American Family Radio
American Christian radio network
American Family Radio (AFR ), also known as American Family News (AFN ), is a network of more than 180 radio stations broadcasting Christian -oriented programming to over 30 states.[ 1] [ 2] AFR streams its programming on its website and the AFR mobile app.
History
AFR was launched by Rev. Donald Wildmon in 1991 as a ministry of the American Family Association , with the flagship station being WAFR in Tupelo, Mississippi .[ 4] [ 5] It originally aired a contemporary Christian music format.[ 6] Christian talk and teaching programs were also featured.[ 7] Eventually, American Family Radio included three networks – Classic Gospel; a Christian AC network; and Inspirational, which included Christian talk and teaching programs.[ 5] [ 8] [ 9] In 2009, American Family Radio launched AFR Talk, and most of its stations joined the new network.[ 10] The Christian AC network was discontinued at this time.[ 10] At its peak, American Family Radio was heard on over 200 stations.[ 11]
Station list
Owned and operated
Call sign
Frequency
State
City of license
ERP W
Height m (ft )
Network
WALN
89.3 FM AL Carrollton 9,500 213 m (699 ft) AFR Hybrid
W229BL
93.7 FM AL Huntsville 78 32 m (105 ft) AFR Talk
W224CR
92.7 FM AL Montgomery 74 90 m (300 ft) AFR Talk
W203DJ
88.5 FM AL Rainbow Mountain 10 156.9 m (515 ft) AFR Talk
WAQU
91.1 FM AL Selma 21,500 102 m (335 ft) AFR Talk
WAKD
89.9 FM AL Sheffield 7,400 72 m (236 ft) AFR Talk
WAXU
91.1 FM AL Troy 1,100 75 m (246 ft) AFR Talk
KAWN
91.3 FM AZ Winslow 300 36 m (118 ft) AFR Talk
KBCM
88.3 FM AR Blytheville 1,200 58 m (190 ft) AFR Hybrid
KEJA
91.7 FM AR Cale 3,000 136 m (446 ft) AFR Hybrid
K210BN
89.9 FM AR Clarksville 250 69 m (226 ft) AFR Hybrid
K219BZ
91.7 FM AR Crossett 250 54 m (177 ft) AFR Talk
KBDO
91.7 FM AR Des Arc 56,000 208 m (682 ft) AFR Talk
KBNV
90.1 FM AR Fayetteville 16,000 (vertical) 7,100 (horizontal) 142 m (466 ft) AFR Talk
KBPW
88.1 FM AR Hampton 60,000 103 m (338 ft) AFR Talk
KBMJ
89.5 FM AR Heber Springs 70,000 224 m (735 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAOG
90.5 FM AR Jonesboro 40,000 121 m (397 ft) AFR Hybrid
KJSB
88.3 FM AR Jonesboro 1,900 91 m (299 ft) AFR Talk
KNLL
90.5 FM AR Nashville 100,000 146.5 m (481 ft) AFR Talk
K211BX
90.1 FM AR Pocahontas 170 100 m (330 ft) AFR Talk
KANX
91.1 FM AR Sheridan 40,000 159 m (522 ft) AFR Hybrid
K217BW
91.3 FM AR Warren 250 69 m (226 ft) AFR Hybrid
W270CD
101.9 FM FL Jacksonville Beach 120 255 m (837 ft) AFR Talk
WKTZ
1220 AM FL Jacksonville 1,000 day 36 night AFR Talk
WBJY
89.3 FM GA Americus 65,000 187 m (614 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAEF
90.3 FM GA Cordele 11,000 154 m (505 ft) AFR Talk
WAWH
88.3 FM GA Dublin 400 25 m (82 ft) AFR Talk
WBKG
88.9 FM GA Macon 5,500 153 m (502 ft) AFR Talk
WVDA
88.5 FM GA Valdosta 18,500 66 m (217 ft) AFR Talk
WASW
91.9 FM GA Waycross 18,000 88 m (289 ft) AFR Hybrid
WBEL-FM
88.5 FM IL Cairo 64,000 170 m (560 ft) AFR Hybrid
WEFI
89.5 FM IL Effingham 400 50 m (160 ft) AFR Talk
WAXR
88.1 FM IL Geneseo 3,000 98 m (322 ft) AFR Talk
WAWJ
90.1 FM IL Marion 3,000 105 m (344 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAPO
90.5 FM IL Mount Vernon 1,100 62 m (203 ft) AFR Talk
WSLE
91.3 FM IL Salem 770 47 m (154 ft) AFR Talk
WQSG
90.7 FM IN Lafayette 17,000 100 m (330 ft) AFR Talk
W204CS
88.7 FM IN Michigan City 13 40 m (130 ft) AFR Talk
WATI
89.9 FM IN Vincennes 500 48 m (157 ft) AFR Talk
KAYP
89.9 FM IA Burlington 9,000 134 m (440 ft) AFR Hybrid
KIAD
88.5 FM IA Dubuque 750 158 m (518 ft) AFR Hybrid
KBDC
88.5 FM IA Mason City 68,000 141 m (463 ft) AFR Hybrid
KWVI
88.9 FM IA Waverly 20,000 83.5 m (274 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAXR
91.3 FM KS Arkansas City 9,300 98 m (322 ft) AFR Talk
K201JF
88.1 FM KS Beloit 250 37 m (121 ft) AFR Talk
KBJQ
88.3 FM KS Bronson 36,000 116 m (381 ft) AFR Hybrid
KBDA
89.7 FM KS Great Bend 1,400 34 m (112 ft) AFR Talk
KHYS
89.7 FM KS Hays 450 87 m (285 ft) AFR Hybrid
KBQC
88.5 FM KS Independence 20,000 145 m (476 ft) AFR Talk
KMLL
91.7 FM KS Marysville 600 87 m (285 ft) AFR Hybrid
KRBW
90.5 FM KS Ottawa 430 57 m (187 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAKA
88.5 FM KS Salina 46,000 120 m (390 ft) AFR Hybrid
KBUZ
90.3 FM KS Topeka 11,000 256 m (840 ft) AFR Hybrid
KCFN
91.1 FM KS Wichita 100,000 148 m (486 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAPD
91.7 FM KY Campbellsville 2,323 66 m (217 ft) AFR Hybrid
WBMK
88.5 FM KY Morehead 600 159 m (522 ft) AFR Talk
WAXG
88.1 FM KY Mount Sterling 300 53 m (174 ft) AFR Talk
WGCF
89.3 FM KY Paducah 12,000 150 m (490 ft) AFR Talk
W243DG
96.5 FM KY Winchester 82 151 m (495 ft) AFR Talk
KAPM
91.7 FM LA Alexandria 1,000 39 m (128 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAXV
91.9 FM LA Bastrop 12,000 139 m (456 ft) AFR Hybrid
KMRL
91.9 FM LA Buras 11,500 240 m (790 ft) AFR Talk
KBAN
91.5 FM LA De Ridder 20,500 110 m (360 ft) AFR Talk
KYLC
90.3 FM LA Lake Charles 80,000 143 m (469 ft) AFR Hybrid
KMSL
91.7 FM LA Mansfield 12,000 103.4 m (339 ft) AFR Talk
KAVK
89.3 FM LA Many 12,000 130 m (430 ft) AFR Hybrid
KPAQ
88.1 FM LA Plaquemine 90,000 91 m (299 ft) AFR Talk
KAPI
88.3 FM LA Ruston 300 60 m (200 ft) AFR Hybrid
KSJY
89.9 FM LA St. Martinville 30,000 142 m (466 ft) AFR Talk
WAIJ
90.3 FM MD Grantsville 8,800 (vertical) 10,000 (horizontal) 171 m (561 ft) AFR Talk
WMCQ
91.7 FM MI Muskegon 6,000 100 m (330 ft) AFR Talk
WMSB
88.9 FM MS Byhalia 52,000 145 m (476 ft) AFR Talk
WPRG
89.5 FM MS Columbia 250 63 m (207 ft) AFR Talk
WCSO
90.5 FM MS Columbus 10,000 161.5 m (530 ft) AFR Talk
WSQH
91.7 FM MS Decatur 18,000 145 m (476 ft) AFR Talk
WAUM
91.9 FM MS Duck Hill 2,500 156 m (512 ft) AFR Talk
WQST-FM
92.5 FM MS Forest 97,000 302 m (991 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAOY
91.7 FM MS Gulfport 78,000 332 m (1,089 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAII
89.3 FM MS Hattiesburg 1,000 82 m (269 ft) AFR Talk
WYTF
88.7 FM MS Indianola 100,000 194 m (636 ft) AFR Hybrid
WATP
90.9 FM MS Laurel 69,000 220.5 m (723 ft) AFR Talk
WQVI
90.5 FM MS Madison 60,000 131 m (430 ft) AFR Talk
WAQL
90.5 FM MS McComb 30,000 162.8 m (534 ft) AFR Hybrid
WASM
91.1 FM MS Natchez 1,000 58.9 m (193 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAVI
91.5 FM MS Oxford 8,130 175 m (574 ft) AFR Hybrid
WPAS
89.1 FM MS Pascagoula 60,000 175 m (574 ft) AFR Talk
WATU
89.3 FM MS Port Gibson 24,500 117 m (384 ft) AFR Hybrid
WJZB
88.7 FM MS Starkville 1,000 74 m (243 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAFR
88.3 FM MS Tupelo 75,000 150 m (490 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAJS
91.7 FM MS Tupelo 23,000 154 m (505 ft) AFR Talk
WAQB
90.9 FM MS Tupelo 35,000 130 m (430 ft) AFR Talk
WYAZ
89.5 FM MS Yazoo City 85,000 162 m (531 ft) AFR Talk
KAUF
89.9 FM MO Kennett 1,000 50 m (160 ft) AFR Talk
KBGM
91.1 FM MO Park Hills 8,000 189 m (620 ft) AFR Talk
KAFH
91.5 FM MT Great Falls 1,000 90.7 m (298 ft) AFR Talk
KAYA
91.3 FM NE Hubbard 5,100 115 m (377 ft) AFR Talk
KAQF
91.1 FM NM Clovis 450 94 m (308 ft) AFR Hybrid
KOBH
91.7 FM NM Hobbs 250 47 m (154 ft) AFR Talk
K212GD
90.3 FM NM Raton 250 −76.4 m (−251 ft) AFR Talk
WBKU
91.7 FM NC Ahoskie 61,500 131 m (430 ft) AFR Hybrid
WXBE
88.3 FM NC Beaufort 1,000 55 m (180 ft) AFR Talk
WRYN
89.1 FM NC Hickory 850 90 m (300 ft) AFR Talk
WJKA
90.1 FM NC Jacksonville 17,000 85.5 m (281 ft) AFR Talk
WAAE
91.9 FM NC New Bern 1,350 50 m (160 ft) AFR Hybrid
WRAE
88.7 FM NC Raeford 6,000 144 m (472 ft) AFR Talk
W204AV
88.7 FM NC Sanford 38 56 m (184 ft) AFR Talk
KDVI
89.9 FM ND Devils Lake 250 52 m (171 ft) AFR Hybrid
KJTW
89.9 FM ND Jamestown 400 47 m (154 ft) AFR Talk
K206BV
89.1 FM ND Watford City 171 45 m (148 ft) AFR Talk
WJJE
89.1 FM OH Delaware 6,000 100 m (330 ft) AFR Talk
WBIE
91.5 FM OH Delphos 5,500 98 m (322 ft) AFR Talk
WWGV
88.1 FM OH Grove City 14,000 84 m (276 ft) AFR Talk
W216AU
91.1 FM OH Martins Ferry 19 51 m (167 ft) AFR Talk
WAUI
88.3 FM OH Shelby 700 139 m (456 ft) AFR Talk
WBJV
88.9 FM OH Steubenville 125 78 m (256 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAKO
91.3 FM OK Ada 100,000 134.7 m (442 ft) AFR Talk
KQPD
91.1 FM OK Ardmore 250 51 m (167 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAYC
91.1 FM OK Durant 403 64 m (210 ft) AFR Talk
K220FP
91.9 FM OK Elk City 140 112 m (367 ft) AFR Talk
KXRT
90.9 FM OK Idabel 500 64 m (210 ft) AFR Talk
KVRS
90.3 FM OK Lawton 9,800 80 m (260 ft) AFR Talk
KARG
91.7 FM OK Poteau 2,500 569 m (1,867 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAYM
90.5 FM OK Weatherford 2,700 86 m (282 ft) AFR Hybrid
KANL
90.7 FM OR Baker City 250 199 m (653 ft) AFR Talk
WAWN
89.5 FM PA Franklin 2,000 96 m (315 ft) AFR Hybrid
W211AA
90.1 FM PA Harrisburg 6 137 m (449 ft) AFR Talk
W215AA
90.9 FM PA Millersburg 6 189 m (620 ft) AFR Talk
WDLL
90.5 FM SC Dillon 25,000 84 m (276 ft) AFR Talk
KEEA
90.1 FM SD Aberdeen 1,000 30 m (98 ft) AFR Talk
WAMP
88.1 FM TN Jackson 750 41 m (135 ft) AFR Talk
WIGH
88.7 FM TN Jackson 14,000 164 m (538 ft) AFR Hybrid
WAWI
89.7 FM TN Lawrenceburg 6,000 45 m (148 ft) AFR Talk
WUIE
105.1 FM TN Lakesite 850 268 m (879 ft) AFR Talk
WGBQ
91.9 FM TN Lynchburg 900 107 m (351 ft) AFR Talk
W294BP
106.7 FM TN Memphis 250 105 m (344 ft) AFR Talk
WPRH
90.9 FM TN Paris 5,400 96 m (315 ft) AFR Talk
WAUV
89.7 FM TN Ripley 6,400 120 m (390 ft) AFR Talk
WAZD
88.1 FM TN Savannah 380 39 m (128 ft) AFR Hybrid
WBIA
88.3 FM TN Shelbyville 250 14 m (46 ft) AFR Talk
W210BE
89.9 FM TN Waynesboro 27 33 m (108 ft) AFR Talk
KAQD
91.3 FM TX Abilene 2,800 99 m (325 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAWV
88.3 FM TX Alice 13,500 111 m (364 ft) AFR Talk
KAVW
90.7 FM TX Amarillo 1,200 164 m (538 ft) AFR Hybrid
KKWV
88.1 FM TX Aransas Pass 8,500 117 m (384 ft) AFR Talk
KBCX
91.5 FM TX Big Spring 1,000 93 m (305 ft) AFR Hybrid
KLGS
89.9 FM TX College Station 8,400 109 m (358 ft) AFR Talk
KAFR
88.3 FM TX Conroe 100,000 135 m (443 ft) AFR Talk
KTDA
91.7 FM TX Dalhart 830 39 m (128 ft) AFR Talk
KDLI
89.9 FM TX Del Rio 1,000 52 m (171 ft) AFR Hybrid
KATG
88.1 FM TX Elkhart 80,000 166 m (545 ft) AFR Talk
KZFT
90.5 FM TX Fannett 40,000 110 m (360 ft) AFR Hybrid
KTXG
90.5 FM TX Greenville 38,000 220 m (720 ft) AFR Talk
KMEO
91.9 FM TX Mertzon 4,740 159 m (522 ft) AFR Talk
KBMM
89.5 FM TX Odessa 25,000 163 m (535 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAVO
90.9 FM TX Pampa 17,000 111 m (364 ft) AFR Talk
KPKO
91.3 FM TX Pecos 900 19 m (62 ft) AFR Hybrid
KBAH
90.5 FM TX Plainview 75,000 130 m (430 ft) AFR Talk
KBDE
89.9 FM TX Temple 11,500 149 m (489 ft) AFR Talk
KVHR
91.5 FM TX Van Horn 100 −29 m (−95 ft) AFR Hybrid
KAYK
88.5 FM TX Victoria 50,000 86 m (282 ft) AFR Talk
WARN
91.3 FM VA Culpeper 13,500 161 m (528 ft) AFR Talk
WRIH
88.1 FM VA Richmond 5,000 145.9 m (479 ft) AFR Talk
WTRM
91.1 FM VA Winchester 75 440 m (1,440 ft) AFR Talk
KAYB
88.1 FM WA Sunnyside 250 −58 m (−190 ft) AFR Talk
WBHZ
91.9 FM WV Elkins 275 341 m (1,119 ft) AFR Talk
WPWV
90.1 FM WV Princeton 2,500 317 m (1,040 ft) AFR Talk
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