WFRF (AM)

WFRF
	day only)
Transmitter coordinates	30°30′34″N 84°20′7″W / 30.50944°N 84.33528°W
Translator(s)	92.3 W222AW (Bloxham); 106.7 W294CX (Tallahassee);
Repeater(s)	WLTG (1430 kHz, Upper Grand Lagoon); W269DR (101.7 MHz, Panama City)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	faithradio.us

WFRF (1070

daytimer", authorized to broadcast only from sunrise to sunset, to protect the signal of clear-channel station KNX in Los Angeles and adjacent WAPI in Birmingham

.

Programming

WFRF broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian format to the greater Tallahassee, Florida, area.^[4] WFRF AM programming now consists of Christian music and teaching in Spanish.^[5]^[6] WFRF first began broadcasting as a religious station on October 6, 1997.^[2]^[7]

When it broadcast in English, notable national programs on WFRF AM once included Adventures in Odyssey, Back to the Bible, Bible Reading with Max McLean, Focus on the Family, Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll, Joni and Friends with Joni Eareckson Tada, Let My People Think hosted by Ravi Zacharias, Love Worth Finding, plus My Money Life with Chuck Bentley.^[8]

History

This station was founded as "WANM" by B.F.J. Timm as a 10,000-

African-American community in Tallahassee.^[10] The call sign reflected the fact that Tallahassee is home to Florida A&M University. The station's broadcast license was held by WANM, Inc.^[10]

Timm died on September 17, 1993, at the age of 70

CNN Radio.^[2]

In August 1997, WANM, Inc., reached a deal with Faith Radio Network, Inc., to acquire the assets of WANM's AM station. The FCC approved the sale on September 14, 1997, and the transaction was formally consummated on September 30, 1997.

religious radio format branded as "Faith Radio".^[2]^[1]^[7]

Over the years, Faith Radio expanded, buying FM stations in 2004 (

WFRU

). As a result, the ministry considered selling the AM frequency, but it instead opted to convert it to a Spanish-language service, beginning June 13, 2016.

Outreach

Working with International Christian Ministries, Faith Radio raised money for a mission trip for its founders and more than a dozen WFRF listeners to help establish a

solar-powered radios pre-tuned to Imani Radio for use in Kenyan villages, hospitals, and prisons.^[15]^[16]

This last effort inspired to a new drive to provide solar-powered radios to prisoners in Florida's Big Bend region.^[15] Starting with a single prison and 250 radios which prisoners could check out, as they would a book from a library, by 2009 the program had grown to more than 1200 radios in 8 prisons across the region.^[15] These radios are tuned to receive only WFRF programming.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The History of Faith Radio". Faith Radio. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WFRF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ "Third Gulf Coast Oyster FM getting gobbled up". Radio Business Report. June 29, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
^ "Ownership Report For Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station (BOS-20071106ACC)". Federal Communications Commission. November 6, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Kant-Rauch, Sharon (October 2, 2009). "Faith Radio celebrates 12th anniversary". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ "National Programs". Faith Radio. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ Foreman, Yvonne (August 25, 1974). "City's Ford Takes to Airwaves With 'Soul' Vibration Station". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 1C. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Facilities of Radio: Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1978. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1978. p. C-48.
^ "Social Security Death Index". RootsWeb. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ "Application Search Details (BTC-19931013EF)". FCC Media Bureau. December 23, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ "Application Search Details (BTC-19961106GF)". FCC Media Bureau. December 20, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19970804EA)". FCC Media Bureau. September 30, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kant-Rauch, Sharon (October 3, 2009). "Faith Radio keeps hope alive". LexisNexis. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Radio Waves Across NW Kenya". International Christian Ministries. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

External links

FCC History Cards for WFRF
WFRF official website
Facility details for Facility ID 70860 (WFRF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WFRF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 141531 (W222AW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W222AW at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 201182 (W294CX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W294CX at FCCdata.org

[fcc1-1] "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[frfp1-2] "The History of Faith Radio". Faith Radio. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[3] "Facility Technical Data for WFRF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[arb1-4] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[rbr100629-5] "Third Gulf Coast Oyster FM getting gobbled up". Radio Business Report. June 29, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.

[fcc06acco-6] "Ownership Report For Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station (BOS-20071106ACC)". Federal Communications Commission. November 6, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[td091002-7] Kant-Rauch, Sharon (October 2, 2009). "Faith Radio celebrates 12th anniversary". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[frfp2-8] "National Programs". Faith Radio. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[9] Foreman, Yvonne (August 25, 1974). "City's Ford Takes to Airwaves With 'Soul' Vibration Station". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 1C. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[bc78-10] "Facilities of Radio: Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1978. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1978. p. C-48.

[ssdi1-11] "Social Security Death Index". RootsWeb. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[fcc013ef-12] "Application Search Details (BTC-19931013EF)". FCC Media Bureau. December 23, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[fcc106gf-13] "Application Search Details (BTC-19961106GF)". FCC Media Bureau. December 20, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[fcc804ea-14] "Application Search Details (BAL-19970804EA)". FCC Media Bureau. September 30, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[ln091003-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kant-Rauch, Sharon (October 3, 2009). "Faith Radio keeps hope alive". LexisNexis. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

[icm4-16] "Radio Waves Across NW Kenya". International Christian Ministries. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

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