Louisiana State Penitentiary

===Radio===
Angola is the only penitentiary in the U.S. to be issued an FCC license to operate a radio station. '''KLSP''' ('''L'''ouisiana '''S'''tate '''P'''enitentiary) is a 100-watt radio station that operates at 91.7 on the FM dial from inside the prison to approximately 6,000 potential listeners including inmates and penitentiary staff. The station is operated by inmates and carries some satellite programming. Inside the walls of Angola, KLSP is called the "Incarceration Station"<ref name="KLSP">[http://www.corrections.state.la.us/LSP/klsp.php Louisiana State Penitentiary KLSP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924153343/http://www.corrections.state.la.us/lsp/klsp.php |date=September 24, 2012 }} Accessed August 23, 2012</ref> The station airs a variety of programming including gospel, jazz, blues, rock-n-roll, country, and oldies music, as well as educational and religious programs.<ref name="KLSP"/> The station has 20 hours of daily airtime, and all of the music aired by the station is donated.<ref name="vonZeilbauer2"/> Music from His Radio and the Moody Ministry Broadcasting Network (MBN) airs during several hours of the day. Prisoners make the majority of broadcasting decisions.<ref name="PasteRadio2"/>

A radio station was established in 1986 originally as a means of communication within the complex. Jenny Lee Rice of ''Paste'' wrote "the need to disseminate information rapidly is critical" because Angola is the largest prison in the United States.<ref name="PasteRadio1"/> The non-emergency uses of the station began in 1987 when [[Jimmy Swaggart]], an evangelist, gave the prison old equipment from his radio network.<ref>"Spinning Hope on Incarceration Station." ''[[The New York Times]]''. April 12, 2006. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/12/arts/12radi.html?ex=1302494400&en=cb49333113b63809&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 1]. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.</ref> In the early years, the radio station emphasized announcements and music more than religion, but in the early 21st century, it broadcast more religious programming.<ref name="Churcher83">Churcher, Kalen Mary Ann. ''Self-governance, Normalcy and Control: Inmate-produced Media at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola''. [[Pennsylvania State University]]. [[ProQuest]], 2008. p. 83. {{ISBN|0-549-92173-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-549-92173-8}}</ref>

In 2001 Christian music artist, [[Larry Howard of Chuck Colson's Prison Fellowship]] visited the prison. He encouraged Jim Campbell, the President of Radio Training Network, to rebuild the station, which was off the air due to antiquated and broken equipment.  The team who helped rebuild included Ted McCall (HIS Radio Chief Engineer), Jerry Williams (The Joy FM), Ben Birdsong (The Wind FM) Steve Swanson (WAFJ) and Rob Dempsey (HIS Radio). The team conducted an on-air radio fundraiser to buy new radio equipment.<ref name="vonZeilbauer2"/> The fundraiser exceeded its $80,000 goal, raising more than $124,000 within three hours. Warden Burl Cain used the funds to update the radio equipment. Ken Mayfield returned several times to Angola to train prisoner DJs in using the new electronic systems.<ref name="PasteRadio2"/> New equipment, including a new transmitter, allowed KLSP to broadcast in stereo for the first time, utilize satellite to expand its daily airtime to 20 hours, and to upgrade its programming.<ref name="vonZeilbauer2"/> As of 2012, KLSP had an output of 105 watts.<ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=21792 KLSP] fcc.gov. Accessed August 9, 2012</ref> Further than {{convert|7|mi|km}} away from Angola on [[Louisiana Highway 61]], the signal begins to fade. At {{convert|10|mi|km}} listeners can hear only white noise. [[Paul von Zielbauer]] of ''The New York Times'' wrote that "Still, 100 watts does not push the station's signal far beyond the prison gate."<ref name="vonZeilbauer2"/> All 24 hours are devoted to religious programming.<ref name="Timeinprison34"/> After religion became the primary focus, some inmates stopped listening to the station.<ref name="Churcher84">Churcher, Kalen Mary Ann. ''Self-governance, Normalcy and Control: Inmate-produced Media at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola''. [[Pennsylvania State University]]. [[ProQuest]], 2008. p. 84. {{ISBN|0-549-92173-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-549-92173-8}}</ref>