Air 1
Air1 is a contemporary hit radio (CHR) Christian radio network in the United States, playing Contemporary Christian music. It is operated by the non-profit Educational Media Foundation and is syndicated on dozens of stations across 42 states in cities including San Bernardino, San Diego, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Seattle-Tacoma, Portland, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Kansas City, Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Burlington, Jacksonville and portions of Los Angeles.
History
In 1986, KLRD began broadcasting Christian music from Yucaipa, California, and went by the on-air moniker K-LORD. In 1994, KXRD was started as a sister station to KLRD. In 1995, K-LORD changed their name to "Air 1" and began broadcasting via satellite from St. Helens, Oregon. In 1999, Air 1 joined with EMF Broadcasting (the former name of KLA1 Foundation), and finally in 2002, it moved its headquarters to Rocklin, California. Air 1 makes use of broadcast translators to spread the signal across much of the country. As of November 2011, the network lists 90 full powered radio stations and 125 translators of various power levels reaching 40 states.
Wur
The Wur or Wara (also known as Wur or Wara Mamund | Urdu: بڑو / وڑو مَاموند | Pashto: واړه / وړو مَاموند ), a division of Mamund (Urdu: مَاموند | Pashto: ماموند) clan - along with the Kakazai (also known as Loye Mamund (Urdu: لو ئے / لوئی مَاموند | Pashto: لوی ماموند) - are part of the larger Tarkani (Pashto: تر کا ڼي / ترکلا ڼي / ترکا نڑي, Urdu, Persian: ترکانی / ترکلانی / ترکانڑی | English spelling variants: Tarkani, Tarkalani, Tarkanri) Pashtun (پشتون / پختون) tribe who are mainly settled in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, but originally hailed from the Laghman province (Urdu: لغمان) of Afghanistan.
They live in Umaray, Sewai, Damadola, Badan, Tani and Kamar villages of Tehsil Mamund, Bajaur Agency, Pakistan and also in Marawara and Shortan areas of Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Sub-divisions of Wur or Wara Pashtuns
References
WARA
WARA may refer to:
WARA (AM)
WARA (1320 AM) is a radio station in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Its transmitter is located in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Attleboro Access Cable Systems.
History
1950s
1950
WARA first signed on October 8, 1950. It was the local Attleboro radio station from then until 1998. Its original power was 1 kW. WARA had the callsign WIRD assigned to it until it changed to WARA on March 29, 1950.
1980s
Early-Mid 1980s
1985-1987: power increase
WARA's owners applied for a power increase to its currently-authorized 5 kW day & night on September 24, 1985 (BP-19850924AF). The F.C.C. granted the increase on April Fools' Day 1986 with a license to cover being issued on September 25, 1987. Additionally, WARA changed ownership from Jerome Ottmar to James H., Peter H. & David J. Ottmar in 1986.
1990s
1995
WARA is talk radio as "Talk 1320" by this time. It is owned by Peter Ottmar's Back Bay Broadcasting, along with WPNW, WWKX & WBNW.
On July 31, 1995, WARA, now owned by Dr.Michele E. Merolla of Fairhaven Ma., began syndicating Coast to Coast AM hosted by Art Bell. Art held the East of the Rockies line open in the final half hour of the show to take calls from WARA listeners.
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