Wikipedia / Bible Broadcasting Network
Wikipedia / 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.
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.
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!. 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.
Founding
The network was founded in 1971 by Lowell Davey (July 22, 1933 – February 18, 2017). Hailing from Minnesota, he had previously served in the U.S. Air Force. Upon completing his enlistment, Davey attended Bob Jones University.
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. BBN was still headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, when it bought Charlotte radio station WSOC (AM), which became WYFQ (AM).
Stations
BBN owns and operates 58 full-power stations and 86 low-power translators in 32 states and Bermuda, distributed by satellite. According to the network's website, they also operate AM and FM radio stations in 14 countries of North and South America. 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.
Stations in italics are not owned by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc., but broadcast BBN programming.
State | First air date | ||||||||
WYFD | 91.7 FM | December 17, 1990 | 9,000 | C2 | |||||
WGTF | 89.5 FM | December 15, 1981 | 19,000 | C3 | |||||
WYFZ | 91.3 FM | November 18, 2005 | 900 | A | |||||
WYBP | 90.3 FM | August 30, 2012 | 8,000 | C3 | |||||
WYFB | 90.5 FM | August 1, 1985 | 97,000 | C1 | |||||
WYBW | 88.7 FM | March 20, 2013 | 400 | A | |||||
WYBX | 88.3 FM | August 25, 2012 | 1,900 | A | |||||
WYFO | 91.9 FM | November 7, 1989 | 25,000 | C3 | |||||
WDBW-LP | 97.3 FM | 2002 | 94 | LP1 | |||||
WYFE | 88.9 FM | September 1, 1989 | 60,000 | C1 | |||||
89.5 FM | July 29, 1987 | 50,000 | C2 | ||||||
WYFS | 89.5 FM | November 10, 1986 | 100,000 | C1 | |||||
WYFA | 107.1 FM | September 23, 1985 | 25,000 | C3 | |||||
WYFW | 89.5 FM | April 1993 | 6,000 | A | |||||
99.9 FM | June 12, 2018 | 50,000 | B | ||||||
96.3 FM | September 9, 2022 | 3,300 | A | ||||||
WYBV | 89.9 FM | May 24, 2006 | 1,750 | A | |||||
WYHN | 90.1 FM | June 27, 2023 | 420 | A | |||||
KYFW | 88.3 FM | September 24, 1988 | 17,000 | C3 | |||||
89.7 FM | August 25, 2017 | 12,000 | C3 | ||||||
KYFL | 89.5 FM | October 9, 1992 | 25,000 | C2 | |||||
93.7 FM | December 17, 2014 | 100,000 | C1 | ||||||
WYFP | 91.9 FM | December 15, 1997 | 6,000 | A | |||||
WYBA | 90.1 FM | July 15, 2008 | 32,000 | B | |||||
102.9 FM | June 28, 2020 | 50,000 | B | ||||||
630 AM | September 25, 2013 | 5,000 | B | ||||||
KYHK | 89.5 FM | July 20, 2013 | 1,000 | A | |||||
88.9 FM | 1996 | 1,500 | A | ||||||
KYBF | 90.1 FM | July 23, 2023 | 920 | A | |||||
107.1 FM | June 19, 2021 | 24,500 | C2 | ||||||
KYHA | 88.1 FM | April 20, 2024 | 1,000 | A | |||||
104.5 FM | December 1, 2015 | 17,000 | C3 | ||||||
930 AM | March 16, 1992 | 5,000 day1,000 night | B | ||||||
WYBH | 91.1 FM | unknown | 255 | A | |||||
WYFL | 92.5 FM | October 3, 1981 | 100,000 | C0 | |||||
95.5 FM | October 14, 1974 | 100,000 | C1 | ||||||
93.5 FM | February 12, 1996 | 8,700 | C3 | ||||||
WCVV | 89.5 FM | unknown | 4,400 | A | |||||
WYFY | 88.1 FM | unknown | 1,500 | A | |||||
WYBQ | 88.3 FM | August 2, 2013 | 670 | A | |||||
WYFU | 88.5 FM | 1998 | 16,000 | B1 | |||||
WYFV | 88.5 FM | October 10, 1990 | 50,000 | C2 | |||||
91.1 FM | October 12, 1982 | 100,000 | C1 | ||||||
WYFH | 90.7 FM | July 7, 1984 | 50,000 | C2 | |||||
89.7 FM | November 18, 2010 | 100,000 | C1 | ||||||
95.3 FM | October 12, 1989 | 1,450 | A | ||||||
980 AM | April 15, 1991 | 5,000 | B | ||||||
KYFB | 91.5 FM | January 19, 2007 | 4,500 | A | |||||
KYFP | 89.1 FM | May 15, 2000 | 100,000 | C1 | |||||
KYBP | 90.1 FM | May 24, 2024 | 250 | A | |||||
KYFS | 90.9 FM | April 9, 1992 | 100,000 | C1 | |||||
95.5 FM | April 23, 1994 | 100,000 | C1 | ||||||
99.9 FM | February 1, 1980 | 6,000 | A | ||||||
WYFT | 103.9 FM | January 12, 1987 | 6,000 | A | |||||
99.7 FM | October 2, 1971 | 50,000 | B | ||||||
KWFJ | 89.7 FM | unknown | 1,000 | A | |||||
91.7 FM | May 13, 2015 | 4,300 | C1 |
Translators
In addition to its full-power stations, BBN is relayed by 87 translators to widen its broadcast area.
State | FCC info | |||
W269AX | 101.7 | |||
W280DA | 103.9 | |||
W230AV | 93.9 | |||
K218CV | 91.5 | |||
K286AQ | 105.1 | |||
K219LZ | 91.7 | |||
W219BZ | 91.7 | |||
W265BJ | 100.9 | |||
W241BP | 96.1 | |||
W257BF | 99.3 | |||
W249CH | 97.7 | |||
W247AF | 97.3 | |||
W260CA | 99.9 | |||
W228BK | 93.5 | |||
W224CQ | 92.7 | |||
W273AE | 102.5 | |||
W293CH | 106.5 | |||
W245CN | 96.9 | |||
W282AE | 104.3 | |||
W209AY | 89.7 | |||
W209CL | 89.7 | |||
K207EX | 89.3 | |||
K258AE | 99.5 | |||
K204CR | 88.7 | |||
K281CD | 104.1 | |||
W202AZ | 88.3 | |||
K217FD | 91.3 | |||
K290AL | 105.9 | |||
W248CB | 97.5 | |||
W277AM | 103.3 | |||
W286CU | 105.1 | |||
W218AY | 91.5 | |||
K204CS | 88.7 | |||
K212GG | 90.3 | |||
W220EL | 91.9 | |||
W216CG | 91.1 | |||
W274BV | 102.7 | |||
W229CF | 93.7 | |||
W255BE | 98.9 | |||
W287AI | 105.3 | |||
W287AH | 105.3 | |||
W269CW | 101.7 | |||
W240AW | 95.9 | |||
W280EP | 103.9 | |||
W290AD | 105.9 | |||
W220DL | 91.9 | |||
K204FG | 88.7 | |||
W210BG | 89.9 | |||
W207CC | 89.3 | |||
W202AW | 88.3 | |||
W218BL | 91.5 | |||
W218CP | 91.5 | |||
K278AF | 103.5 | |||
W219DB | 91.7 | |||
W247BR | 97.3 | |||
W260AK | 99.9 | |||
W223BG | 92.5 | |||
W241BI | 96.1 | |||
W222CV | 92.3 | |||
W242AH | 96.3 | |||
W220EE | 91.9 | |||
W202BG | 88.3 | |||
W229AK | 93.7 | |||
W286AG | 105.1 | |||
W210BO | 89.9 | |||
W239AE | 95.7 | |||
K218EB | 91.5 | |||
K203EQ | 88.5 | |||
K217FQ | 91.3 | |||
K231CD | 94.1 | |||
W218CQ | 91.5 | |||
W296AM | 107.1 | |||
W240AF | 95.9 | |||
W208BN | 89.5 | |||
W224AF | 92.7 | |||
W261AI | 100.1 | |||
W204CH | 88.7 | |||
W293BQ | 106.5 | |||
W249AL | 97.7 | |||
W261AH | 100.1 | |||
W253BE | 98.5 | |||
W268AC | 101.5 | |||
W267AK | 101.3 | |||
W224AE | 92.7 | |||
W209AX | 89.7 | |||
W244BB | 96.7 | |||
K217EY | 91.3 |
References
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