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| Frequency | 1070kHz |
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| Branding | Radio Fe |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Spanish Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Faith Radio Network, Inc. |
| WFRF-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August1974 |
Former call signs | WANM (1974–1997)[1] |
Call sign meaning | FaithRadio ofFlorida[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70860 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000watts (day only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°30′34″N84°20′7″W / 30.50944°N 84.33528°W /30.50944; -84.33528 |
| Translator(s) |
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| Repeater(s) | WLTG (1430 kHz, Upper Grand Lagoon) W269DR (101.7 MHz, Panama City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | faithradio.us |
WFRF (1070AM, "Radio Fe") is an Americanradio stationlicensed to serveTallahassee, Florida, United States. The station, established asWANM in 1974, is currently owned and operated by Faith Radio Network, Inc. WFRF is licensed as a "daytimer", authorized to broadcast only from sunrise to sunset, to protect the signal ofclear-channel stationKNX inLos Angeles and adjacentWAPI inBirmingham.
WFRF broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian format to the greaterTallahassee, 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 includedAdventures in Odyssey,Back to the Bible,Bible Reading withMax McLean,Focus on the Family,Insight for Living withChuck Swindoll,Joni and Friends withJoni Eareckson Tada,Let My People Think hosted byRavi Zacharias,Love Worth Finding, plusMy Money Life withChuck Bentley.[8]
This station was founded as "WANM" by B.F.J. Timm as a 10,000-watt AMdaytimer broadcasting on a frequency of 1070kilohertz. Beginning regular broadcast operations on August 24, 1974,[9] the station aired anurban radio format for theAfrican-American community in Tallahassee.[10] The call sign reflected the fact that Tallahassee is home toFlorida A&M University. The station'sbroadcast license was held by WANM, Inc.[10]
Timm died on September 17, 1993, at the age of 70[11] and control of the station was passed to Bruce B. Timm and Jan B. Timm as the "co-personal representatives" of the estate of B.F.J. Timm. The FCC approved the transfer of control on November 16, 1993, and the transaction was formally consummated on December 23, 1993.[12] Three years later, on December 20, 1996, they transferred control of WANM, Inc., to Beth L. Timm.[13] During this period the station switched to a satellite-fedall-news radio format featuringCNN 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.[14] On October 6, 1997, the station changed itscall sign to "WFRF" and began broadcasting areligious radio format branded as "Faith Radio".[2][1][7]Over the years, Faith Radio expanded, buying FM stations in 2004 (WFRF-FM) and 2012 (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.
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 aChristian radio station inKenya.[15] Imani Radio (88.8 FM) launched in May 2005 as one of just four Christian radio stations in Kenya.[16] ("Imani" means "faith" in theSwahili language.)[15][16] WFRF also raised funds to provide 2,500solar-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'sBig 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]