Northern Christian Radio

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Northern Christian Radio
WPHN, WHST, WOLW, WTHN
City of license WPHN: Gaylord, Michigan
WHST: Tawas City, Michigan
WOLW: Cadillac, Michigan
WTHN: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Broadcast area WPHN: [1]
WHST: [2]
WOLW: [3]
WTHN: [4]
Branding Northern Christian Radio
Frequency WPHN: 90.5 MHz
WHST: 106.1 MHz
WOLW: 91.1 MHz
WTHN: 102.3 MHz
First air date WPHN: April 7, 1985
WHST: 2001
WOLW: 1998
WTHN: 2005
Format Religious; Christian Music and Talk
Power WPHN: 100,000 watts
WHST: 25,000 watts
WOLW: 50,000 watts
WTHN: 22,500 watts
Class WPHN: C
WHST: C3
WOLW: C1
WTHN: C3
Callsign meaning We Praise His Name
Former callsigns WPHN:
none
WHST:
WDBI-FM (?-8/1/93)
WOLW:
WXYB (?-4/1/87)
WTHN:
none
Owner Northern Christian Radio
Website http://www.ncradio.org/

Northern Christian Radio is a group of non-commercial FM radio stations, based in Gaylord, Michigan.

In the early 1980's a group of Christian men began to explore the possibility of starting a Christian radio station for Northern Michigan. Through their efforts, Northern Christian Radio, Incorporated was formed, and WPHN went on the air on Easter Sunday in 1985.

The station programs a mix of traditional Christian programs and music. Sacred Favorites Radio is also broadcast on a subcarrier of the station.

[edit] Stations

The main station of the network, WPHN, is based in Gaylord, Michigan and operates on 90.5 MHz with 100,000 watts. Northern Christian Radio's studios are located on highway M-32 east of Gaylord. The station has three full-power repeater stations:

  • WHST Tawas City, which operates on 106.1 MHz with 25,000 watts and began operation in 2001. The history of WHST can be traced back to 1972, when the station signed on as WDBI, operating originally at 101.7 and later 107.3 MHz with beautiful music and later CHR formats. In 1993 the station became WHST, originally simulcasting 107.7 WHSB in Alpena. Four years later WHST moved from 107.3 to to 106.1 and took the name "Mix 106," continuing to air ABC Radio's Best Hits, Best Variety format with some local shows. This continued until the station went dark in 2000, returning to the air the following year with Northern Christian Radio programming.
  • WOLW Cadllac, which operates on 91.1 MHz with 50,000 watts and began operation in 1988.
  • WTHN Sault Ste. Marie, which operates on 102.3 MHz with 22,500 watts and began operation in 2005.

Additionally, WPHN also has two translators.

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