WPFF
| City | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Branding | K-LOVE |
| Slogan | Positive and Encouraging |
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| Translator(s) | see table |
| First air date | 1991 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 195 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 20612 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°54′14.00″N 87°22′13.00″W / 44.9038889°N 87.3702778°W |
| Affiliations | K-LOVE |
| Owner |
EMF Broadcasting (Educational Media Foundation) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
wpff.com klove.com |
WPFF FM 90.5 is an American radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Green Bay area. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and features programming from K-LOVE.[1]
Translators
In addition to the main station, WPFF is relayed by an extensive translator network serving the majority of northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W254AG | 98.7 | Escanaba, Michigan | 27 | D | FCC |
| W298BW | 107.5 | Iron Mountain, Michigan | 10 | D | FCC |
| W271AC | 102.1 | Appleton, Wisconsin | 38 | D | FCC |
| W245AK | 96.9 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | 38 | D | FCC |
History
WPFF was founded by Dr. Mark Schwarzbauer and operated through Family Educational Broadcasting[2] with a broadcast largely provided by CCM. This format remained in place until just before his retirement in 2008.[3] WPFF was sold to Bethesda Christian Broadcasting]in December 2007. On October 23, 2013, it was announced that WPFF, WNLI and their associated translators would be sold to the Educational Media Foundation, owners of the K-LOVE and Air 1 CCM networks.[4] In mid-January 2014, the station announced that, with the sale to EMF closing, it would convert to carrying the K-LOVE network, with sister station WNLI carrying EMF's Air1 network. By January 27, 2014, the conversion to national programming from K-LOVE was complete.[5] The sale, at a price of $825,000, was completed on February 14, 2014.
References
- ↑ "WPFF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20051130041239/http://www.wpff.com/
- ↑ http://www.drmark920.com/bio.html
- ↑ "EMF Buys WPFF, WNLI". All Access Media. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "Don Burns New PD At WPER". All Access Music Group. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WPFF
- Radio-Locator information on WPFF
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPFF