1 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁but ▁required ▁to ▁go ▁off ▁the ▁air ▁at ▁sun set . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁special ized ▁in ▁religious ▁programming . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁K PD Q ▁added ▁an ▁FM ▁station , ▁K PD Q - FM , ▁originally ▁at ▁ 9 3 . 7 ▁M Hz . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁it ▁sim ul cast ▁K PD Q ▁ 8 0 0 , ▁but ▁began ▁separate ▁religious ▁programming ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Davis ' ▁son , ▁George ▁Davis ▁II , ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁In sp ir ational ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation , ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁owned ▁both ▁stations . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁In sp ir ational ▁Broadcast ing ▁sold ▁K PD Q - AM - FM ▁to ▁S alem ▁Media . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁purchase , ▁S alem ▁Media ▁got ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁to ▁broadcast ▁around ▁the ▁clock ▁on ▁ 8 0 0 ▁K PD Q , ▁with ▁reduced ▁night time ▁power ▁at ▁ 5 0 0 ▁w att s . ▁ ▁S alem ▁also ▁added ▁an ▁FM ▁transl ator ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 1 0 s , ▁for ▁listen ers ▁who ▁prefer ▁FM ▁radio . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁F CC ▁History ▁C ards ▁for ▁K PD Q ▁ ▁P D