WFFH
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| Broadcast area | Nashville metropolitan area |
| Frequency | WFFH: 94.1 MHz WFFI: 93.7 MHz WBOZ: 104.9 MHz |
| Branding | WFFI/WBOZ:K-Love WFFH: Air1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | WFFI/WBOZ: Contemporary Christian WFFH: Contemporary worship music |
| Affiliations | WFFI/WBOZ: K-Love WFFH: Air1 |
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| History | |
First air date | 1985 |
Former call signs | WFFH: WYPE (1991–1992) WRLG (1992–2003) WFFI: WYYB (1991–2003) WBOZ: WLMM (1991–1994) |
Call sign meaning | WFFH and WFFI: FM Fish (Former Branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | WFFH: 68347 WFFI: 18714 WBOZ: 15531 |
| Class | WFFH, WFFI, and WBOZ: A |
| ERP | WFFH: 3,200 watts WFFI: 1,150 watts WBOZ: 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | WFFH: 138 meters (453 ft) WFFI: 230 meters (750 ft) WBOZ: 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | WFFH: 36°1′14.00″N 86°38′18.00″W / 36.0205556°N 86.6383333°W WFFI: 36°8′10.00″N 86°59′4.00″W / 36.1361111°N 86.9844444°W WBOZ: 35°49′33.00″N 86°9′28.00″W / 35.8258333°N 86.1577778°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | WFFI/WBOZ: Listen Live WFFH: Listen Live |
| Website | WFFI/WBOZ: klove.com WFFH: air1.com |
WFFH (94.1 FM), WBOZ (104.9 FM), and WFFI (93.7 FM) are radio stations broadcasting in the Middle Tennessee area. WFFH is licensed to Smyrna, Tennessee, WBOZ to Woodbury and WFFI to Kingston Springs, with the stations serving the Nashville metropolitan area.
The stations are currently owned by the Salem Media Group, and are in the process of being sold to Educational Media Foundation.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]WFFH History
[edit]WFFH was previously WRLG, then a sister station to WRLT, owned by Tuned In Broadcasting and airing a modern rock format. In early 1995, the station's format changed from "The Exxit" (a satellite format from the Major Networks) to The Underground Network (once called WDRE).[5] Several months later, the station changed its format to active rock, branded as "Thunder 94". In October 1997, facing intense pressure from WKDF (which had flipped to modern rock some time before), Tuned In Broadcasting pulled the plug on "Thunder 94", and the format changed to AAA format and became "The Phoenix", playing a mix of rock and rap music.[6][7] Shortly before the sale to Salem Media Group, WRLG began simulcasting then-sister station WRLT.
WFFI History
[edit]WFFI was previously operated under the callsign WYYB, and was a simulcast of WRLG, which broadcast the active rock format under "Thunder 94", the AAA format under "The Phoenix", and was briefly a simulcast of WRLT.[6][7] Prior to this, it was briefly the FM affiliate of WDKN, a community-oriented station in Dickson, Tennessee, to which it was originally licensed.
WBOZ History
[edit]WBOZ was assigned call sign WLMM on August 23, 1991. On June 1, 1994, the station changed its call sign to the current "WBOZ", and began broadcasting a Southern gospel format.[8] WBOZ would broadcast the Southern gospel format from 1994 until July 2012, when the station began simulcasting sister station WFFH.[9]
Sale of Stations to Educational Media Foundation
[edit]On March 21, 2024, Salem Media Group announced that they were selling their Nashville Christian AC "Fish" brands to Educational Media Foundation for $7 million, those stations being WFFH, WFFI and WBOZ. A Network Affiliation Agreement took effect on May 1 ahead of closing the sale.
At the stroke of midnight on May 1, 2024, WFFI and WBOZ began airing the national K-LOVE radio feed without explanation, following the implementation of a local marketing agreement between Salem Media and Educational Media Foundation. Meanwhile, WFFH continued to broadcast The Fish format, until that station went off the air at 5 AM that morning. WFFH would return to the air that day at noon, with the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner, afterwards, the station returned with a localized Contemporary Christian Format, Simply branded as 94 FM WFFH, However, it was reveled on May 9, 2024, that WFFH will become a station of Air1, once the sale to EMF is finalized. The LMA between Salem Media and EMF will be in place while the sale of the stations is pending. Salem's Today's Christian Music/The Fish format continues to be heard online only at The Fish Website.[10][11][12]
Previous logos
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Logo for WBOZ used during the "Solid Gospel" era until 2012. -
Logo for the 94 FM The Fish trimulcast used, until the switch to K-Love in 2024.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ WFFH: 68347
WFFI: 18714
WBOZ: 15531 "Facility Technical Data for WFFH, WFFI, and WBOZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "WBOZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f918f0d2c47018f1121966b0240&id=25076f918f0d2c47018f1121966b0240&goBack=N
- ^ https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f918f0d2c47018f111d9c3b0205&id=25076f918f0d2c47018f111d9c3b0205&goBack=N
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (February 11, 1995). "Vox Jox". Billboard. 107 (6): 84.
- ^ a b "Thunder 94". www.loupickney.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ a b "Radio - Nashville, TN - Grizzly Web Links". Grizzly WebLinks. 2009-09-30. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05.
- ^ "WBOZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Nashville's Fish Grows From Simulcast To Trimulcast". AllAccess.com. 2012-07-16.
- ^ radioinsight.com headlines - Salem sells fishes in Nashville and Honolulu to emf
- ^ Welcome Fish Nashville and Hawaii Listeners!
- ^ insideradio.com - Nashville CCM Station WFFH 94 FM The Fish Signs off
External links
[edit]- WFFH Official website
- WFFI/WBOZ Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 68347 (WFFH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFFH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 18714 (WFFI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFFI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 15531 (WBOZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBOZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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