WYFD

Infobox Radio station
name = WYFD


city = Decatur, Alabama
area = Huntsville, Alabama
branding =
slogan =
airdate = December 17, 1990
frequency = 91.7 MHz
format = Christian
erp = 9000 watts
haat = 240 meters (788 feet)
class = C2
facility_id = 5118
coordinates = coord|34|47|53|N|86|38|24|W|
callsign_meaning = Where You Find Direction
former_callsigns = WBQM
owner = Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://www.bbnradio.org/bbn/bbnaudio6.asx Listen Live]
website = http://www.bbnradio.org/
affiliations =

WYFD (91.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Decatur, Alabama, that serves the Huntsville, Alabama, area. It airs a Christian radio format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/] It operates as part of the Bible Broadcasting Network. [cite news |work=Tower Site of the Week |title=An Afternoon in Huntsville, Alabama |first=Scott |last=Fybush |url=http://www.fybush.com/site-020612.html |date=2002-06-12]

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. [cite web |work=Christian Radio Tech |title=Active Translators by Station Translated |url=http://crtech.org/fxactive.html |date=2008-04-25] RadioTranslators
callsign =
call1 = W239AE
freq1 = 95.7 FM
watts1 = 10
class1 = D
city1 = Winchester, Tennessee
call2 = W280DA
freq2 = 103.9 FM
watts2 = 80
class2 = D
city2 = Florence, Alabama
call3 = W202BM
freq3 = 88.3 FM
watts3 = 27
class3 = D
city3 = Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

History

Bible Broadcasting Network programming started on the station on December 17, 1990.cite web |work=BBN International |title=BBN Stations - WYFD |quote=WYFD signed on the air December 17,1990. WYFD is now a 9,000 watt output station operating in Huntsville, AL. |url=http://www.bbnradio.org/wcm4/english/Stations/tabid/691/StationID/9/Default.aspx |accessdate=2008-01-02] 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.cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=5118&Callsign=WYFD |title=Call Sign History]

References

External links

* [http://www.bbnradio.org/wcm4/english/Stations/tabid/691/StationID/9/Default.aspx WYFD official website]
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