WLFA

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WLFA
WLFA HISradio91.3 logo.png
Frequency 91.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingHIS radio 91.3
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian Music
Subchannels HD2: His Radio Z (Christian CHR)
HD3: His Radio Praise (Contemporary worship music)
Ownership
OwnerRadio Training Network, Inc.
WRTP, WLFJ-FM and WLFS
History
First air date
December 16, 1975 (first license granted)
Call sign meaning
With Love For Ashville
Technical information
Facility ID 2922
Class A
ERP 440 watts
HAAT 262 meters (860 ft)
Translator(s) 92.1 MHz W221ET (Asheville)
99.5 W258CA (West Asheville)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.hisradio.com/home/asheville/

WLFA (91.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format to Asheville, North Carolina and the surrounding area. The station is currently owned by Radio Training Network, Inc. and is part of its "His Radio" network. The station mostly simulcasts programming from flagship WLFJ-FM in Greenville, South Carolina; which operates translators in nearby Hendersonville, Weaverville and Black Mountain.

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Programming includes music by such artists as MercyMe, Michael W. Smith, Point of Grace, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jeremy Camp, Avalon, Toby Mac, and Mark Schultz, as well as family ministries such as those of Dr. James Dobson and Charles Stanley. [1]

History

Jim Robinson started WBMU [2] ("Where Black Means Unity" [3] ) on April 7, 1975 as Asheville's first nonprofit radio station, primarily serving an African-American audience. Programming included jazz, reggae, funk and talk. As of November 1987 it had been off the air for six months, with plans to sell to minister Kenneth Brantley, who planned talk programming. [2]

In January 1988 the station returned to the air as Contemporary Christian WKDB but was not successful. A switch to black gospel music in June, with artists such as James Cleveland and Mighty Clouds of Joy appeared likely to improve the station's popularity, though the signal needed improving and stereo broadcasting was planned. [4] A call-in talk show was added in August, airing six nights a week. [5]

On September 1, 1992, WLFJ-FM, which obtained the broadcast rights to WKDB, began programming the station with the new letters WLFA. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us/Staff". Archived from the original on January 7, 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Kiss, Tony (November 22, 1987). "No Dull Year On The Air". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1L – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "James Finley". Asheville Citizen-Times . April 30, 2022. p. A7 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Kiss, Tony (June 12, 1988). "Non-Profit WKDB Trying To Stay Afloat By Changing Format". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 5L – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Kiss, Tony (August 21, 1988). "'Open Mind' May Make Your Mouth Hang Wide Open". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1L – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ridgecrest conference center director to retire". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 29, 1992. p. 7A – via newspapers.com.

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