KLRC Launches New Radio Station 100.3 Real FM
SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas (April 7, 2025) — John Brown University and 90.9 KLRC have launched a new radio station called 100.3 Real FM in Northwest Arkansas.
100.3 Real FM is a unique contemporary hit radio format playing a mix of refreshing mainstream and Christian pop and hip-hop from artists like NF, Forrest Frank and Lecrae. The station has been serving listeners as an online stream and mobile app since September 2017 but has now made the jump to terrestrial radio.
“We are thrilled to bring 100.3 Real FM to the airwaves of Northwest Arkansas,” said Ansen Bayer, program director for 100.3 Real FM. “This expansion will help us reach a new audience in Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and beyond, including parts of northeast Oklahoma and southwest Missouri, all in service of KLRC’s mission to share hope in Jesus with as many people as possible.”
Bayer will also host afternoons on 100.3 Real FM. The syndicated Brant Hansen Show with Brant and Sherri will air during mornings. Isaac Weaver, who previously worked at KLRC, will return to host middays, and Zoe Moody, who spent time at KLRC while a student, will host evenings. John Brown University work-study and practicum students will be heard from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
90.9 KLRC hosted a special one-day, on-air fundraiser for NWA Gives Day on Thursday, April 3, to help fund the launch of the new station, and KLRC listeners generously donated over $61,000 in just a 12-hour period.
For more information on Real FM, listeners can tune in to 100.3 FM, download the Real FM App or visit real.fm. 90.9 KLRC and 100.3 Real FM are ministries of John Brown University.
John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked university (The Wall Street Journal) and top-ranked regional university (U.S. News), JBU enrolls more than 2,200 students from 37 states and 42 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers over 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including nursing, psychology, business, computer science, construction management, graphic design, family and human services, and engineering. Eighteen graduate degrees are available in business, counseling and cybersecurity.
90.9 KLRC is a top radio station in Northwest Arkansas that shares hope in Christ through positive and uplifting contemporary Christian music. A seven-time winner of the Christian Music Broadcaster's national "Station of the Year" award and a winner of the National Association of Broadcaster's Marconi Award for Religious Station of the Year, KLRC has been making a Positive Difference in Northwest Arkansas since 1983. KLRC can also be heard at 101.1 FM in Fayetteville, Van Buren, and Fort Smith, 99.1 in Bentonville, 103.5 in Springdale, and online with the KLRC App and at KLRC.com.
