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WFRN-FM

Elkhart, Indiana United States
Frequency	104.7 MHz
Branding	"Family Friendly WFRN"
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian music
Ownership
Owner	Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
Sister stations	WCMR
History
First air date	June 10, 1963
Former call signs	WCMR-FM (1963–1964) WXAX (1964–1979) WFRN (1979–1993)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53639
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°37′18.2″N 85°57′37″W / 41.621722°N 85.96028°W / 41.621722; -85.96028
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wfrn.com

WFRN-FM (104.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Elkhart, Indiana, United States. The station airs a format consisting of Contemporary Christian music as well as some Christian talk and teaching and is owned by Progressive Broadcasting System.

History

The station began broadcasting June 10, 1963, as WCMR-FM. On February 1, 1964, its call sign was changed to WXAX.

The station became WFRN on March 26, 1979, the culmination of the dream of Ed Moore for a Contemporary 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.

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 to WCMR in 2009. WCMR offers a southern 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 to Constantine, Michigan, and broadcasting with 15,000 watts of power, offers a format of "family-friendly" country music.

Network

The 1995 addition of the 93.7 frequency in Kokomo, 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.

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References

1. ^ 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-69. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2. ^ History Cards for WFRN-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
3. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
4. "Facility Technical Data for WFRN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
5. "FCC". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
6. "WFRN Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
7. ^ "WFRN History". Retrieved June 9, 2009.
8. "WFRN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 53639 (WFRN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WFRN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 53645 (WFRI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WFRI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 11041 (WFRR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WFRR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

• Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
• Radio stations in Elkhart, Indiana
• Radio stations established in 1963
• 1963 establishments in Indiana
• Christian radio stations in Indiana