WLOF

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WLOF
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Broadcast area Buffalo, New York
Branding The Station of the Cross
Frequency 101.7 MHz
Format Religious (Catholic)
Power 3,200 watts
Class A
Callsign meaning Our Lady of Fatima
Owner Holy Family Communications
Website www.holyfamily.ws

Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, WLOF is a Catholic radio station broadcasting from Attica, New York. WLOF is located at 101.7 on the FM dial and covers much of Western New York, including Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Referred to as The Station of the Cross, WLOF is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications.

[edit] History

101.7 MHz in Attica, New York began it's broadcasting life as WBTF "BT Country".

Beginning on February 13, 1998 101.7 FM was acquired by Broben Communications, Inc. and used WXOX as its callsign. While WXOX, 101.7 broadcast modern-rock as "The Spot".

On August 15, 1999 Holy Family Communications acquired WXOX and began broadcasting Catholic programming as WLOF becoming the sixth Catholic Radio station in the United States.[1]


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=31812&Callsign=WLOF

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