WBFI

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WBFI
Broadcast area Leitchfield, Kentucky
Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Frequency 91.5 MHz
Programming
Format Gospel Music
Ownership
OwnerBethel Fellowship, Inc.
History
First air date
1987
Technical information
Facility ID 4989
Class A
ERP 5,000 watts
HAAT 100.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°36′6″N86°22′13″W / 37.60167°N 86.37028°W / 37.60167; -86.37028
Translator(s) 98.3 MHz W252CW (Rockport, IN)
Repeater(s) 99.9 (Beaver Dam)
Links
Website WBFI website

WBFI (91.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel Music format. The station is licensed to McDaniels, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Bethel Fellowship, Inc. [1]

Contents

History

After the construction permit was initially issued in 1985, the station first signed on the air in 1987 under ownership of the Bethel Fellowship Church and Christian School. It originally functioned as an educational tool for the school, as well as outreach media outlet of the church. [2]

In 2017, the station became the flagship for a regional network called BoxTwo Radio Network.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WBFI is relayed by a translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) Class FCC info
W252CW98.3 FM Owensboro, Kentucky 55D FMQ

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References

  1. "WBFI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. ISBN   9781879688933.