WFRN-FM

Radio station in Elkhart, Indiana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Branding"Family Friendly WFRN"
OwnerProgressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
Quick facts Frequency, Branding ...
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
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewfrn.com
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History

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

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

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP
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HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
WFRR 93.7 FMWalton, Indiana110416,000100 m (330 ft)A40°43′31.1″N 86°10′32.9″WLMS
WFRI 100.1 FMWinamac, Indiana536456,000100 m (330 ft)A41°2′21.1″N 86°30′55″WLMS
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Translators

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Broadcast translators for WFRN-FM
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W266BF 101.1 FMSouth Bend, Indiana1476786787 m (285 ft)D41°36′59.2″N 86°11′44″WLMS
W243AJ 96.5 FMMishawaka, Indiana7839225054.4 m (178 ft)D41°41′53.2″N 86°9′25″WLMS
W258BD 99.5 FMLigonier, Indiana14769512028.4 m (93 ft)D41°27′49.1″N 85°35′12.9″WLMS
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Broadcast translator for WFRR
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W272CZ 102.3 FMSheridan, Indiana1451215554 m (177 ft)D40°9′0.1″N 86°20′16″WLMS
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