WYFZ

WYFZ is a non-commercial radio station in Belleview, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 91.3 FM. It is part of the Bible Broadcasting Network, along with Gainesville-based WYFB, Lakeland-based WYFO, Port St. Joe-based WDBW-LP and Tarpon Springs-based WYFE. WYFZ's format is religious programming.

WYFZ
CityBelleview, Florida
Broadcast areaGainesville-Ocala, Florida
Frequency91.3 FM (MHz)
Slogan"Where You Find Zeal"
Programming
FormatReligious
Ownership
OwnerBible Broadcast Network
History
Former call signs
WWKO
Technical information
Facility ID76441
ClassA
ERP900 Watts
HAAT97 meters (318 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
29°10′38″N 82°08′42″W
Translator(s)99.3 W257BF (Leesburg)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://www.bbnradio.org/

History

The station was assigned call sign WWKO by the Federal Communications Commission on December 19, 1997. It switched to the current WYFZ call letters on December 1, 2005.[1]

In April 2006, the station was sold to Bible Broadcasting Network (Lowell Davey, president) by Walker Info and Ed Institute Inc. (Scott Walker, VP) for a reported sale price of $250,000.[2]

References

  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. BIA Financial Networks (2006-04-10). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.


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