Bible Broadcasting 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]

Bible Broadcasting Network
TypeChristian radio
Country
United States
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina
Ownership
Key people
Barbara Davey Redemann, President
Carl Redemann, Executive Director
History
FoundedOctober 2, 1971 (1971-10-02)
by Lowell Davey
Coverage
AvailabilityNorth and South America
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebbn1.bbnradio.org

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 biblically and doctrinal 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 56 full-power stations and 90 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
WYFD91.7 FMDecaturAlabamaDecember 17, 19909,000240 m (790 ft)C25118
WGTF89.5 FMDothanAlabamaDecember 15, 198119,00064 m (210 ft)C317356
WYFZ91.3 FMBelleviewFloridaNovember 18, 200590097 m (318 ft)A76441
WYBP90.3 FMFort LauderdaleFloridaAugust 30, 20128,00094 m (308 ft)C372029
WYFB90.5 FMGainesvilleFloridaAugust 1, 198597,000207 m (679 ft)C15083
WYBW88.7 FMKey Colony BeachFloridaMarch 20, 201340028 m (92 ft)A175255
WYBX88.3 FMKey WestFloridaAugust 25, 20121,90031 m (102 ft)A90786
WYFO91.9 FMLakelandFloridaNovember 7, 198925,00097 m (318 ft)C35116
WDBW-LP97.3 FMPort St. JoeFlorida20029430.6 m (100 ft)LP1134360
WYFE88.9 FMTarpon SpringsFloridaSeptember 1, 198960,000137 m (449 ft)C15173
WYFK89.5 FMColumbusGeorgiaJuly 29, 198750,000134 m (440 ft)C25144
WYFS89.5 FMSavannahGeorgiaNovember 10, 1986100,000183 m (600 ft)C15163
WYFA107.1 FMWaynesboroGeorgiaSeptember 23, 198525,00090 m (300 ft)C35167
WYFW89.5 FMWinderGeorgiaApril 19936,00061 m (200 ft)A5125
WYHI99.9 FMPark ForestIllinoisJune 12, 201850,000150 m (490 ft)B23476
WYHX96.3 FMIndianapolisIndianaSeptember 9, 20223,30087 m (285 ft)A60207
WYBV89.9 FMWakarusaIndianaMay 24, 20061,750100 m (330 ft)A88656
WYHN90.1 FMWashingtonIndianaJune 27, 202342038.7 m (127 ft)A762135
KYFW88.3 FMWichitaKansasSeptember 24, 198817,00043 m (141 ft)C35098
WYHH89.7 FMHighland HeightsKentuckyAugust 25, 201712,00097 m (318 ft)C34280
KYFL89.5 FMMonroeLouisianaOctober 9, 199225,000115 m (377 ft)C25142
KYFJ93.7 FMNew IberiaLouisianaDecember 17, 2014100,000296 m (971 ft)C18167
WYFP91.9 FMHarpswellMaineDecember 15, 19976,00044 m (144 ft)A17482
WYBA90.1 FMColdwaterMichiganJuly 15, 200832,00077 m (253 ft)B121240
WYHA102.9 FMGrand RapidsMichiganJune 28, 202050,000150 m (490 ft)B22918
KYFI630 AMSt. LouisMissouriSeptember 25, 20135,000B73299
KYHK89.5 FMKearneyNebraskaJuly 20, 20131,000106 m (348 ft)A762136
KYFG88.9 FMOmahaNebraska19961,500147 m (482 ft)A50311
KYBF90.1 FMScottsbluff, NebraskaNebraskaJuly 23, 202392062 m (203 ft)A762137
WYBY920 AMCortlandNew York20071,000 day
500 night
B9428
WYHW104.5 FMCarolina BeachNorth CarolinaDecember 1, 201517,000120 m (390 ft)C374159
WYFQ930 AMCharlotteNorth CarolinaMarch 16, 19925,000 day
1,000 night
B5152
WYBH91.1 FMFayettevilleNorth Carolinaunknown255195 m (640 ft)A85067
WYFL92.5 FMHendersonNorth CarolinaOctober 3, 1981100,000308 m (1,010 ft)C05100
WHPE-FM95.5 FMHigh PointNorth CarolinaOctober 14, 1974100,000159 m (522 ft)C15164
WYFQ-FM93.5 FMWadesboroNorth CarolinaFebruary 12, 19968,700169 m (554 ft)C373965
WCVV89.5 FMBelpreOhiounknown4,400117 m (384 ft)A4640
WYFY88.1 FMCambridgeOhiounknown1,50044 m (144 ft)A172915
WYBQ88.3 FMLeesportPennsylvaniaAugust 2, 201367084 m (276 ft)A175920
WYFU88.5 FMMasontownPennsylvania199816,000106 m (348 ft)B181152
WYFV88.5 FMCayceSouth CarolinaOctober 10, 199050,00052 m (171 ft)C25101
WYFG91.1 FMGaffneySouth CarolinaOctober 12, 1982100,000210 m (690 ft)C15132
WYFH90.7 FMNorth CharlestonSouth CarolinaJuly 7, 198450,000145 m (476 ft)C25095
WYBK89.7 FMChattanoogaTennesseeNovember 18, 2010100,000250 m (820 ft)C165216
WYFC95.3 FMClintonTennesseeOctober 12, 19891,450204 m (669 ft)A5153
WYFN980 AMNashvilleTennesseeApril 15, 19915,000B8725
KYFB91.5 FMDenisonTexasJanuary 19, 20074,50067 m (220 ft)A85512
KYFP89.1 FMPalestineTexasMay 15, 2000100,000148 m (486 ft)C185164
KYFS90.9 FMSan AntonioTexasApril 9, 1992100,000130 m (430 ft)C15115
KYFO-FM95.5 FMOgdenUtahApril 23, 1994100,000219 m (719 ft)C15176
WYFJ99.9 FMAshlandVirginiaFebruary 1, 19806,000100 m (330 ft)A5096
WYFT103.9 FMLurayVirginiaJanuary 12, 19876,00092 m (302 ft)A5110
WYFI99.7 FMNorfolkVirginiaOctober 2, 197150,000139 m (456 ft)B5143
KWFJ89.7 FMRoyWashingtonunknown1,00030 m (98 ft)A8393
KYFQ91.7 FMTacomaWashingtonMay 13, 20154,300582 m (1,909 ft)C162470

Translators

In addition to its full-power stations, BBN is relayed by 90 translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license State FCC info
W269AX101.7AnnistonAlabamaFCC
W280DA103.9FlorenceAlabamaFCC
W230AV93.9GadsdenAlabamaFCC
K218CV91.5SpringervilleArizonaFCC
K286AQ105.1El DoradoArkansasFCC
K219LZ91.7SpringdaleArkansasFCC
W219BZ91.7LewesDelawareFCC
W265BJ100.9Crystal RiverFloridaFCC
W241BP96.1KissimmeeFloridaFCC
W257BF99.3LeesburgFloridaFCC
W249CH97.7Palm CoastFloridaFCC
W247AF97.3SarasotaFloridaFCC
W260CA99.9SebringFloridaFCC
W228BK93.5Union ParkFloridaFCC
W224CQ92.7Winter GardenFloridaFCC
W273AE102.5AlbanyGeorgiaFCC
W293CH106.5BrunswickGeorgiaFCC
W245CN96.9GriffinGeorgiaFCC
W282AE104.3MaconGeorgiaFCC
W208AW89.5PontiacIllinoisFCC
W209AY89.7JasperIndianaFCC
W209CL89.7WashingtonIndianaFCC
K207EX89.3MarshalltownIowaFCC
K258AE99.5HutchinsonKansasFCC
K204CR88.7McPhersonKansasFCC
K281CD104.1NewtonKansasFCC
W202AZ88.3FrankfortKentuckyFCC
K217FD91.3AlexandriaLouisianaFCC
K290AL105.9MindenLouisianaFCC
W248CB97.5AugustaMaineFCC
W277AM103.3PortlandMaineFCC
W286CU105.1SacoMaineFCC
W218AY91.5LaurelMississippiFCC
K204CS88.7Poplar BluffMissouriFCC
K212GG90.3Grand IslandNebraskaFCC
K210EB89.9ClovisNew MexicoFCC
W220EL91.9JamestownNew YorkFCC
W216CG91.1PottersvilleNew YorkFCC
W274BV102.7BooneNorth CarolinaFCC
W229CF93.7CharlotteNorth CarolinaFCC
W255BE98.9Fuquay-VarinaNorth CarolinaFCC
W287AI105.3GoldsboroNorth CarolinaFCC
W287AH105.3GreenvilleNorth CarolinaFCC
W269CW101.7HendersonvilleNorth CarolinaFCC
W240AW95.9KinstonNorth CarolinaFCC
W280EP103.9LumbertonNorth CarolinaFCC
W219BO91.7ManteoNorth CarolinaFCC
W290AD105.9Southern PinesNorth CarolinaFCC
W220DL91.9StatesvilleNorth CarolinaFCC
K204FG88.7BismarckNorth DakotaFCC
W210BG89.9AshlandOhioFCC
W207CC89.3New PhiladelphiaOhioFCC
W202AW88.3SanduskyOhioFCC
W218BL91.5WillardOhioFCC
W218CP91.5WoosterOhioFCC
K278AF103.5Ponca CityOklahomaFCC
W219DB91.7JohnstownPennsylvaniaFCC
W247BR97.3AndersonSouth CarolinaFCC
W260AK99.9GeorgetownSouth CarolinaFCC
W223BG92.5LugoffSouth CarolinaFCC
W241BI96.1OrangeburgSouth CarolinaFCC
W222CV92.3Rock HillSouth CarolinaFCC
W242AH96.3SumterSouth CarolinaFCC
W220EE91.9ColumbiaTennesseeFCC
W202BG88.3DyersburgTennesseeFCC
W229AK93.7LaFolletteTennesseeFCC
W286AG105.1MorristownTennesseeFCC
W210BO89.9TullahomaTennesseeFCC
W239AE95.7WinchesterTennesseeFCC
K218EB91.5GreenvilleTexasFCC
K203EQ88.5LufkinTexasFCC
K217CP91.3ParisTexasFCC
K217FQ91.3CentervilleUtahFCC
K231CD94.1SmithfieldUtahFCC
W218CQ91.5AccomacVirginiaFCC
W296AM107.1BassettVirginiaFCC
W240AF95.9CharlottesvilleVirginiaFCC
W208BN89.5ChristiansburgVirginiaFCC
W224AF92.7DanvilleVirginiaFCC
W261AI100.1FairlawnVirginiaFCC
W204CH88.7FredericksburgVirginiaFCC
W293BQ106.5HarrisonburgVirginiaFCC
W249AL97.7PulaskiVirginiaFCC
W261AH100.1RadfordVirginiaFCC
W253BE98.5SalemVirginiaFCC
W268AC101.5WaynesboroVirginiaFCC
W267AK101.3WinchesterVirginiaFCC
W224AE92.7WythevilleVirginiaFCC
W209AX89.7FairmontWest VirginiaFCC
W244BB96.7PrincetonWest VirginiaFCC
K217EY91.3LaramieWyomingFCC

References

  1. "Fifty Years". BBN Monthly Newsletter. Bible Broadcasting Network: 3. January 2021.
  2. Hollenbeck, Gail (September 3, 2005). "Radio station still warm, not fuzzy". St. Petersburg Times via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Christians Take to the Air Waves". St. Petersburg Times. July 29, 1995. pp. E6.
  4. BBNRadio.org (2017-02-18). "Lowell Davey Finished Well". Charlotte, NC. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  5. Davey, Lowell (2020). 5 P's in the Progress of a Disciple. Bible Broadcasting Network.
  6. Hollenbeck, Gail (September 3, 2005). "First BBN station dawned in '71". St. Petersburg Times via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. Parker, Jennifer French (1992-09-30). "WSOC Says Swap Will Change Little". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1D.
  8. "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  9. Becker, Roy (August 2, 2017). "BBN Spreads Message With GatesAir". Radio World. Vol. 41, no. 19. p. 29.
  10. Stations List, BBN Radio, retrieved 2022-05-29
  11. "Language selection". Bible Broadcasting Network. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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