WREH (Reach FM) was a 100,000-watt FM station, broadcasting on 90.5 MHz. Its city of license was Cypress Quarters in

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. The station went on the air in 2004. Reach Communications, ReachFM's parent company, was formed in association with Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. When it was active, ReachFM's programming was geared towards a diverse active Christian audience. According to its website, WREH's last day of programming was March 30, 2016. On February 15, 2017, Reach Communications informed the

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(FCC) that WREH had ceased broadcasting on February 10; on April 18, 2017, it surrendered the station's license, and the license was cancelled by the FCC on April 19, 2017.

Translators

ReachFM was heard throughout the state of Florida on more than 40 translators: The station's programming could also have been heard on four full-power FM radio digital subchannels in Florida: *

WWJK WWJK (107.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Green Cove Springs, Florida, and serving the Greater Jacksonville radio market. The station broadcasts a mainstream rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WWJK's radio studi ...

-HD2 107.3 Green Cove Springs (Jacksonville) * WMGE-HD2 94.9 Miami - Fort Lauderdale *

WRUM WRUM (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Orlando, Florida, known as "Rumba 100.3." It airs a Spanish-language radio format featuring Latin pop, Reggaeton and Tropical music, and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are on M ...

-HD2 100.3 Orlando *

WKGR WKGR (98.7 FM) is a classic rock station licensed to Wellington, Florida and serving the West Palm Beach market. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., it transmits at 100,000 watts effective radiated power with an antenna height above average terrain of ...

-HD2 98.7 Wellington (West Palm Beach)

Sale of translators

It was announced on July 2, 2012 that Reach Communications was selling the following translators to

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for $150,000, which would serve as rebroadcasters for

WWCN WWCN (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers area. WWCN airs a tropical format branded as "Playa 99.3"; until 2012, it was an alternative rock radio station, although the act ...

''770 ESPN'': These translators now serve as repeaters for

WRXK-FM WRXK-FM (96.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station with studios in Estero, Florida and licensed to Bonita Springs, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers-Naples-Marco Island area. WRXK-FM airs a rock format branded as "96 K-Rock" under Program Di ...

HD2 (going by the slogan ''The Link'') along with the following translator:Beasley makes Fort Myers Changes Official
''Radio Ink Magazine'', June 17, 2013. Some translators were sold to Clear Channel (now

iHeartMedia iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company fou ...

), which sparked rumors that Reach FM would sell all of its remaining translators to iHeartMedia. * In

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W283AN W283AN (104.5 FM) is an FM translator station licensed to cover Orlando, Florida. It rebroadcasts an urban contemporary format from the HD2 subchannel of WTKS-FM. The station, which was launched on February 12, 2014,Tampa Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...

, 88.3 moved to 99.1 and became one of the affiliates for classic rock-formatted "Thunder Tampa Bay" along with W290BJ and W233AV, while 89.3 which moved to 99.9 became branded as "ALT 99.9" and converted to an alternative formatted station. However, after many complaints from

WXJB WXJB (99.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Homosassa, Florida. The station, established in 2010, is owned and operated by Hernando Broadcasting Company, Inc. The broadcast license is held by George S. Flinn, ...

, due to interference, W207BU switched frequencies from 99.9 to 100.3, and rebranded as alternative-formatted "ALT 100.3". * In

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, W228BV moved to 93.5 and converted into a country formatted station, "93.5 The Bull" One translator got sold to

Beasley Media Group Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., based in Naples, Florida, is an owner/operator of radio stations in the United States. , the company owned 63 stations under the Beasley Media Group name. History The company was founded in 1961 by George G. Beasl ...

in November 2014 and became a repeater for

WSBR WSBR (740 AM) was an American radio station licensed to Boca Raton, Florida, United States, broadcasting to the West Palm Beach/Boca Raton radio market. The station was last owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., doing business as Beasley M ...

on 740 AM.

References

External links

Station website
* {{Religious Radio Stations in Florida REH Radio stations established in 2004 2004 establishments in Florida Radio stations disestablished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Florida Defunct radio stations in the United States Defunct religious radio stations in the United States REH