KTLW (88.9 FM , "Air1") is an affiliate of the Educational Media Foundation's nationally syndicated Air1 Christian worship music radio network serving parts of the greater Los Angeles area. The station's primary signal broadcasts to the Antelope Valley with station facilities based in Lancaster, California . The station also is heard on several translator signals.
17-679: On July 3, 1997, The Church on the Way in Van Nuys began transmissions on KTLW under Life on the Way Communications and carried the "Worship on the Way" radio network. Initially, it aired programming from speakers like Jack Hayford , John MacArthur , and Billy Graham , as well as praise and worship music . In June 2015, the station announced its sale to EMF and three translator stations. On July 3, 2015, after an hour of station personnel interviews, favorite song picks, and memories, KTLW played "Majesty",
34-519: A doctorate in ministry from Oral Roberts University . Bauer married Rebecca Hayford, a daughter of Church On The Way founder Jack Hayford . Together they had three children (Brian, Kyle, and Lindsey). Bauer's widow, Rebecca Hayford Bauer is a Gold Medallion author who has authored books such as The Spirit Filled Family , Seasons of Praise: A 52 Week worship Celebration for the Entire Family , and Just 25 Days 'Til Christmas . Rebecca Hayford Bauer
51-706: A song written by Jack Hayford and signed off. Moments after "Worship on the Way" ceased operations, Air1 programming under EMF began. Only parent station KTLW 88.9 in Lancaster and translators 88.9 K205EP in Santa Clarita , 91.9 K220FR in Simi Valley and 91.9 K220HC in Studio City were purchased by EMF. Air1 was chosen over K-Love programming in Los Angeles because, at that time, Univision's Spanish language station in
68-570: A tent revival on Friar Street in Van Nuys, California. These prayer meetings developed into a church, which in the following year, was moved to a newly built facility on Erwin Street. In 1949, the church began building a new sanctuary, still located at 14344 Sherman Way, and completed it in 1951 with a marching band celebration down Van Nuys Blvd. By 1969, the aging church had been reduced to a small number of elderly members. When Howard Carson, senior pastor at
85-707: Is credited with assisting in the founding of the Israel-Christian Nexus with his "encouragement" and "guidance". Among Southern California clergy, he was known for bringing Jewish and Christian leaders together. Bauer was born in Chicago in 1954 to Bill and Dolores Bauer. Scott Bauer was an associate pastor of the Church On The Way from 1982 to the time when he was named by his father-in-law, church founder, Jack Hayford, as his successor in 1999, upon Hayford's retirement. Under his senior pastoral leadership, Jim Tolle
102-661: The Trinity Broadcasting Network and aired on its own local radio station. The church is related to several other churches of a similar name in Southern California, including La Iglesia En El Camino in Van Nuys, California and The Church On The Way, Santa Clarita in Santa Clarita, California . The Hollywood Cross , a landmark in Hollywood, California , is owned by the church. In 1926, a group of students from Life Bible College (now Life Pacific College ) started
119-624: The English speaking congregation for a year until 2013, when Tim Clark was named as senior pastor of the church, his term beginning in early 2014. Scott Bauer Scott George Bauer (January 11, 1954 – October 24, 2003) was the senior pastor of The Church on the Way from late 1999 until his sudden death in 2003. He also served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King's College and Seminary and as
136-449: The Los Angeles area, under the name "K-LOVE" on 107.5 FM would have caused a branding conflict. However that was resolved in 2017 when 100.3 FM, then KSWD , was divested to EMF in Los Angeles and struck a deal to air K-Love programming becoming the largest coverage area Christian music station in the Los Angeles metro. The sale of KTLW was consummated on August 31, 2015, at a purchase price of $ 1.075 million. The first song to be played as
153-541: The Way to pursue teaching, writing and other more lucrative endeavors. Currently she administers the "Van Nuys Campus" of The Kings University. At the conclusion of a "Church Alive!" prayer meeting and worship service on the evening of Wednesday, October 22, 2003, Scott Bauer had a cerebral hemorrhage , causing him to lapse into a coma. He died two days later, on October 24, 2003, in the Northridge Hospital Medical Center , aged 49. On October 29, 2003,
170-470: The church initiated the purchase of 14800 Sherman Way from the First Baptist Church of Van Nuys. In 1999, when Jack Hayford retired, his son-in-law, Scott Bauer , was installed as his successor, serving as senior pastor until his sudden death in 2003. Between 2004 and 2010, Jim Tolle served as senior pastor of both the English and Spanish speaking congregations, and in 2011 Ricky Temple pastored
187-613: The main signal source. The Church on the Way The Church on the Way (The First Foursquare Church of Van Nuys) is a Pentecostal church in Van Nuys, California , led by Senior Pastor, Tim Clark . It is affiliated with the Foursquare Church . The church was formerly pastored by Jack Hayford and was widely influential in the Charismatic Movement in the 1970s through the 1990s, with services regularly televised on
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#1732891027443204-439: The nationally syndicated feed of Air 1 came on the air on 91.9 FM was the last half of Plumb's "Don't Deserve You". On January 1, 2019, the station, along with the rest of the national network, flipped from Christian Rock to a Christian worship music format playing music by artists such as Elevation Worship, Hillsong Worship, and Vertical Worship as well as several solo artists such as Lincoln Brewster and Kutless . Because
221-512: The station is licensed to Lancaster and their transmitter is located further north in Rosamond , KTLW's signal is unable to cover the entire market, especially with the San Gabriel Mountains hindering its signal southward. Thus, KTLW is relayed by an additional four translators to widen its broadcast area and an HD Radio subchannel of iHeartMedia 's KRRL (92.3) itself translating KTLW as
238-565: The supervisor the Los Angeles North Valley District of Foursquare Churches . On weekdays, he was known for his messages that aired on the KTLW radio program titled Life on the Way . Before his death, Scott Bauer had finished writing his first book, The New Church On The Way . He helped in the founding the now defunct Los Angeles Community Builders Inc. which battled against neighborhood deterioration and juvenile delinquency . He
255-494: The time, became ill and decided to step down, Jack Hayford was appointed by the Foursquare Church as interim pastor. In 1971, he accepted the position as permanent senior pastor. Following Hayford's appointment, the church grew significantly. By 1974, the sanctuary had to be remodeled to increase capacity, and in 1981 the current sanctuary at 14300 Sherman Way was built. In 1987, as the church continued to outgrow its facilities,
272-737: Was married to Scott Bauer for 27 years at the time of his sudden death. Their son Brian is lead pastor at Grace Church in San Marcos California, their second son Kyle was a missionary in Mexico and now pastor for the Spanish speaking congregation at the Church on the Way in Santa Clarita, and their daughter Lindsey is a church planter in Sacramento. In 2008, Rebecca resigned her staff position at The Church on
289-408: Was named as the pastor of La Iglesia En El Camino, the Spanish expression of the church and a theater complex was purchased in Santa Clarita, California , which was renovated into a church, The Church On The Way-Santa Clarita, now pastored by Doug Andersen and Jack Hayford's daughter Christa. Scott Bauer obtained his bachelor's degree from UCLA , his master's from Fuller Theological Seminary and
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