 | |
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Branding | RenewFM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Horizon Christian Fellowship [1] |
| History | |
| Launch date | 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | renewfm.org |
RenewFM is a network of Christian radio stations in New England, broadcasting Christian music and Christian talk and teaching programs.
RenewFM's first station, WRYP, began broadcasting in 2006. [2] [3] In 2009, Horizon Christian Fellowship sold two translators in South Dakota and Iowa to Saga Broadcasting for $35,000. [4] In 2010, Horizon Christian Fellowship purchased WFGL and WJWT from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa for $300,000. [5] The same year, Horizon Christian Fellowship sold two translators in North Dakota to Leighton Enterprises for $50,000 and a translator in Texas to World Radio Link for $10,000. [6] [7]
In 2021, Horizon Christian Fellowship purchased AM 1000 WCMX from City United Church for $12,000, and became RenewFM's first Spanish-language station. [8] [9] In 2023, Horizon Christian Fellowship purchased a construction permit for a new FM station at 97.3 MHz in Orange, Massachusetts, for $173,000, and also purchased WSJQ in Pascoag, Rhode Island, which it had been operating as a RenewFM affiliate since 2020. [10] [11] [12] Also in 2023, Horizon Christian Fellowship was awarded a construction permit for a new FM station in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, after the FCC found that its competing applicant, Radio Sharon Foundation, had engaged in misrepresentations in its application. [13] [14]
Originally airing on WRYP, RenewFM is heard on 11 full-powered stations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, as well as 4 translators. [15]
Notes:
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | State | Facility ID | Rebroadcasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W279BQ | 103.7 | Boston | Massachusetts | 152268 | WWRN |
| W291DA | 106.1 | Fitchburg | Massachusetts | 138873 | WFGL |
| W244CF | 96.7 | Plymouth | Massachusetts | 138875 | WRYP |
| W271CG | 102.1 | Quincy | Massachusetts | 156579 | WRYP |
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