RenewFM
Type | Radio network |
---|---|
Country | United States |
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.
History
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]
Stations
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]
Full-powered stations
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Facility ID | Class | Power (W) | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Transmitter coordinates |
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WYDI | 90.5 FM | Derry | New Hampshire | 175362 | A | — | 600 | 82 m (269 ft) | 42°53′10″N 71°20′26″W / 42.88611°N 71.34056°W / 42.88611; -71.34056 (WYDI) |
WJNF | 91.7 FM | Dalton | Massachusetts | 175441 | A | — | 160 | 298 m (978 ft) | 42°26′11″N 73°3′14″W / 42.43639°N 73.05389°W / 42.43639; -73.05389 (WJNF) |
WJWT | 91.7 FM | Gardner | Massachusetts | 122204 | A | — | 850 | 84 m (276 ft) | 42°33′29″N 72°3′6″W / 42.55806°N 72.05167°W / 42.55806; -72.05167 (WJWT) |
WYZX | 88.3 FM | East Falmouth | Massachusetts | 175310 | B1 | — | 8,000 | 77 m (253 ft) | 41°40′57″N 70°21′17″W / 41.68250°N 70.35472°W / 41.68250; -70.35472 (WYZX) |
WFGL | 960 AM | Fitchburg | Massachusetts | 8418 | B | 2,500 day 1,000 night | — | — | 42°35′24″N 71°49′43″W / 42.59000°N 71.82861°W / 42.59000; -71.82861 (WFGL) |
WCMX[a] | 1000 AM | Leominster | Massachusetts | 54850 | D | 1,000 day | — | — | 42°31′25″N 71°44′7″W / 42.52361°N 71.73528°W / 42.52361; -71.73528 (WCMX) |
WTYN | 91.7 FM | Lunenburg | Massachusetts | 122297 | A | — | 1,000 | 12 m (39 ft) | 42°35′40″N 71°40′10″W / 42.59444°N 71.66944°W / 42.59444; -71.66944 (WTYN) |
WWRN | 88.5 FM | Rockport | Massachusetts | 176844 | A | — | 2,700 | 59 m (194 ft) | 42°35′30″N 70°42′4″W / 42.59167°N 70.70111°W / 42.59167; -70.70111 (WWRN) |
WRYP[b] | 90.1 FM | Wellfleet | Massachusetts | 122299 | A | — | 2,500 | 24.3 m (80 ft) | 42°1′53″N 70°5′26″W / 42.03139°N 70.09056°W / 42.03139; -70.09056 (WRYP) |
WXEV | 91.1 FM | Bradford | Rhode Island | 176949 | A | — | 430 | 29 m (95 ft) | 41°24′25″N 71°45′5″W / 41.40694°N 71.75139°W / 41.40694; -71.75139 (WXEV) |
WSJQ | 91.5 FM | Pascoag | Rhode Island | 176661 | B1 | — | 10,300 | 5 m (16 ft) | 41°58′29.4″N 71°37′23.2″W / 41.974833°N 71.623111°W / 41.974833; -71.623111 (WSJQ) |
Notes:
- ^ Spanish-language
- ^ Flagship station
Translators
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | State | Facility ID | Rebroadcasts |
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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 |
References
- ^ WYDI-FM 90.5 MHz Radio-Locator. Accessed October 19, 2013
- ^ "About RenewFM", RenewFM. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, Broadcasting & Cable, 2010. p. D-277. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Broadcasting News-September 2009", North Pine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. September 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions: 12-29-09", Radio & Television Business Report. December 28, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Broadcasting News-June 2010", North Pine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. June 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Sold: Nevada, Texas Translators, Utah AM CP", All Access. June 3, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam. "Massachusetts ‘Power’ Station Sold By Church", Radio & Television Business Report. December 18, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Stations", RenewFM. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam. "Mr. Wendell's Development: A Future Massachusetts FM’s Sale", Radio & Television Business Report. July 12, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Deal Digest: Beasley And Hubbard Are Both Sellers", Inside Radio. July 13, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Station Sales Week of 7/14", Radio Insight. July 14, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "FCC Report 6/11 Misrepresentation Costs Two Non-Commercial Applicants Their CP Grants", Radio Insight. June 11, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ McClane, Paul. "FCC Rescinds Several Tentative NCE FM Selections", Radio World. June 12, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Stations RenewFM. Accessed October 19, 2013
External links
- RenewFM's official website
- v
- t
- e
- WACE – Chicopee
- WAIY-LP – Belchertown
- WCMX – Leominster
- WESO – Southbridge
- WESX – Nahant
- WEZE – Boston
- WFGL – Fitchburg
- WFHL – New Bedford
- WGUA-LP – Lawrence
- WILD – Boston
- WJNF – Dalton
- WJWT – Gardner
- WKGT-LP – North Adams
- WKMY – Athol
- WKOX – Everett
- WKVB – Westborough
- WLCQ-LP – Feeding Hills
- WLHZ-LP – Springfield
- WLPV-LP – Greenfield
- WNEB – Worcester
- WNKC – Gloucester
- WPMW – Middleborough Center
- WQOM – Natick
- WQPH – Shirley
- WROL – Boston
- WRRS – Bayview
- WRWX – Winchendon
- WRYP – Wellfleet
- WSMA – Scituate
- WTKL – North Dartmouth
- WTYN – Lunenburg
- WVNE – Leicester
- WWDJ – Boston
- WWRN – Rockport
- WYQQ – Charlton
- WYZX – East Falmouth
- See also
- adult contemporary
- classic hits
- college
- country
- news/talk
- NPR
- oldies
- religious
- rock
- sports
- top 40
- urban
- other radio stations in Massachusetts
- See also
- Classical
- Jazz
- Religious
- Spanish
- Smooth Jazz
- Other