Bible Broadcasting Network
American Christian radio network
The Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN ) is a listener-supported global Conservative Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina . It was founded in 1971 by Lowell Davey, who was the network's president until his death in 2017. It remains under family control, with Davey's daughter Barbara Redemann and her husband Carl Redemann leading BBN.[1]
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" and its motto is "Giving the Winds the Bible Voice". Doctrinally, the programming is conservative in approach.
Programming content consists of traditional Christian music , including vocalists , choirs , and instrumentalists; Bible teaching and sermons; prayer times; children's and teens' programs; and family guidance programs.[2]
Programs
Among the notable ministries having long-running programs on the network are: Running to Win and Moody Church Hour with Erwin Lutzer , Love Worth Finding by Adrian Rogers , Gateway to Joy by Elisabeth Elliot , and the Pacific Garden Mission 's radio drama, Unshackled! .[2] Reruns of the Children's Bible Hour and Sugar Creek Gang radio plays are heard daily on the afternoon Captain’s Club program. Adventures in Odyssey , one of the most popular Christian radio shows in the U.S., is aired for teens and preteens.[3]
Founding
The network was founded in 1971 by Lowell Davey (July 22, 1933–February 18, 2017).[4] Hailing from Minnesota, he had previously served in the U.S. Air Force . Upon completing his enlistment, Davey attended Bob Jones University .[5]
Davey entered the field of Christian radio broadcasting when he acquired a bankrupt radio station, WYFI , in Norfolk, Virginia , on March 28, 1969. The station began broadcasting under his ownership on October 2, 1971, at 5 p.m.[6] BBN was still headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia , when it bought Charlotte radio station WSOC (AM),[7] which became WYFQ (AM) .[8]
Stations
BBN owns and operates 58 full-power stations and 87 low-power translators in 32 states and Bermuda , distributed by satellite.[9] According to the network's website, they also operate AM and FM radio stations in 14 countries of North and South America.[10] BBN also broadcasts around the world full-time via streaming on the Internet in eight languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese , Korean, Japanese, German, and Russian.[2] [11]
Stations in italics are not owned by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc., but broadcast BBN programming.
Call sign
Frequency
City of license
State
First air date
Power (W )
ERP (W )
Height (m (ft ))
Class
Facility ID
WYFD
91.7 FM
Decatur
Alabama
December 17, 1990
—
9,000
240 m (790 ft)
C2
5118
WGTF
89.5 FM
Dothan
Alabama
December 15, 1981
—
19,000
64 m (210 ft)
C3
17356
WYFZ
91.3 FM
Belleview
Florida
November 18, 2005
—
900
97 m (318 ft)
A
76441
WYBP
90.3 FM
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
August 30, 2012
—
8,000
94 m (308 ft)
C3
72029
WYFB
90.5 FM
Gainesville
Florida
August 1, 1985
—
97,000
207 m (679 ft)
C1
5083
WYBW
88.7 FM
Key Colony Beach
Florida
March 20, 2013
—
400
28 m (92 ft)
A
175255
WYBX
88.3 FM
Key West
Florida
August 25, 2012
—
1,900
31 m (102 ft)
A
90786
WYFO
91.9 FM
Lakeland
Florida
November 7, 1989
—
25,000
97 m (318 ft)
C3
5116
WDBW-LP
97.3 FM
Port St. Joe
Florida
2002
—
94
30.6 m (100 ft)
LP1
134360
WYFE
88.9 FM
Tarpon Springs
Florida
September 1, 1989
—
60,000
137 m (449 ft)
C1
5173
WYFK
89.5 FM
Columbus
Georgia
July 29, 1987
—
50,000
134 m (440 ft)
C2
5144
WYFS
89.5 FM
Savannah
Georgia
November 10, 1986
—
100,000
183 m (600 ft)
C1
5163
WYFA
107.1 FM
Waynesboro
Georgia
September 23, 1985
—
25,000
90 m (300 ft)
C3
5167
WYFW
89.5 FM
Winder
Georgia
April 1993
—
6,000
61 m (200 ft)
A
5125
WYHI
99.9 FM
Park Forest
Illinois
June 12, 2018
—
50,000
150 m (490 ft)
B
23476
WYHX
96.3 FM
Indianapolis
Indiana
September 9, 2022
—
3,300
87 m (285 ft)
A
60207
WYBV
89.9 FM
Wakarusa
Indiana
May 24, 2006
—
1,750
100 m (330 ft)
A
88656
WYHN
90.1 FM
Washington
Indiana
June 27, 2023
—
420
38.7 m (127 ft)
A
762135
KYFW
88.3 FM
Wichita
Kansas
September 24, 1988
—
17,000
43 m (141 ft)
C3
5098
WYHH
89.7 FM
Highland Heights
Kentucky
August 25, 2017
—
12,000
97 m (318 ft)
C3
4280
KYFL
89.5 FM
Monroe
Louisiana
October 9, 1992
—
25,000
115 m (377 ft)
C2
5142
KYFJ
93.7 FM
New Iberia
Louisiana
December 17, 2014
—
100,000
296 m (971 ft)
C1
8167
WYFP
91.9 FM
Harpswell
Maine
December 15, 1997
—
6,000
44 m (144 ft)
A
17482
WYBA
90.1 FM
Coldwater
Michigan
July 15, 2008
—
32,000
77 m (253 ft)
B
121240
WYHA
102.9 FM
Grand Rapids
Michigan
June 28, 2020
—
50,000
150 m (490 ft)
B
22918
KYFI
630 AM
St. Louis
Missouri
September 25, 2013
5,000
—
—
B
73299
KYHK
89.5 FM
Kearney
Nebraska
July 20, 2013
—
1,000
106 m (348 ft)
A
762136
KYFG
88.9 FM
Omaha
Nebraska
1996
—
1,500
147 m (482 ft)
A
50311
KYBF
90.1 FM
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
July 23, 2023
—
920
62 m (203 ft)
A
762137
KYFV
107.1 FM
Albuquerque
New Mexico
June 19, 2021
—
24,500
215 m (705 ft)
C2
228
KYHA
88.1 FM
Clovis
New Mexico
April 20, 2024
—
1,000
62 m (203 ft)
A
762138
WYBY
920 AM
Cortland
New York
2007
1,000 day 500 night
—
—
B
9428
WYHW
104.5 FM
Carolina Beach
North Carolina
December 1, 2015
—
17,000
120 m (390 ft)
C3
74159
WYFQ
930 AM
Charlotte
North Carolina
March 16, 1992
5,000 day 1,000 night
—
—
B
5152
WYBH
91.1 FM
Fayetteville
North Carolina
unknown
—
255
195 m (640 ft)
A
85067
WYFL
92.5 FM
Henderson
North Carolina
October 3, 1981
—
100,000
308 m (1,010 ft)
C0
5100
WHPE-FM
95.5 FM
High Point
North Carolina
October 14, 1974
—
100,000
159 m (522 ft)
C1
5164
WYFQ-FM
93.5 FM
Wadesboro
North Carolina
February 12, 1996
—
8,700
169 m (554 ft)
C3
73965
WCVV
89.5 FM
Belpre
Ohio
unknown
—
4,400
117 m (384 ft)
A
4640
WYFY
88.1 FM
Cambridge
Ohio
unknown
—
1,500
44 m (144 ft)
A
172915
WYBQ
88.3 FM
Leesport
Pennsylvania
August 2, 2013
—
670
84 m (276 ft)
A
175920
WYFU
88.5 FM
Masontown
Pennsylvania
1998
—
16,000
106 m (348 ft)
B1
81152
WYFV
88.5 FM
Cayce
South Carolina
October 10, 1990
—
50,000
52 m (171 ft)
C2
5101
WYFG
91.1 FM
Gaffney
South Carolina
October 12, 1982
—
100,000
210 m (690 ft)
C1
5132
WYFH
90.7 FM
North Charleston
South Carolina
July 7, 1984
—
50,000
145 m (476 ft)
C2
5095
WYBK
89.7 FM
Chattanooga
Tennessee
November 18, 2010
—
100,000
250 m (820 ft)
C1
65216
WYFC
95.3 FM
Clinton
Tennessee
October 12, 1989
—
1,450
204 m (669 ft)
A
5153
WYFN
980 AM
Nashville
Tennessee
April 15, 1991
5,000
—
—
B
8725
KYFB
91.5 FM
Denison
Texas
January 19, 2007
—
4,500
67 m (220 ft)
A
85512
KYFP
89.1 FM
Palestine
Texas
May 15, 2000
—
100,000
148 m (486 ft)
C1
85164
KYFS
90.9 FM
San Antonio
Texas
April 9, 1992
—
100,000
130 m (430 ft)
C1
5115
KYFO-FM
95.5 FM
Ogden
Utah
April 23, 1994
—
100,000
219 m (719 ft)
C1
5176
WYFJ
99.9 FM
Ashland
Virginia
February 1, 1980
—
6,000
100 m (330 ft)
A
5096
WYFT
103.9 FM
Luray
Virginia
January 12, 1987
—
6,000
92 m (302 ft)
A
5110
WYFI
99.7 FM
Norfolk
Virginia
October 2, 1971
—
50,000
139 m (456 ft)
B
5143
KWFJ
89.7 FM
Roy
Washington
unknown
—
1,000
30 m (98 ft)
A
8393
KYFQ
91.7 FM
Tacoma
Washington
May 13, 2015
—
4,300
582 m (1,909 ft)
C1
62470
Translators
In addition to its full-power stations, BBN is relayed by 87 translators to widen its broadcast area.
References
^ "Fifty Years". BBN Monthly Newsletter . Bible Broadcasting Network: 3. January 2021.
^ a b c Hollenbeck, Gail (September 3, 2005). "Radio station still warm, not fuzzy" . St. Petersburg Times – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Christians Take to the Air Waves". St. Petersburg Times . July 29, 1995. pp. E6.
^ BBNRadio.org (2017-02-18). "Lowell Davey Finished Well" . Charlotte, NC . Retrieved 2022-05-29 .
^ Davey, Lowell (2020). 5 P's in the Progress of a Disciple . Bible Broadcasting Network.
^ Hollenbeck, Gail (September 3, 2005). "First BBN station dawned in '71" . St. Petersburg Times – via Newspapers.com .
^ Parker, Jennifer French (1992-09-30). "WSOC Says Swap Will Change Little". The Charlotte Observer . p. 1D.
^ "Call Sign History" . Retrieved 2022-05-29 .
^ Becker, Roy (August 2, 2017). "BBN Spreads Message With GatesAir". Radio World . Vol. 41, no. 19. p. 29.
^ Stations List , BBN Radio, retrieved 2022-05-29
^ "Language selection" . Bible Broadcasting Network. Retrieved December 26, 2020 .
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