WSFW

WSFW (1110 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Licensed to Seneca Falls, New York, United States, the station is currently an owned-and-operated station of CSN International.[1] Some of the national religious leaders heard on WSFW include Adrian Rogers, David Jeremiah and James Dobson.

WSFW
CitySeneca Falls, New York
Frequency1110 kHz
Translator(s)W296DI 107.1 MHz Seneca Falls
First air dateOctober 1 1968
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Power1,000 watts day
ClassD
Facility ID5391
Transmitter coordinates42°54′55″N 76°46′28″W
Call sign meaningW Seneca Falls W
AffiliationsCSN Radio Network
OwnerCSN International
(Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls)
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.csnradio.com

Because AM 1110 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations WBT Charlotte and KFAB Omaha, WSFW is a daytimer and must go off the air at sunset to avoid interference. Programming is heard around the clock on a 200 watt FM translator, W296DI at 107.1 MHz.[2]

History

On October 1, 1968, WSFW signed on the air.[3] It was owned by the Waterfalls Broadcasting Company. One month later, it added an FM counterpart, 99.3 WSFW-FM (now WFLK). The two stations simulcast a full service middle of the road format of popular music, news and sports.

In 2007, WSFW dropped its "Finger Lakes News-Talk Network" simulcast with WGVA Geneva, WCGR Canadaigua and WAUB Auburn, New York, then flipped to a travelers information format.[4]

WSFW was sold to Calvary Chapel Twin Falls on November 12, 2009.[5] The assignment of license was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 12, 2010.[6] At this point, WSFW adopted its current Christian talk and teaching format, supplied by CSN International.

References
  1. "Station Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed July 17, 2012
  2. Radio-Locator.com/W296DI
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-141
  4. A format change in the Finger Lakes (WSFW), Scott Fybush/Northeast Radio Watch, January 22, 2007.
  5. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed July 17, 2012
  6. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed July 17, 2012


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