We’ve learned a lot. Our desire is to appeal to the inward soul of man and to lift up the spiritual man.”

Pastor Wilkins say it cost the church more than $200,000 to buy the station and monthly operating costs are close to $3,000.

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