WIFA (AM)

WIFA
Knoxville,Tennessee;
Broadcast area	Knoxville metropolitan area
Frequency	1240kHz
Branding	Faith 1240 AM
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian-Christian talk and teaching
Affiliations	Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Progressive Media, Inc.
Sister stations	WIJV
History
First air date	January 21, 1941;83 years ago
Former call signs	WEZK (1993–1994); WZEZ (1994); WEZK (1994–1995); WIMZ (1995–2000); WTXM (2000–2002); WJXB (2002–2004)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	61041
Class	C
Power	1,000watts
Transmitter coordinates	35°57′17.00″N83°57′4.00″W/ 35.9547222°N 83.9511111°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	Faith1240.com

WIFA(1240AM,"Faith 1240 AM" ) is acommercial radio stationinKnoxville, Tennessee.^[2]It airs a mix ofChristian Contemporary musicandChristian talk and teachingshows. It is owned by Progressive Media, Inc.^[3]

WIFA is powered at 1,000watts,using anon-directional antenna.Thetransmitteris on Painter Avenue SW near South Concord Street.^[4]

Programming

WIFA playsChristian Contemporary musicpart of the day. It also carries preaching programs from national religious leaders, includingAdrian Rogers,Joyce Meyer,Tony Evans,Jim DalyandJay Sekulow.

In afternoondrive time,WIFA carries thesyndicatedcomedy and talk showRick & Bubba.It also airs the 6pm newscast from KnoxvilleNBC network affiliate WBIR-TV.WIFA isaffiliatedwith theSalem Radio Network.

History

The stationsigned onthe air on January 21, 1941;83 years ago(1941-01-21).^[5]Its originalcall signwas WBIR. The station's call letters came from Jesse W. "Jay" Birdwell, who founded the station. Birdwell sold WBIR in 1944. In 1949, it added an FMsister station,WBIR-FM at 103.5MHz.At first, the two stationssimulcastmost of their schedules. But by the 1970s, WBIR-FM had its ownTop 40format and today isclassic rock WIMZ-FM.

In 1956, WBIR added a television station,WBIR-TVchannel 10. WBIR-AM-FM-TV were owned by a consortium headed by J. Lindsay Nunn and his son, Gilmore Nunn. The Nunn Family bought WBIR in 1944. In January 1961, WBIR-AM-FM-TV were sold to the News-Piedmont Company ofGreenville, South Carolina.Soon afterward, News-Piedmont changed its name toMultimedia, Inc.

The company sold off most of its radio stations including WBIR-AM-FM, while keeping its television stations. WBIR-TV kept its original call letters but the radio stations were required to get new call signs. Through the years, 1240 AM has been called WEZK, WZEZ, WIMZ (call letters still found on 103.5 FM), WTXM and WJXB. In 2004, the station took its current call sign, WIFA.

References

^"Facility Technical Data for WIFA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Winter 2010.Retrieved2010-03-21.
^"WIFA Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Retrieved2010-03-21.
^Radio-Locator.com/WIFA
^Broadcasting Yearbook 1977page C-195. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 61041 (WIFA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
WIFAinNielsen Audio's AM station database
Progressive Media

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WIFA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Winter 2010.Retrieved2010-03-21.

[3] "WIFA Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Retrieved2010-03-21.

[4] Radio-Locator.com/WIFA

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1977page C-195. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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