WPHN

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WPHN
The Promise FM logo.png
Broadcast area Northern Michigan
Frequency 90.5 MHz
BrandingThe Promise FM
Programming
Format Christian Contemporary Music
Christian Talk and Teaching
Affiliations The Promise FM
Ownership
Owner Northern Christian Radio, Inc.
WOLW, WTHN
History
First air date
April 7, 1985 [1]
Call sign meaning
We Praise His Name
Technical information
Facility ID 49536
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 305 meters (1,001 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Online
Website https://www.promisefm.com/

WPHN is a radio station licensed to Gaylord, Michigan broadcasting on 90.5 FM. WPHN airs a format consisting of Christian contemporary music with some Christian talk and teaching, and is the flagship station of The Promise FM. The station serves Northern Michigan and is owned by Northern Christian Radio, Inc. [2]

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Translators

WPHN is also heard in Newberry, Michigan through a translator on 88.7 FM, and in the Petoskey, Michigan area through a translator on 99.7 FM.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
(W)
Class FCC info
W204AQ88.7 Newberry, Michigan 11D FCC FM Query
W259AH99.7 Petoskey, Michigan 10D FCC FM Query

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References

  1. Northern Christian Radio: a quarter century of good news on the air Petoskey News. March 30, 2010. Accessed December 28, 2012
  2. WPHN fcc.gov. Accessed December 27, 2012

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