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| frequency = 104.7 [[MHz]]
| frequency = 104.7 [[MHz]]
| repeater =
| repeater =
| airdate = June 10, [[1963 in radio|1963]]<ref name="BCYearbook1971">''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1971/B-1-Radio-YB-1971.pdf 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]], 1971. p. B-69. Retrieved March 21, 2019.</ref>
| airdate = [[1979 in radio|1979]]
| format = [[Contemporary Christian Music]]
| format = [[Contemporary Christian Music]]
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|37|18.00|N|85|57|37.00|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41|37|18.00|N|85|57|37.00|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WCMR-FM (1963-1964)<ref name="HistoryCards">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=80971 History Cards for WFRN-FM], fcc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2019.</ref><br>WXAX (1964-1979)<ref name="HistoryCards"/><br>WFRN (1979-1993)<ref name="CallSign">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53639&Callsign=WFRN-FM53639 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2019.</ref>
| former_callsigns = WFRN, WXAX
| owner = Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
| owner = Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
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==History==
==History==
The station went on the air as WFRN on March 26, 1979 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.<ref name="wfrnstory">{{cite web|url=http://wfrn.com/wfrn/story.php|title=WFRN History|accessdate=2009-06-09}}</ref>
The station began broadcasting June 10, 1963, and held the call sign '''WCMR-FM'''.<ref name="BCYearbook1971"/><ref name="HistoryCards"/> On February 1, 1964 its call sign was changed to '''WXAX'''.<ref name="HistoryCards"/>
The station became WFRN on March 26, 1979, 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.<ref name="wfrnstory">{{cite web|url=http://wfrn.com/wfrn/story.php|title=WFRN History|accessdate=2009-06-09}}</ref>


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.
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.
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[[Category:Elkhart County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Elkhart County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Elkhart, Indiana|FRN-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Elkhart, Indiana|FRN-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1979]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1963]]
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[[Category:1963 establishments in Indiana]]

Revision as of 05:55, 21 March 2019

41°37′18.00″N 85°57′37.00″W / 41.6216667°N 85.9602778°W / 41.6216667; -85.9602778

WFRN-FM
Frequency104.7 MHz
Branding"Family Friendly WFRN"
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian Music
AffiliationsFriends of Christian Radio
Ownership
OwnerProgressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
WCMR
History
First air date
June 10, 1963[1]
Former call signs
WCMR-FM (1963-1964)[2]
WXAX (1964-1979)[2]
WFRN (1979-1993)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID53639
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°37′18.00″N 85°57′37.00″W / 41.6216667°N 85.9602778°W / 41.6216667; -85.9602778
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfrn.com

WFRN-FM (104.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Elkhart, Indiana, United States. The station airs a format consisting of Contemporary Christian music as well as some Christian talk and teaching and is owned by Progressive Broadcasting System.[4][5]

History

The station began broadcasting June 10, 1963, and held the call sign WCMR-FM.[1][2] On February 1, 1964 its call sign was changed to WXAX.[2]

The station became WFRN on March 26, 1979, 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.[6]

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 July 6, 1993, the AM station changed its call sign from WCMR to WFRN. It switched back to WCMR in 2009.[7] WCMR offers a southern gospel music format.

A third station, WGNC-FM "God and Country" 88.5 FM, was added to the WFRN family in January 2013. WGNC, licensed to Constantine, Michigan and broadcasting with 15,000 watts of power, offers a format of "family-friendly" country music.

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.[6]

Stations & their repeaters

Broadcast translators for WFRN-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) Class FCC info
W232CK 94.3 FM Gary, Indiana 12 D FMQ
W266BF 101.1 FM South Bend, Indiana 67 D FMQ
W243AJ 96.5 FM Mishawaka, Indiana 250 D FMQ
W262AU 100.3 FM Granger, Indiana 90 D FMQ
W272BZ 102.3 FM Portage, Indiana 27 D FMQ
W258BD 99.5 FM Ligonier, Indiana 120 D FMQ

References

  1. ^ a b 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-69. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d History Cards for WFRN-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "FCC". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ "WFRN Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ^ a b "WFRN History". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  7. ^ "WFRN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  8. ^ "FCC Facility ID 11041". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  9. ^ "FCC Facility ID 53645". Retrieved 2009-06-09.

External links

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