WFIA-FM
City | New Albany, Indiana |
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Broadcast area | Louisville, Kentucky |
Frequency | 94.7 MHz |
Branding | WFIA: The Spirit |
Programming | |
Format | Christian/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation) |
Operator | Word Media Group (outright sale pending) |
WFIA, WGTK | |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 48371 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,300 watts |
HAAT | 120 meters |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | salemmedia |
WFIA-FM (94.7 FM) is a Christian Talk radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. It is owned by the Salem Media Group.
On December 22, 2016, Salem 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]
References[]
- ^ "Salem Announces Louisville Transaction with Word Broadcasting Network". BusinessWire. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Salem May Be Putting More Stations Up For Sale". InsideRadio. March 14, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ WJIE Adds Louisville Simulcast Radioinsight - January 6, 2017
- ^ "Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2019 Total Revenue of $64.1 Million". BusinessWire. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Salem Sells Louisville Cluster". RadioInsight. 10 February 2020.
External links[]
- WFIA: The Spirit - Official Site
- WFIA in the FCC FM station database
- WFIA on Radio-Locator
- WFIA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 38°15′57″N 85°42′50″W / 38.26583°N 85.71389°W
Categories:
- Radio stations in Louisville, Kentucky
- Christian radio stations in Kentucky
- Talk radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1987
- Salem Media Group properties
- Christian radio station stubs
- Kentucky radio station stubs
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs