WFRN-FM

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]

WFRN-FM
CityElkhart, Indiana
Branding"Family Friendly WFRN"
Slogan"Your Friend of the Family"
"Family Friendly Christian Music"
Frequency104.7 MHz
First air dateJune 10, 1963[1]
FormatContemporary Christian Music
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
ClassB
Facility ID53639
Transmitter coordinates41°37′18.00″N 85°57′37.00″W
Former call signsWCMR-FM (1963-1964)[2]
WXAX (1964-1979)[2]
WFRN (1979-1993)[3]
OwnerProgressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
Sister stationsWCMR
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfrn.com

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.[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 of WFRN-FM
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W232CK94.3Gary, Indiana12DFCC
W266BF101.1South Bend, Indiana67DFCC
W243AJ96.5Mishawaka, Indiana250DFCC
W262AU100.3Granger, Indiana90DFCC
W272BZ102.3Portage, Indiana27DFCC
W258BD99.5Ligonier, Indiana120DFCC

References
  1. 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-69. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. 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. "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.
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