WFRN-FM
41°37′18.00″N 85°57′37.00″W / 41.6216667°N 85.9602778°W
| Frequency | 104.7 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian Music |
| Affiliations | Friends of Christian Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc. |
| WCMR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Former call signs | WFRN, WXAX |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 53639 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°37′18.00″N 85°57′37.00″W / 41.6216667°N 85.9602778°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wfrn.com |
WFRN (104.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Elkhart, Indiana, USA. The station is currently owned by Progressive Broadcasting System.[1][2]
History
The station went on the air as WFRN on 1979-03-26 as the culmination of the dream of Ed Moore for a Contemporary Christian music station. The station was an extension of the AM sister station which has been on the air since 1956 providing nationally recognized Christian programming.[3]
WFRN, along with its sister stations WFRR and WFRI and a network of repeater stations, covers over 30 counties throughout the northern half of Indiana and southern Michigan.
On 1993-07-06, the AM station changed its call sign from WCMR to WFRN. It switched back to WCMR in 2009.[4]
Network
The 1995 addition of the 93.7 frequency in Kokomo, Indiana began the building of a network of stations and repeaters that continued through 2008, greatly increasing the station's coverage across northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Most of this growth occurred since May 2003 with the assistance of a group called Friends of Christian Radio.[3]
Stations & their repeaters
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W236BD | 95.1 FM | Michigan City, Indiana | 13 | D | FMQ |
| W241AD | 96.1 FM | South Bend, Indiana | 15 | D | FMQ |
| W242BH | 96.3 FM | Marshall, Michigan | 120 | D | FMQ |
| W243AJ | 96.5 FM | Mishawaka, Indiana | 250 | D | FMQ |
| W262AF | 100.3 FM | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 38 | D | FMQ |
| W266AE | 101.1 FM | Coldwater, Michigan | 27 | D | FMQ |
| W272BZ | 102.3 FM | Portage, Indiana | 27 | D | FMQ |
| W248AP | 97.5 FM | Chesterton, Indiana | 99 | D | FMQ |
| W273BM | 102.5 FM | Benton Harbor, Michigan | 80 | D | FMQ |
| W294BA | 106.7 FM | Valparaiso, Indiana | 55 | D | FMQ |
| W258BD | 99.5 FM | Ligonier, Indiana | 120 | D | FMQ |
| W299AJ | 107.7 FM | Marion, Indiana | 38 | D | FMQ |
- 93.7 MHz (WFRR) Walton, Indiana - station[5]
- 96.3 Kokomo, Indiana - repeater
- 100.1 MHz (WFRI) Winamac, Indiana - station[6]
- 107.7 Marion, Indiana - repeater
References
- ^ "FCC". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WFRN Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ a b "WFRN History". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "WFRN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "FCC Facility ID 11041". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "FCC Facility ID 53645". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
External links
- WFRN in the FCC FM station database
- WFRN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WFRI in the FCC FM station database
- WFRI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WFRR in the FCC FM station database
- WFRR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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