WPFF
 | |
| Broadcast area | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| Branding | K-LOVE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Affiliations | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| WPCK (Denmark) WLVE (Mukwonago/Milwaukee) WDKV (Fond du Lac) | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 |
Call sign meaning | Praise Family Fellowship |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 20612 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 195 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°54′14″N 87°22′13″W / 44.90389°N 87.37028°W |
| Translator(s) | see table |
WPFF FM 90.5 is an American radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Green Bay area. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and features the standard K-Love schedule.[1]
History[edit]
WPFF was founded by Mark Schwarzbauer and operated through Family Educational Broadcasting[2] with a broadcast largely provided by CCM. This format remained in place until just before his retirement in 2008.[3] WPFF was sold to Bethesda Christian Broadcasting in December 2007. On October 23, 2013, it was announced that WPFF, WNLI and their associated translators would be sold to Educational Media Foundation, owners of the K-Love and Air1 Christian music networks.[4] In mid-January 2014, the station announced that, with the sale to EMF closing, it would switch to K-Love, with sister station WNLI carrying Air1.[5] The sale, at a price of $825,000, was completed on February 14, 2014. WNLI has since been sold to Suring, Wisconsin-based WRVM and now operates as a rebroadcaster of WRVM with calls WPVM.
On January 8, 2020, WPCK (104.9), a former commercial station licensed to Denmark that was recently acquired by EMF from Cumulus Media, began to also carry K-Love. It is unknown if there are plans to adjust WPFF's own programming, be it either station carrying Air1, and/or an adjustment of WPFF's translators to balance the carriage of both networks (as-is, a sole Sheboygan translator currently carries Air1 in Wisconsin over-the-air).
Translators[edit]
In addition to the main station, WPFF is relayed by a translator network serving northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W291CM | 106.1 FM | Appleton, Wisconsin | 13 | D | FMQ |
| W298BW | 107.5 FM | Iron Mountain, Michigan | 10 | D | FMQ |
| W271AC | 102.1 FM | Appleton, Wisconsin | 38 | D | FMQ |
| W245AK | 96.9 FM | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | 38 | D | FMQ |
References[edit]
- ^ "WPFF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WPFF - Your 100,000 Watt Supernatural Power Station!". www.wpff.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Bio".
- ^ "EMF Buys WPFF, WNLI". All Access Media. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Don Burns New PD At WPER". All Access Music Group. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
External links[edit]
- WPFF in the FCC FM station database
- WPFF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database