WREH

WREH
Cypress Quarters, Florida;
Broadcast area	Okeechobee County, Florida
Frequency	90.5 MHz
Branding	Reach FM
Programming
Format	Defunct, was Religious
Ownership
Owner	Reach Communications, Inc.
History
First air date	2004
Last air date	February 10, 2017
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	76 meters
Transmitter coordinates	27°20′53″N 80°57′04″W / 27.348°N 80.951°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WREH (Reach FM) was a 100,000-watt FM station, broadcasting on 90.5 MHz. Its city of license was Cypress Quarters in Okeechobee County, Florida. The station went on the air in 2004.^[1] Reach Communications, ReachFM's parent company, was formed in association with Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. When it was active, ReachFM's programming was geared towards a diverse active Christian audience. According to its website, WREH's last day of programming was March 30, 2016.^[3] On February 15, 2017, Reach Communications informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that WREH had ceased broadcasting on February 10;^[2] on April 18, 2017, it surrendered the station's license, and the license was cancelled by the FCC on April 19, 2017.^[4]

Translators

ReachFM was heard throughout the state of Florida on more than 40 translators:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W241AX	96.1 FM	Boca Raton, Florida	138734	13	D	LMS
W246BT	97.1 FM	Clermont, Florida	151735	27	D	LMS
W275AX	102.9 FM	Fort Meade, Florida	148943	27	D	LMS
W244BJ	96.7 FM	Frostproof, Florida	138530	19	D	LMS
W243AR	96.5 FM	Lehigh Acres, Florida	138916	28	D	LMS
W233AP	94.5 FM	Oakland Park, Florida	139105	27	D	LMS
W214BV	90.7 FM	Port Charlotte, Florida	138785	10	D	LMS
W236AO	95.1 FM	Port St. Lucie, Florida	146634	13	D	LMS

The station's programming could also have been heard on four full-power FM radio digital subchannels in Florida:

WWJK-HD2 107.3 Green Cove Springs (Jacksonville)
WMGE-HD2 94.9 Miami - Fort Lauderdale
WRUM-HD2 100.3 Orlando
WKGR-HD2 98.7 Wellington (West Palm Beach)

Sale of translators

It was announced on July 2, 2012 that Reach Communications was selling the following translators to Beasley Broadcasting for $150,000, which would serve as rebroadcasters for WWCN 770 ESPN:^[5]

These translators now serve as repeaters for WRXK-FM HD2 (going by the slogan The Link) along with the following translator:^[6]

Some translators were sold to Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia), which sparked rumors that Reach FM would sell all of its remaining translators to iHeartMedia.

In Orlando, W283AN was sold to iHeartMedia and changed formats into an urban contemporary-formatted, "104.5 The Beat".
In Tampa, 88.3 moved to 99.1 and became one of the affiliates for classic rock-formatted "Thunder Tampa Bay" along with W290BJ and W233AV, while 89.3 which moved to 99.9 became branded as "ALT 99.9" and converted to an alternative formatted station. However, after many complaints from WXJB, due to interference, W207BU switched frequencies from 99.9 to 100.3, and rebranded as alternative-formatted "ALT 100.3".
In Miami, W228BV moved to 93.5 and converted into a country formatted station, "93.5 The Bull"

One translator got sold to Beasley Media Group in November 2014 and became a repeater for WSBR on 740 AM.

References

^ ^a ^b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-132. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 10, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
^ Reach FM's website, accessed June 22, 2016
^ McLaughlin, Christine (April 18, 2017). "Re: WREH(FM), Cypress Quarters, FL (FIN: 93423)" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
^ Border Media Sells Austin Pair, Beasley Buys Ft. Myers-Naples Translators, All Access Music Group, July 2, 2012.
^ Beasley makes Fort Myers Changes Official, Radio Ink Magazine, June 17, 2013.

External links

Station website
Facility details for Facility ID 768307 (WREH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WREH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[by2009-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-132. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

[fcc-wrehoff-2] "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 10, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

[3] Reach FM's website, accessed June 22, 2016

[fcc-wrehdefunct-4] McLaughlin, Christine (April 18, 2017). "Re: WREH(FM), Cypress Quarters, FL (FIN: 93423)" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

[5] Border Media Sells Austin Pair, Beasley Buys Ft. Myers-Naples Translators, All Access Music Group, July 2, 2012.

[6] Beasley makes Fort Myers Changes Official, Radio Ink Magazine, June 17, 2013.

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