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| Frequency | 104.7MHz |
| Branding | "Family Friendly WFRN" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc. |
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| History | |
First air date | June 10,1963[1] |
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| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53639 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°37′18.2″N85°57′37″W / 41.621722°N 85.96028°W /41.621722; -85.96028 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wfrn |
WFRN-FM (104.7FM) is aradio station licensed toElkhart, Indiana, United States. The station airs a format consisting ofContemporary Christian music as well as someChristian talk and teaching and is owned by Progressive Broadcasting System.[5][6]
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 aContemporary 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 toWCMR in 2009.[8] WCMR offers asouthern 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 toConstantine, Michigan, and broadcasting with 15,000 watts of power, offers a format of "family-friendly"country music.
The 1995 addition of the 93.7 frequency inKokomo, 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]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| WFRR | 93.7 FM | Walton, Indiana | 11041 | 6,000 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | 40°43′31.1″N86°10′32.9″W / 40.725306°N 86.175806°W /40.725306; -86.175806 (WFRR) | LMS |
| WFRI | 100.1 FM | Winamac, Indiana | 53645 | 6,000 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | 41°2′21.1″N86°30′55″W / 41.039194°N 86.51528°W /41.039194; -86.51528 (WFRI) | LMS |
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W232CK | 94.3 FM | Gary, Indiana | 143891 | 12 | 35.9 m (118 ft) | D | 41°33′23.1″N87°17′51.1″W / 41.556417°N 87.297528°W /41.556417; -87.297528 (W232CK) | LMS |
| W266BF | 101.1 FM | South Bend, Indiana | 147678 | 67 | 87 m (285 ft) | D | 41°36′59.2″N86°11′44″W / 41.616444°N 86.19556°W /41.616444; -86.19556 (W266BF) | LMS |
| W243AJ | 96.5 FM | Mishawaka, Indiana | 78392 | 250 | 54.4 m (178 ft) | D | 41°41′53.2″N86°9′25″W / 41.698111°N 86.15694°W /41.698111; -86.15694 (W243AJ) | LMS |
| W272BZ | 102.3 FM | Portage, Indiana | 143915 | 150 | 78 m (256 ft) | D | 41°34′20.5″N87°19′5.3″W / 41.572361°N 87.318139°W /41.572361; -87.318139 (W272BZ) | LMS |
| W258BD | 99.5 FM | Ligonier, Indiana | 147695 | 120 | 28.4 m (93 ft) | D | 41°27′49.1″N85°35′12.9″W / 41.463639°N 85.586917°W /41.463639; -85.586917 (W258BD) | LMS |
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W272CZ | 102.3 FM | Sheridan, Indiana | 145121 | 55 | 54 m (177 ft) | D | 40°9′0.1″N86°20′16″W / 40.150028°N 86.33778°W /40.150028; -86.33778 (W272CZ) | LMS |