WYBK
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| Broadcast area | Chattanooga |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.7MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bible Broadcasting Network |
| History | |
Former call signs | WDYN-FM 89.7 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65216 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 250 meters (820 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°10′17.00″N85°18′58.00″W/ 35.1713889°N 85.3161111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | bbnradio.org |
WYBK(89.7FM) is a non-commercialradio stationbroadcasting aChristian radioformat. Licensed toChattanooga, Tennessee,United States, the station serves the Chattanooga area and south-central Tennessee. The station is currently owned by theBible Broadcasting Network.
History[edit]
For many years, FM 89.7 was the frequency forWDYN,owned byTennessee Temple Universityof Chattanooga, Tennessee. WDYN began as the campus station for the then-Tennessee Temple College in 1968. In November 2010, Tennessee Temple sold the station's transmitters and frequency toBible Broadcasting Networkfor $2.5 million as WYBK.[2]The school retained the studio facilities, and continued to broadcast on the internet. The school subsequently purchasedWUUS(AM 980) from3 Daughters Mediafor $175,000,[3]and began broadcasting its signal on that frequency on December 4, 2010.
References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WYBK".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Lovett says radio sale will extend gospel reach".timesfreepress.com.
- ^"Chattanooga backfill deal gets school back in the radio biz".rbr.com.
External links[edit]
- WYBKin theFCCFM station database
- WYBKinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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