American Family Radio Explained

Network Name:American Family Radio
Webcast:AFR Talk
AFR Music
AFR Hybrid

American Family Radio (AFR), also known as American Family News (AFN), is a network of more than 180 radio stations broadcasting Christian-oriented programming to over 30 states.[1] AFR streams its programming on its website and the AFR mobile app.

Overview

American Family Radio is split among two networks – AFR Talk, which airs Christian talk and teaching; and AFR Hybrid, airing Christian talk and contemporary Christian music.[2] [1]

AFR airs original programs such as Today's Issues, hosted by AFA president Tim Wildmon. AFR also airs nationally syndicated programs such as Focus on the Family, as well as contemporary Christian music by various artists. Other personalities heard on AFR include Dr. James Dobson, Dr. Robert Jeffress, David Barton, Jan Markell and Sandy Rios.[3]

History

AFR was launched by Rev. Donald Wildmon in 1991 as a ministry of the American Family Association, with the flagship station being WAFR in Tupelo, Mississippi.[4] [5] It originally aired a contemporary Christian music format.[6] Christian talk and teaching programs were also featured.[7] Eventually, American Family Radio included three networks – Classic Gospel; a Christian AC network; and Inspirational, which included Christian talk and teaching programs.[8] [9] In 2009, American Family Radio launched AFR Talk, and most of its stations joined the new network.[10] The Christian AC network was discontinued at this time.[10] At its peak, American Family Radio was heard on over 200 stations.[11]

Station list

Owned and operated

Call signdata-sort-type="number" FrequencyStateCity of licensedata-sort-type="number" ERP
W		data-sort-type="number" Height
m (ft)		Network
WALN89.3 FM 9,500 AFR Hybrid
W229BL93.7 FM 78 AFR Talk
W224CR92.7 FM 74 AFR Talk
W203DJ88.5 FM 10 AFR Talk
WAQU91.1 FM 21,500 AFR Talk
WAKD89.9 FM 7,400 AFR Talk
WAXU91.1 FM 1,100 AFR Talk
KAWN91.3 FM 300 AFR Talk
KBCM88.3 FM 1,200 AFR Hybrid
KEJA91.7 FM 3,000 AFR Hybrid
K210BN89.9 FM 250 AFR Hybrid
K219BZ91.7 FM 250 AFR Talk
KBDO91.7 FM 56,000 AFR Talk
KBNV90.1 FM 16,000 (vertical)
7,100 (horizontal) 		AFR Talk
KBPW88.1 FM 60,000 AFR Talk
KBMJ89.5 FM 70,000 AFR Hybrid
KAOG90.5 FM 40,000 AFR Hybrid
KJSB88.3 FM 1,900 AFR Talk
KNLL90.5 FM 100,000 AFR Talk
K211BX90.1 FM 170 AFR Talk
KANX91.1 FM 40,000 AFR Hybrid
K217BW91.3 FM 250 AFR Hybrid
W270CD101.9 FM 120 AFR Talk
WKTZ1220 AM 1,000 day
36 night 		AFR Talk
WBJY 89.3 FM 65,000 AFR Hybrid
WAEF 90.3 FM 11,000 AFR Talk
WAWH 88.3 FM 400 AFR Talk
WBKG 88.9 FM 5,500 AFR Talk
WVDA 88.5 FM 18,500 AFR Talk
WASW 91.9 FM 18,000 AFR Hybrid
WBEL-FM 88.5 FM 64,000 AFR Hybrid
WEFI 89.5 FM 400 AFR Talk
WAXR 88.1 FM 3,000 AFR Talk
WAWJ 90.1 FM 3,000 AFR Hybrid
WAPO 90.5 FM 1,100 AFR Talk
WSLE 91.3 FM 770 AFR Talk
WQSG 90.7 FM 17,000 AFR Talk
W204CS 88.7 FM 13 AFR Talk
WATI 89.9 FM 500 AFR Talk
KAYP 89.9 FM 9,000 AFR Hybrid
KIAD 88.5 FM 750 AFR Hybrid
KBDC 88.5 FM 68,000 AFR Hybrid
KWVI 88.9 FM 20,000 AFR Hybrid
KAXR 91.3 FM 9,300 AFR Talk
K201JF 88.1 FM 250 AFR Talk
KBJQ 88.3 FM 36,000 AFR Hybrid
KBDA 89.7 FM 1,400 AFR Talk
KHYS 89.7 FM 450 AFR Hybrid
KBQC 88.5 FM 20,000 AFR Talk
KMLL 91.7 FM 600 AFR Hybrid
KRBW 90.5 FM 430 AFR Hybrid
KAKA 88.5 FM 46,000 AFR Hybrid
KBUZ 90.3 FM 11,000 AFR Hybrid
91.1 FM 100,000 AFR Hybrid
WAPD 91.7 FM 2,323 AFR Hybrid
WBMK 88.5 FM 600 AFR Talk
WAXG 88.1 FM 300 AFR Talk
WGCF 89.3 FM 12,000 AFR Talk
W243DG 96.5 FM 82 AFR Talk
KAPM 91.7 FM 1,000 AFR Hybrid
KAXV 91.9 FM 12,000 AFR Hybrid
KMRL 91.9 FM 11,500 AFR Talk
KBAN 91.5 FM 20,500 AFR Talk
KYLC 90.3 FM 80,000 AFR Hybrid
KMSL 91.7 FM 12,000 AFR Talk
KAVK 89.3 FM 12,000 AFR Hybrid
KPAQ 88.1 FM 90,000 AFR Talk
KAPI 88.3 FM 300 AFR Hybrid
KSJY 89.9 FM 30,000 AFR Talk
WAIJ90.3 FM 8,800 (vertical)
10,000 (horizontal)		AFR Talk
WMCQ 91.7 FM 6,000 AFR Talk
WMSB 88.9 FM 52,000 AFR Talk
WPRG 89.5 FM 250 AFR Talk
WCSO 90.5 FM 10,000 AFR Talk
WSQH 91.7 FM 18,000 AFR Talk
WAUM 91.9 FM 2,500 AFR Talk
WQST-FM 92.5 FM 97,000 AFR Hybrid
WAOY 91.7 FM 78,000 AFR Hybrid
WAII 89.3 FM 1,000 AFR Talk
WYTF 88.7 FM 100,000 AFR Hybrid
WATP 90.9 FM 69,000 AFR Talk
WQVI 90.5 FM 60,000 AFR Talk
WAQL 90.5 FM 30,000 AFR Hybrid
WASM 91.1 FM 1,000 AFR Hybrid
WAVI 91.5 FM 8,130 AFR Hybrid
WPAS 89.1 FM 60,000 AFR Talk
WATU 89.3 FM 24,500 AFR Hybrid
WJZB 88.7 FM 1,000 AFR Hybrid
WAFR 88.3 FM 75,000 AFR Hybrid
WAJS 91.7 FM 23,000 AFR Talk
WAQB 90.9 FM 35,000 AFR Talk
WYAZ 89.5 FM 85,000 AFR Talk
KAUF 89.9 FM 1,000 AFR Talk
KBGM 91.1 FM 8,000 AFR Talk
KAFH 91.5 FM 1,000 AFR Talk
KAYA 91.3 FM 5,100 AFR Talk
KAQF 91.1 FM 450 AFR Hybrid
KOBH 91.7 FM 250 AFR Talk
K212GD 90.3 FM 250 AFR Talk
WBKU 91.7 FM 61,500 AFR Hybrid
WXBE 88.3 FM 1,000 AFR Talk
WRYN 89.1 FM 850 AFR Talk
WJKA 90.1 FM 17,000 AFR Talk
WAAE 91.9 FM 1,350 AFR Hybrid
WRAE 88.7 FM 6,000 AFR Talk
W204AV 88.7 FM 38 AFR Talk
KDVI 89.9 FM 250 AFR Hybrid
KJTW 89.9 FM 400 AFR Talk
K206BV 89.1 FM 171 AFR Talk
WJJE 89.1 FM 6,000 AFR Talk
WBIE 91.5 FM 5,500 AFR Talk
WWGV 88.1 FM 14,000 AFR Talk
W216AU 91.1 FM 19 AFR Talk
WAUI 88.3 FM 700 AFR Talk
WBJV 88.9 FM 125 AFR Hybrid
KAKO 91.3 FM 100,000 AFR Talk
KQPD 91.1 FM 250 AFR Hybrid
KAYC 91.1 FM 403 AFR Talk
K220FP 91.9 FM 140 AFR Talk
KXRT 90.9 FM 500 AFR Talk
KVRS 90.3 FM 9,800 AFR Talk
KARG 91.7 FM 2,500 AFR Hybrid
KAYM 90.5 FM 2,700 AFR Hybrid
KANL 90.7 FM 250 AFR Talk
WAWN 89.5 FM 2,000 AFR Hybrid
W211AA 90.1 FM 6 AFR Talk
W215AA 90.9 FM 6 AFR Talk
WDLL 90.5 FM 25,000 AFR Talk
KEEA 90.1 FM 1,000 AFR Talk
WAMP 88.1 FM 750 AFR Talk
WIGH 88.7 FM 14,000 AFR Hybrid
WAWI 89.7 FM 6,000 AFR Talk
105.1 FM 850 AFR Talk
WGBQ 91.9 FM 900 AFR Talk
W294BP 106.7 FM 250 AFR Talk
WPRH 90.9 FM 5,400 AFR Talk
WAUV 89.7 FM 6,400 AFR Talk
WAZD 88.1 FM 380 AFR Hybrid
WBIA 88.3 FM 250 AFR Talk
W210BE 89.9 FM 27 AFR Talk
KAQD 91.3 FM 2,800 AFR Hybrid
KAWV 88.3 FM 13,500 AFR Talk
KAVW 90.7 FM 1,200 AFR Hybrid
KKWV 88.1 FM 8,500 AFR Talk
KBCX 91.5 FM 1,000 AFR Hybrid
KLGS 89.9 FM 8,400 AFR Talk
KAFR 88.3 FM 100,000 AFR Talk
KTDA 91.7 FM 830 AFR Talk
KDLI 89.9 FM 1,000 AFR Hybrid
KATG 88.1 FM 80,000 AFR Talk
KZFT 90.5 FM 40,000 AFR Hybrid
KTXG 90.5 FM 38,000 AFR Talk
KMEO 91.9 FM 4,740 AFR Talk
KBMM 89.5 FM 25,000 AFR Hybrid
KAVO 90.9 FM 17,000 AFR Talk
KPKO 91.3 FM 900 AFR Hybrid
KBAH 90.5 FM 75,000 AFR Talk
KBDE 89.9 FM 11,500 AFR Talk
KVHR 91.5 FM 100 AFR Hybrid
KAYK 88.5 FM 50,000 AFR Talk
WARN 91.3 FM 13,500 AFR Talk
WRIH 88.1 FM 5,000 AFR Talk
WTRM 91.1 FM 75 AFR Talk
KAYB 88.1 FM 250 AFR Talk
WBHZ 91.9 FM 275 AFR Talk
WPWV 90.1 FM 2,500 AFR Talk

Affiliates

Call signdata-sort-type="number" FrequencyStateCity of licensedata-sort-type="number" ERP
W		data-sort-type="number" Height
m (ft)		Network
WLJR88.5 FM 370 AFR Talk
KNLF95.9 FM 1,000 AFR Talk
WLMW90.7 FM 11 (vertical)
15 (horizontal) 		AFR Talk
WZYZ90.1 FM 30 AFR Hybrid

Former AFR stations

Call signdata-sort-type="number" Frequency !State City of licenseNotes
WAQG 91.7 FM License canceled in 2018, silent since 2016[12]
89.1 FM Sold in 2003[13]
K206BT 89.1 FM Sold in 2023[14]
90.3 FM Sold in 2023
88.1 FM Sold in 2016
88.7 FM Sold in 2004[15]
88.9 FM Sold in 2017[16]
88.3 FM Sold in 2014[17]
91.5 FM Sold in 2020[18]
88.1 FM Sold in 2004[19]
88.3 FM Sold in 2004
88.9 FM Sold in 2004
89.1 FM Sold in 2009[20]
91.9 FM Sold in 2004
90.5 FM Sold in 2005[21]
91.9 FM Sold in 2005
91.5 FM Sold in 2023
91.9 FM Sold in 2004[22]
90.9 FM Sold in 2005[23] [24]
89.5 FM Sold in 2017[25]
KQRB 91.7 FM License surrendered in 2012, silent since 2011[26] [27]
KBOJ 88.1 FM License surrendered in 2011, silent since 2010[28] [29]
98.3 FM Sold in 2017[30]
89.7 FM Sold in 2016
K216GK 91.1 FM Sold in 2023
K218BU 91.5 FM Sold in 2023
90.1 FM Sold in 2004
89.3 FM Sold in 2019[31] [32]
90.3 FM Sold in 2016
91.7 FM Sold in 2014
91.1 FM Sold in 2016[33]
90.3 FM Sold in 2017
90.1 FM Sold in 2008[34]
90.7 FM Sold in 2023
88.5 FM Donated in 2012[35]
K215CH 90.9 FM Sold in 2023
KAXH 91.5 FM License canceled in 2006[36]
88.5 FM Sold in 2023
K219CC 91.7 FM Sold in 2023
91.3 FM Sold in 2004
88.9 FM Sold in 2016
89.7 FM Sold in 2015[37]
88.1 FM Sold in 2016[38]
89.7 FM Sold in 2003[39]
88.1 FM Sold in 2018[40]

External links

Notes and References

  1. "American Family Radio Station Guide", American Family Radio. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. "Station Finder", American Family Radio. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  3. "AFR Program Lineup", American Family Radio. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: Donald Wildmon . https://web.archive.org/web/20170630190449/https://www.afa.net/who-we-are/spokespersons/donald-wildmon/ . American Family Association . June 30, 2017 . June 24, 2019 . dead .
  5. Sanders, Tony. "Christian Radio: The Word in Song, in Teaching, and News/Talk", Billboard Radio Monitor. April 8, 2005. p. 9. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 50. December 16, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  7. Web site: Program Schedule . https://web.archive.org/web/19981212022552/http://www.afr.net/ . American Family Radio . December 12, 1998 . June 25, 2019 . dead .
  8. Web site: Station List. https://web.archive.org/web/20010629020808/http://www.afr.net/newafr/stationlist.asp . American Family Radio . June 29, 2001 . June 25, 2019 . dead .
  9. Web site: American Family Radio Network . https://web.archive.org/web/20030308063103/http://www.afr.net/newafr/stationlist/stationlist.pdf. American Family Radio . January 6, 2003. March 8, 2003 . June 26, 2019 . dead .
  10. Peterson, Kevin. "AFR Starts Talking", Radio & Records. April 17, 2009. p. 36. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  11. "Tim Wildmon, President of the American Family Association Invites Dr. Friedman to his Radio Show for a Second Information Packed Interview", PR Web. May 2, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  12. "Notification of License Expiration", fcc.gov. April 19, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  13. Carnegie, Jim. "Transactions", Radio Business Report. Volume 20, Issue 23. February 3, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  14. "Deal Digest: Wisconsin AM-FM Combo Sold After 55-Years Of Family Ownership", Inside Radio. December 21, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  15. "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. December 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  16. Web site: Station Sales Week Of 2/24. RadioInsight . February 24, 2017 . June 28, 2019.
  17. "FCC OKs Religious Stations Swap", All Access Music Group. May 5, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  18. "Station Sales Week Of 8/28: Silent Boston AM Sold", RadioInsight. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  19. Transactions . https://web.archive.org/web/20040826170219/http://www.rbrepaper.com/epaper/pages/june04/04-124_transactions.html. Radio Business Report . June 25, 2004 . 21. 124. August 26, 2004. July 21, 2018 . dead.
  20. Transactions . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144808/http://www.rbr.com/radio/radio_transactions/10622.html. Radio & Television Business Report . October 14, 2008 . July 16, 2011. June 27, 2019 . dead.
  21. Carnegie, Jim. "Transactions", Radio Business Report. Volume 22, Issue 187. September 23, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  22. Carnegie, Jim. "Transactions", Radio Business Report. Volume 21, Issue 100. May 21, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  23. News: Transactions . https://web.archive.org/web/20040111001801/http://www.rbrepaper.com/epaper/pages/nov03/03-233_transactions.html. Radio Business Report . December 1, 2003. January 11, 2004 . June 29, 2019 . dead .
  24. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=695869 Application Search Details – BALED-20031029ACN
  25. "Deal Digest", InsideRadio. April 13, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  26. "Discontinuance of Operations, Surrender of License", American Family Association. fcc.gov. December 6, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  27. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1464935 Application Search Details – BLSTA-20111117AEA
  28. "Surrender of License", American Family Association. fcc.gov. May 2, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  29. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1402037 Application Search Details – BLSTA-20101001AAZ
  30. News: Station Sales Week Of 9/15. September 15, 2017. RadioInsight. June 28, 2019. en-US.
  31. Jacobson, Adam. "Valentine’s Capture: Nebraska Town Gets A New FM", Radio & Television Business Report. February 20, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  32. "Deal Digest", InsideRadio. February 21, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  33. "Deal Digest", InsideRadio. July 21, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  34. "Noncom religious sale Falls into place", Radio & Television Business Report. October 21, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  35. "Christian noncoms transfer Tennessee FM", Radio & Television Business Report. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  36. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=1716 Call Sign History
  37. "May Trading Injects Life into 2015 Value", Radio & Television Business Report. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  38. "Wis. Class A NCE FM is Sold", Radio & Television Business Report. December 15, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  39. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=625392 Application Search Details – BALED-20030131AJL
  40. Jacobson, Adam. "This Buyer Gets A 'Real Presence' In Mountain West", Radio & Television Business Report. March 14, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

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