WFRN-FM (104.7 FM) is a

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licensed to

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, United States. The station airs a format consisting of

Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and ...

as well as some

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and is owned by Progressive Broadcasting System.

History

The station began broadcasting June 10, 1963 as WCMR-FM. On February 1, 1964 its call sign was changed to WXAX. The station became WFRN on March 26, 1979, the culmination of the dream of Ed Moore for a

station. The station was an extension of the AM sister station which has been on the air since 1956 providing nationally recognized Christian programming. WFRN, along with its sister stations WFRR and WFRI and a network of repeater stations, covers over 30 counties throughout the northern half of Indiana and southern Michigan. On July 6, 1993, the AM station changed its call sign from WCMR to WFRN. It switched back to WCMR in 2009. WCMR offers a

southern gospel Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, a ...

music format. A third station,

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"God and Country" 88.5 FM, was added to the WFRN family in January 2013. WGNC, licensed to

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and broadcasting with 15,000 watts of power, offers a format of "family-friendly"

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Network

The 1995 addition of the 93.7 frequency in

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began the building of a network of stations and repeaters that continued through 2008, greatly increasing the station's coverage across northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Most of this growth occurred since May 2003 with the assistance of a group called Friends of Christian Radio.

Stations & their repeaters

* 93.7 MHz (WFRR)

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- station ** 102.3 Sheridan, Indiana - repeater * 100.1 MHz (WFRI)

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- station

References

External links

* * * {{Religious Radio Stations in Indiana Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States Elkhart County, Indiana FRN-FM Radio stations established in 1963 1963 establishments in Indiana FRN-FM