 | |
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Branding | RenewFM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Horizon Christian Fellowship[1] |
| History | |
| Launch date | 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | renewfm |
RenewFM is a network of Christian radio stations in New England, broadcasting Christian music and Christian talk and teaching programs.
History
RenewFM's first station, WRYP, began broadcasting in 2006.[2][3] In 2009, Horizon Christian Fellowship sold two translators in South Dakota and Iowa to Saga Broadcasting for $35,000.[4] In 2010, Horizon Christian Fellowship purchased WFGL and WJWT from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa for $300,000.[5] The same year, Horizon Christian Fellowship sold two translators in North Dakota to Leighton Enterprises for $50,000 and a translator in Texas to World Radio Link for $10,000.[6][7]
In 2021, Horizon Christian Fellowship purchased AM 1000 WCMX from City United Church for $12,000, and became RenewFM's first Spanish-language station.[8][9] In 2023, Horizon Christian Fellowship purchased a construction permit for a new FM station on 97.3 MHz in Orange, Massachusetts, for $173,000, and also purchased WSJQ in Pascoag, Rhode Island, which it had been operating as a RenewFM affiliate since 2020.[10][11][12] Also in 2023, Horizon Christian Fellowship was awarded a construction permit for a new FM station in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, after the FCC found that its competing applicant, Radio Sharon Foundation, had engaged in misrepresentations in its application.[13][14]
Stations
Originally airing on WRYP, RenewFM is heard on 11 full-powered stations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, as well as 4 translators.[15]
Full-powered stations
Notes:
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | State | Facility ID | Rebroadcasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W279BQ | 103.7 | Boston | Massachusetts | 152268 | WWRN |
| W291DA | 106.1 | Fitchburg | Massachusetts | 138873 | WFGL |
| W244CF | 96.7 | Plymouth | Massachusetts | 138875 | WRYP |
| W271CG | 102.1 | Quincy | Massachusetts | 156579 | WRYP |
References
- ^ WYDI-FM 90.5 MHz Radio-Locator. Accessed October 19, 2013
- ^ "About RenewFM", RenewFM. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, Broadcasting & Cable, 2010. p. D-277. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Broadcasting News-September 2009", North Pine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. September 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions: 12-29-09", Radio & Television Business Report. December 28, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Broadcasting News-June 2010", North Pine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. June 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Sold: Nevada, Texas Translators, Utah AM CP", All Access. June 3, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam. "Massachusetts ‘Power’ Station Sold By Church", Radio & Television Business Report. December 18, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Stations", RenewFM. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam. "Mr. Wendell's Development: A Future Massachusetts FM’s Sale", Radio & Television Business Report. July 12, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Deal Digest: Beasley And Hubbard Are Both Sellers", Inside Radio. July 13, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Station Sales Week of 7/14", Radio Insight. July 14, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "FCC Report 6/11 Misrepresentation Costs Two Non-Commercial Applicants Their CP Grants", Radio Insight. June 11, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ McClane, Paul. "FCC Rescinds Several Tentative NCE FM Selections", Radio World. June 12, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Stations RenewFM. Accessed October 19, 2013
