Bible Broadcasting Network
Type | Christian radio |
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Country | United States |
Availability | North and South America |
Founded | October 2, 1971, by Lowell Davey |
Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Key people | Carl Redemann, Executive Direstor |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Official website | http://www.bbnradio.org |
The Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) is a listener-supported global Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The programming consists of 50% outside ministries, 30% music and 20% BBN-produced programs.[citation needed] The network was founded in 1968 by its then-president, Lowell Davey (1933–2017).[1] Programming content includes traditional Christian music, prayer times, children's programs, Bible teaching, teen programs, and family guidance programs. The network was born out of Davey's failed offer to buy a radio station in Norfolk, Virginia. The company was incorporated and on March 28, 1969, bought bankrupt WYFI and began broadcasting on October 2, 1971, at 5 p.m.[2] BBN was still headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia when it bought Charlotte radio station WSOC (AM),[3] which became WYFQ (AM).[4]
The station plays all-traditional Christian music, including vocalists, choirs, and instrumentalists. BBN's mission statement is "to get the Word of God into the hearts and minds of as many people as possible using the most efficient means." Doctrinally, the programming is conservative evangelical in approach. BBN also avoids programming geared towards "signs and wonders", "charismatic" theology, and "prosperity theology".[who?]
Stations
BBN owns and operates 50 full-power stations and 93 low-power translators in 32 states and Bermuda, distributed by satellite.[5] According to the network's website, they also operate AM and FM radio stations in 14 countries of North and South America.[6] BBN also broadcasts around the world full-time via streaming on the Internet in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, and Russian.[citation needed] It is estimated that these stations reach over 200 million people.[who?]
Stations in italics are not owned by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc., but broadcast BBN programming.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Power W |
ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
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WYFD | 91.7 FM | Decatur | Alabama | 9,000 | 240 m (790 ft) | C2 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WGTF | 89.5 FM | Dothan | Alabama | 19,000 | 64 m (210 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFZ | 91.3 FM | Belleview | Florida | 900 | 97 m (318 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBP | 90.3 FM | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 8,000 | 94 m (308 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFB | 90.5 FM | Gainesville | Florida | 97,000 | 207 m (679 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBW | 88.7 FM | Key Colony Beach | Florida | 400 | 28 m (92 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBX | 88.3 FM | Key West | Florida | 1,900 | 31 m (102 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFO | 91.9 FM | Lakeland | Florida | 25,000 | 97 m (318 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WDBW-LP | 97.3 FM | Port St. Joe | Florida | 94 | 30.6 m (100 ft) | LP1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFE | 88.9 FM | Tarpon Springs | Florida | 60,000 | 137 m (449 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFK | 89.5 FM | Columbus | Georgia | 50,000 | 134 m (440 ft) | C2 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFS | 89.5 FM | Savannah | Georgia | 100,000 | 183 m (600 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFA | 107.1 FM | Waynesboro | Georgia | 25,000 | 90 m (300 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFW | 89.5 FM | Winder | Georgia | 6,000 | 61 m (200 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYHI | 99.9 FM | Park Forest | Illinois | 50,000 | 150 m (490 ft) | B | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBV | 89.9 FM | Wakarusa | Indiana | 1,750 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFW | 88.3 FM | Wichita | Kansas | 17,000 | 43 m (141 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYHH | 89.7 FM | Highland Heights | Kentucky | 12,000 | 97 m (318 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFL | 89.5 FM | Monroe | Louisiana | 25,000 | 115 m (377 ft) | C2 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFJ | 93.7 FM | New Iberia | Louisiana | 100,000 | 296 m (971 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFP | 91.9 FM | Harpswell | Maine | 6,000 | 44 m (144 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBA | 90.1 FM | Coldwater | Michigan | 32,000 | 77 m (253 ft) | B | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYHA | 102.9 FM | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 50,000 | 150 m (490 ft) | B | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFI | 630 AM | St. Louis | Missouri | 5,000 | B | ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | ||
KYFG | 88.9 FM | Omaha | Nebraska | 1,500 | 147 m (482 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBY | 920 AM | Cortland | New York | 1,000 day 500 night |
B | ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | ||
WYFQ-FM | 93.5 FM | Wadesboro | North Carolina | 8,700 | 169 m (554 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYHW | 104.5 FM | Carolina Beach | North Carolina | 17,000 | 120 m (390 ft) | C3 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFQ | 930 AM | Charlotte | North Carolina | 5,000 day 1,000 night |
B | ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | ||
WYBH | 91.1 FM | Fayetteville | North Carolina | 255 | 195 m (640 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFL | 92.5 FM | Henderson | North Carolina | 100,000 | 308 m (1,010 ft) | C0 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WHPE-FM | 95.5 FM | High Point | North Carolina | 100,000 | 159 m (522 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WCVV | 89.5 FM | Belpre | Ohio | 4,400 | 117 m (384 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFY | 88.1 FM | Cambridge | Ohio | 1,500 | 44 m (144 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBQ | 88.3 FM | Leesport | Pennsylvania | 670 | 84 m (276 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFU | 88.5 FM | Masontown | Pennsylvania | 16,000 | 106 m (348 ft) | B1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFV | 88.5 FM | Cayce | South Carolina | 50,000 | 52 m (171 ft) | C2 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFG | 91.1 FM | Gaffney | South Carolina | 100,000 | 210 m (690 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFH | 90.7 FM | North Charleston | South Carolina | 50,000 | 145 m (476 ft) | C2 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYBK | 89.7 FM | Chattanooga | Tennessee | 100,000 | 250 m (820 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFC | 95.3 FM | Clinton | Tennessee | 1,450 | 204 m (669 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFN | 980 AM | Nashville | Tennessee | 5,000 | B | ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | ||
KYFB | 91.5 FM | Denison | Texas | 4,500 | 67 m (220 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFP | 89.1 FM | Palestine | Texas | 100,000 | 148 m (486 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFS | 90.9 FM | San Antonio | Texas | 100,000 | 130 m (430 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFO-FM | 95.5 FM | Ogden | Utah | 100,000 | 219 m (719 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFJ | 99.9 FM | Ashland | Virginia | 6,000 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFT | 103.9 FM | Luray | Virginia | 6,000 | 92 m (302 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
WYFI | 99.7 FM | Norfolk | Virginia | 50,000 | 139 m (456 ft) | B | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KWFJ | 89.7 FM | Roy | Washington | 1,000 | 30 m (98 ft) | A | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC | |
KYFQ | 91.7 FM | Tacoma | Washington | 4,300 | 582 m (1,909 ft) | C1 | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC |
Translators
In addition to its full-power stations, BBN is relayed by 93 translators to widen its broadcast area.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W267AK | 101.3 FM | Winchester, Virginia | 250 | D | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FMQ |
W224AE | 92.7 FM | Wytheville, Virginia | 10 | D | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FMQ |
W209AX | 89.7 FM | Fairmont, West Virginia | 6 | D | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FMQ |
W244BB | 96.7 FM | Princeton, West Virginia | 10 | D | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FMQ |
K217EY | 91.3 FM | Laramie, Wyoming | 13 | D | ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FMQ |
References
- ^ BBNRadio.org (2017-02-18). "Lowell Davey Finished Well". Charlotte, NC. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- ^ Hollenbeck, Gail (2005-09-03). "First BBN station dawned in '71". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, FL. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ Parker, Jennifer Ffrench (1992-09-30). "WSOC Says Swap Will Change Little". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1D.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ Becker, Roy (August 2, 2017). "BBN Spreads Message With GatesAir". Radio World. Vol. 41, no. 19. p. 29.
- ^ Stations List, BBN Radio, retrieved August 12, 2017