WFIA-FM

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WFIA-FM
Broadcast area Louisville, Kentucky
Frequency 94.7 MHz
Branding94.7 The Sound
Programming
Format Worship music
Ownership
Owner
  • Word Media Group
  • (Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
History
Former call signs
  • WAJE (1994–1996)
  • WRVI (1996–1997)
  • WLSY (1997–2002)
Call sign meaning
"With Faith In America"
Technical information
Facility ID 48371
Class A
ERP 3,300 watts
HAAT 120 meters (390 ft)

WFIA-FM (94.7 FM) is a worship music radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. It is owned by the Word Media Group.

On December 22, 2016, Salem Media Group announced that it would hand operation of its Louisville radio stations, including WFIA, to Word Broadcasting Network (also known as Word Media Group) under a time brokerage agreement. [1] Word ended WFIA-FM's simulcast on WFIA (900 AM), with the AM station changing to a simulcast of Word's Contemporary Christian station WJIE-FM. [2] [3] On February 10, 2020, Word Broadcasting announced that it would take advantage of the option in its agreement to acquire the stations from Salem for $4 million; [4] [5] the sale was completed on May 25, 2022. [6]

On August 7, 2023 WFIA-FM changed their format from Christian talk to worship music, branded as "94.7 The Sound", with new WLGK call letters pending. [7]

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References

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