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{{short description|Radio station in Elkhart, Indiana}}
{{short description|Radio station in Elkhart, Indiana}}
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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WFRN-FM
| name = WFRN-FM
| logo =
| logo = WFRN-FM logo.png
| city = [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]], [[Indiana]]
| city = [[Elkhart, Indiana]]
| country = US
| area =
| area =
| branding = "Family Friendly WFRN"
| branding = "Family Friendly WFRN"
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| 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 = 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>
| format = [[Contemporary Christian Music]]
| format = [[Contemporary Christian music]]
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|140|m|ft|sp=us}}
| haat = {{convert|140|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B
| class = B
| facility_id = 53639
| facility_id = 53639
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|37|18.00|N|85|57|37.00|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|37|18.2|N|85|57|37|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| 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 = {{ubl|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>|WXAX (1964–1979)<ref name="HistoryCards"/>|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>}}
| owner = Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
| owner = Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[WCMR (AM)|WCMR]]
| sister_stations = [[WCMR (AM)|WCMR]]
| webcast = [http://wfrn.com/listennow.php Listen Live]
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://wfrn.com/listennow.php}}
| website = [http://wfrn.com/ wfrn.com]
| website = {{URL|http://wfrn.com/}}
}}
}}
'''WFRN-FM''' (104.7 [[FM broadcasting|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.<ref name="fcc2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFRN|title=FCC|work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP09&band=fm&callLetter=WFRN|title=WFRN Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref>
'''WFRN-FM''' (104.7 [[FM broadcasting|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.<ref name="fcc2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFRN|title=FCC|work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP09&band=fm&callLetter=WFRN|title=WFRN Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The station began broadcasting June 10, 1963 as WCMR-FM.<ref name="BCYearbook1971"/><ref name="HistoryCards"/> On February 1, 1964 its call sign was changed to WXAX.<ref name="HistoryCards"/>
The station began broadcasting June 10, 1963, as 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|access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref>
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|access-date=June 9, 2009}}</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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On July 6, 1993, the AM station changed its call sign from WCMR to WFRN. It switched back to [[WCMR (AM)|WCMR]] in 2009.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53639&Callsign=WFRN-FM|title=WFRN Call Sign History|work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> WCMR offers a [[southern gospel]] music format.
On July 6, 1993, the AM station changed its call sign from WCMR to WFRN. It switched back to [[WCMR (AM)|WCMR]] in 2009.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53639&Callsign=WFRN-FM|title=WFRN Call Sign History|work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> 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]].
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==
==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.<ref name="wfrnstory"/>
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.<ref name="wfrnstory"/>


===Stations & their repeaters===
===Stations===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | [[Call signs in North America|Call sign]]
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | [[Frequency]]
! scope="col" | [[City of license]]
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | [[Facility ID|FID]]
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | [[Effective radiated power|ERP]]<br />([[watt|W]])
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | [[Height above average terrain|HAAT]]
! scope="col" | [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class]]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Transmitter coordinates
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | FCC info
|-
! scope="row" | WFRR
| 93.7 FM || [[Walton, Indiana]] || style="text-align: right;" | 11041 || style="text-align: right;" | 6,000 || {{Convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} || A || {{Coord|40|43|31.1|N|86|10|32.9|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=WFRR}}|| {{FCC-LMS-Facility|11041|3=LMS}}
|-
! scope="row" | WFRI
| 100.1 FM || [[Winamac, Indiana]] || style="text-align: right;" | 53645 || style="text-align: right;" | 6,000 || {{Convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} || A || {{Coord|41|2|21.1|N|86|30|55|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=WFRI}}|| {{FCC-LMS-Facility|53645|3=LMS}}
|}

===Translators===
{{RadioTranslators
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WFRN-FM
| callsign = WFRN-FM
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| freq1 = 94.3
| freq1 = 94.3
| watts1 = 12
| watts1 = 12
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| haat1 = 35.9
| class1 = D
| class1 = D
| fid1 = 143891
| city1 = Gary, Indiana
| city1 = Gary, Indiana
| coord1 = {{Coord|41|33|23.1|N|87|17|51.1|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=W232CK}}
| call2 = W266BF
| call2 = W266BF
| freq2 = 101.1
| freq2 = 101.1
| watts2 = 67
| watts2 = 67
| haat2 = 87
| class2 = D
| class2 = D
| fid2 = 147678
| city2 = South Bend, Indiana
| city2 = South Bend, Indiana
| coord2 = {{Coord|41|36|59.2|N|86|11|44|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=W266BF}}
| call3 = W243AJ
| call3 = W243AJ
| freq3 = 96.5
| freq3 = 96.5
| watts3 = 250
| watts3 = 250
| haat3 = 54.4
| class3 = D
| class3 = D
| fid3 = 78392
| city3 = Mishawaka, Indiana
| city3 = Mishawaka, Indiana
| coord3 = {{Coord|41|41|53.2|N|86|9|25|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=W243AJ}}
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| call4 = W262AU
| freq4 = 100.3
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| city4 = Granger, Indiana
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| call5 = W272BZ
| call5 = W272BZ
| freq5 = 102.3
| freq5 = 102.3
| watts5 = 27
| watts5 = 150
| haat5 = 78
| class5 = D
| class5 = D
| fid5 = 143915
| city5 = Portage, Indiana
| city5 = Portage, Indiana
| coord5 = {{Coord|41|34|20.5|N|87|19|5.3|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=W272BZ}}
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| call8 = W258BD
| call8 = W258BD
| freq8 = 99.5
| freq8 = 99.5
| watts8 = 120
| watts8 = 120
| haat8 = 28.4
| class8 = D
| class8 = D
| fid8 = 147695
| city8 = Ligonier, Indiana
| city8 = Ligonier, Indiana
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| coord8 = {{Coord|41|27|49.1|N|85|35|12.9|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=W258BD}}
}}
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WFRR
| call1 = W272CZ
| freq1 = 102.3
| watts1 = 55
| haat1 = 54
| class1 = D
| fid1 = 145121
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| city1 = Sheridan, Indiana
| coord1 = {{Coord|40|9|0.1|N|86|20|16|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark|name=W272CZ}}
}}
}}

* 93.7&nbsp;MHz (WFRR) [[Walton, Indiana]] - station<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=11041|title=FCC Facility ID 11041|access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref>
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** 102.3 Sheridan, Indiana - repeater
* 100.1&nbsp;MHz (WFRI) [[Winamac, Indiana]] - station<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=53645|title=FCC Facility ID 53645|access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{FM station data|WFRN}}
*{{FM station data|53639|WFRN}}
*{{FM station data|WFRI}}
*{{FM station data|53645|WFRI}}
*{{FM station data|WFRR}}
*{{FM station data|11041|WFRR}}


{{South Bend Radio}}
{{South Bend Radio}}
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[[Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States]]
[[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 1963]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1963]]

Latest revision as of 23:25, 16 June 2024

"WFRR" redirects here. For the 1988 film, see Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

WFRN-FM
Frequency104.7 MHz
Branding"Family Friendly WFRN"
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian music
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[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53639
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°37′18.2″N 85°57′37″W / 41.621722°N 85.96028°W / 41.621722; -85.96028
Links
Public license information
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.[5][6]

History[edit]

The station began broadcasting June 10, 1963, as 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.[7]

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.[8] 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[edit]

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.[7]

Stations[edit]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP
(W) 		HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
WFRR 93.7 FM Walton, Indiana 11041 6,000 100 m (330 ft) A 40°43′31.1″N 86°10′32.9″W / 40.725306°N 86.175806°W / 40.725306; -86.175806 (WFRR) LMS
WFRI 100.1 FM Winamac, Indiana 53645 6,000 100 m (330 ft) A 41°2′21.1″N 86°30′55″W / 41.039194°N 86.51528°W / 41.039194; -86.51528 (WFRI) LMS

Translators[edit]

Broadcast translators for WFRN-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W232CK 94.3 FM Gary, Indiana 143891 12 35.9 m (118 ft) D 41°33′23.1″N 87°17′51.1″W / 41.556417°N 87.297528°W / 41.556417; -87.297528 (W232CK) LMS
W266BF 101.1 FM South Bend, Indiana 147678 67 87 m (285 ft) D 41°36′59.2″N 86°11′44″W / 41.616444°N 86.19556°W / 41.616444; -86.19556 (W266BF) LMS
W243AJ 96.5 FM Mishawaka, Indiana 78392 250 54.4 m (178 ft) D 41°41′53.2″N 86°9′25″W / 41.698111°N 86.15694°W / 41.698111; -86.15694 (W243AJ) LMS
W272BZ 102.3 FM Portage, Indiana 143915 150 78 m (256 ft) D 41°34′20.5″N 87°19′5.3″W / 41.572361°N 87.318139°W / 41.572361; -87.318139 (W272BZ) LMS
W258BD 99.5 FM Ligonier, Indiana 147695 120 28.4 m (93 ft) D 41°27′49.1″N 85°35′12.9″W / 41.463639°N 85.586917°W / 41.463639; -85.586917 (W258BD) LMS
Broadcast translator for WFRR
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W272CZ 102.3 FM Sheridan, Indiana 145121 55 54 m (177 ft) D 40°9′0.1″N 86°20′16″W / 40.150028°N 86.33778°W / 40.150028; -86.33778 (W272CZ) LMS

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFRN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "FCC". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^ "WFRN Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  7. ^ a b "WFRN History". Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  8. ^ "WFRN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links[edit]

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