Bible Broadcasting Network
The Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) is a listener-supported global Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The programming consists of 50% outside ministries, 30% music and 20% BBN-produced programs. The network was founded in 1968 by its then-president, Lowell Davey (1933–2017).[1] Programming content includes traditional Christian music, prayer times, children's programs, Bible teaching, teen programs, and family guidance programs. The network was born out of Davey's failed offer to buy a radio station in Norfolk, Virginia. The company was incorporated and on March 28, 1969, bought bankrupt WYFI and began broadcasting on October 2, 1971, at 5 p.m.[2] BBN was still headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia when it bought Charlotte radio station WSOC (AM),[3] which became WYFQ (AM).[4]
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| Type | Christian radio |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Availability | North and South America |
| Founded | October 2, 1971, by Lowell Davey |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Key people | Carl Redemann, Executive Direstor |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
Official website | http://www.bbnradio.org |
The station plays all-traditional Christian music, including vocalists, choirs, and instrumentalists. BBN's mission statement is "to get the Word of God into the hearts and minds of as many people as possible using the most efficient means." Doctrinally, the programming is conservative evangelical in approach. BBN also avoids programming geared towards "signs and wonders", "charismatic" theology, and "prosperity theology".
Stations
BBN owns and operates 50 full-power stations and 93 low-power translators in 32 states and Bermuda, distributed by satellite.[5] According to the network's website, they also operate AM and FM radio stations in 14 countries of North and South America.[6] BBN also broadcasts around the world full-time via streaming on the Internet in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, and Russian. It is estimated that these stations reach over 200 million people.
Stations in italics are not owned by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc., but broadcast BBN programming.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Power W |
ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYFD | 91.7 FM | Decatur | Alabama | 9,000 | 240 m (790 ft) | C2 | FCC | |
| WGTF | 89.5 FM | Dothan | Alabama | 19,000 | 64 m (210 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| WYFZ | 91.3 FM | Belleview | Florida | 900 | 97 m (318 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYBP | 90.3 FM | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 8,000 | 94 m (308 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| WYFB | 90.5 FM | Gainesville | Florida | 97,000 | 207 m (679 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WYBW | 88.7 FM | Key Colony Beach | Florida | 400 | 28 m (92 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYBX | 88.3 FM | Key West | Florida | 1,900 | 31 m (102 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYFO | 91.9 FM | Lakeland | Florida | 25,000 | 97 m (318 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| WDBW-LP | 97.3 FM | Port St. Joe | Florida | 94 | 30.6 m (100 ft) | LP1 | FCC | |
| WYFE | 88.9 FM | Tarpon Springs | Florida | 60,000 | 137 m (449 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WYFK | 89.5 FM | Columbus | Georgia | 50,000 | 134 m (440 ft) | C2 | FCC | |
| WYFS | 89.5 FM | Savannah | Georgia | 100,000 | 183 m (600 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WYFA | 107.1 FM | Waynesboro | Georgia | 25,000 | 90 m (300 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| WYFW | 89.5 FM | Winder | Georgia | 6,000 | 61 m (200 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYHI | 99.9 FM | Park Forest | Illinois | 50,000 | 150 m (490 ft) | B | FCC | |
| WYBV | 89.9 FM | Wakarusa | Indiana | 1,750 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | FCC | |
| KYFW | 88.3 FM | Wichita | Kansas | 17,000 | 43 m (141 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| WYHH | 89.7 FM | Highland Heights | Kentucky | 12,000 | 97 m (318 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| KYFL | 89.5 FM | Monroe | Louisiana | 25,000 | 115 m (377 ft) | C2 | FCC | |
| KYFJ | 93.7 FM | New Iberia | Louisiana | 100,000 | 296 m (971 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WYFP | 91.9 FM | Harpswell | Maine | 6,000 | 44 m (144 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYBA | 90.1 FM | Coldwater | Michigan | 32,000 | 77 m (253 ft) | B | FCC | |
| WYHA | 102.9 FM | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 50,000 | 150 m (490 ft) | B | FCC | |
| KYFI | 630 AM | St. Louis | Missouri | 5,000 | B | FCC | ||
| KYFG | 88.9 FM | Omaha | Nebraska | 1,500 | 147 m (482 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYBY | 920 AM | Cortland | New York | 1,000 day 500 night | B | FCC | ||
| WYFQ-FM | 93.5 FM | Wadesboro | North Carolina | 8,700 | 169 m (554 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| WYHW | 104.5 FM | Carolina Beach | North Carolina | 17,000 | 120 m (390 ft) | C3 | FCC | |
| WYFQ | 930 AM | Charlotte | North Carolina | 5,000 day 1,000 night | B | FCC | ||
| WYBH | 91.1 FM | Fayetteville | North Carolina | 255 | 195 m (640 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYFL | 92.5 FM | Henderson | North Carolina | 100,000 | 308 m (1,010 ft) | C0 | FCC | |
| WHPE-FM | 95.5 FM | High Point | North Carolina | 100,000 | 159 m (522 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WCVV | 89.5 FM | Belpre | Ohio | 4,400 | 117 m (384 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYFY | 88.1 FM | Cambridge | Ohio | 1,500 | 44 m (144 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYBQ | 88.3 FM | Leesport | Pennsylvania | 670 | 84 m (276 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYFU | 88.5 FM | Masontown | Pennsylvania | 16,000 | 106 m (348 ft) | B1 | FCC | |
| WYFV | 88.5 FM | Cayce | South Carolina | 50,000 | 52 m (171 ft) | C2 | FCC | |
| WYFG | 91.1 FM | Gaffney | South Carolina | 100,000 | 210 m (690 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WYFH | 90.7 FM | North Charleston | South Carolina | 50,000 | 145 m (476 ft) | C2 | FCC | |
| WYBK | 89.7 FM | Chattanooga | Tennessee | 100,000 | 250 m (820 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WYFC | 95.3 FM | Clinton | Tennessee | 1,450 | 204 m (669 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYFN | 980 AM | Nashville | Tennessee | 5,000 | B | FCC | ||
| KYFB | 91.5 FM | Denison | Texas | 4,500 | 67 m (220 ft) | A | FCC | |
| KYFP | 89.1 FM | Palestine | Texas | 100,000 | 148 m (486 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| KYFS | 90.9 FM | San Antonio | Texas | 100,000 | 130 m (430 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| KYFO-FM | 95.5 FM | Ogden | Utah | 100,000 | 219 m (719 ft) | C1 | FCC | |
| WYFJ | 99.9 FM | Ashland | Virginia | 6,000 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYFT | 103.9 FM | Luray | Virginia | 6,000 | 92 m (302 ft) | A | FCC | |
| WYFI | 99.7 FM | Norfolk | Virginia | 50,000 | 139 m (456 ft) | B | FCC | |
| KWFJ | 89.7 FM | Roy | Washington | 1,000 | 30 m (98 ft) | A | FCC | |
| KYFQ | 91.7 FM | Tacoma | Washington | 4,300 | 582 m (1,909 ft) | C1 | FCC |
Translators
In addition to its full-power stations, BBN is relayed by 93 translators to widen its broadcast area.
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W267AK | 101.3 | Winchester, Virginia | 250 | D | FCC |
| W224AE | 92.7 | Wytheville, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
| W209AX | 89.7 | Fairmont, West Virginia | 6 | D | FCC |
| W244BB | 96.7 | Princeton, West Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
| K217EY | 91.3 | Laramie, Wyoming | 13 | D | FCC |
References
- BBNRadio.org (2017-02-18). "Lowell Davey Finished Well". Charlotte, NC. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- Hollenbeck, Gail (2005-09-03). "First BBN station dawned in '71". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, FL. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- Parker, Jennifer Ffrench (1992-09-30). "WSOC Says Swap Will Change Little". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1D.
- "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- Becker, Roy (August 2, 2017). "BBN Spreads Message With GatesAir". Radio World. Vol. 41 no. 19. p. 29.
- Stations List, BBN Radio, retrieved August 12, 2017