WYFD
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WYFD | |
City of license | Decatur, Alabama |
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Broadcast area | Huntsville, Alabama |
Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
First air date | December 17, 1990 |
Format | Christian |
ERP | 9000 watts |
HAAT | 240 meters (788 feet) |
Class | C2 |
Facility ID | 5118 |
Transmitter Coordinates | |
Callsign meaning | Where You Find Direction |
Former callsigns | WBQM[1] |
Owner | Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc. |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | http://www.bbnradio.org/ |
WYFD (91.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Decatur, Alabama, that serves the Huntsville, Alabama, area. It airs a Christian radio format.[2] It operates as part of the Bible Broadcasting Network.[3]
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[edit] Translators
WYFD programming reaches south-central Tennessee and North Alabama as far west as Florence and as far east as Scottsboro through its main signal and a series of translators.[4][5]
Callsign | Frequency | City of license | Power | Class | Additional Information |
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W239AE | 95.7 FM | Winchester, Tennessee | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
W280DA | 103.9 FM | Florence, Alabama | 80 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
W202BM | 88.3 FM | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee | 27 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
[edit] History
Bible Broadcasting Network programming started on the station on December 17, 1990.[4] The station was assigned the WYFD call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 15, 1991. Prior to this change the station had used the WBQM call sign.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
- ^ Fybush, Scott. "An Afternoon in Huntsville, Alabama", Tower Site of the Week, 2002-06-12.
- ^ a b BBN Stations - WYFD. BBN International. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. “WYFD signed on the air December 17,1990. WYFD is now a 9,000 watt output station operating in Huntsville, AL.”
- ^ Active Translators by Station Translated. Christian Radio Tech (2008-04-25).
[edit] External links
- WYFD official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WYFD
- Radio Locator information on WYFD
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WYFD
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