For the Black Mountain, North Carolina radio station that held the call sign WFGW at 1010 AM from 1962 to 2013, see WKJW.
WFGW
CountryUS
AboveSemi-satellite of WMIT, Black Mountain, North Carolina
CityNorris, Tennessee
AreaKnoxville, Tennessee
BrandingThe Light
Frequency106.7 MHz
FormatContemporary Christian
Erp1,100 watts
Haat229 meters (751 ft)
ClassA
Facility id76263
Coordinates36°7′12.00″N 83°55′30.00″W
Former callsignsWBEH (1998–1999)
WXVO (1999–2001)
WRMX-FM (2001–2005)
WRJK (2005–2012)
WFGW-FM (2012)
WLYT (2012–2013)
OwnerBilly Graham Evangelistic Association
LicenseeBlue Ridge Broadcasting Company
WebcastListen Live
Website1067thelight.org
Licensing authorityFCC

WFGW (106.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format to Knoxville, Tennessee and the surrounding area. It is a sister station and semi-satellite of WMIT in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Licensed to Norris, Tennessee, the station is a noncommercial, listener supported ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.[1]

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association agreed in 2012 to lease the-then WRJK from South Central Communications, the first acquisition by the company since WMIT in 1963.[2] Prior to 2012, WRJK simulcast WQJK "Jack FM", an adult hits[3] station with the slogan "Playing what we want". The WMIT simulcast began February 8, 2012.[4][5][6] At that time, the call letters changed to WLYT.

Later in 2012, WLYT was acquired outright by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association through its licensee, Blue Ridge Broadcasting, and the call letters were then changed to WFGW.

WFGW simulcasts WMIT for most of the day. However, it airs separate morning and midday shows, and its Sunday schedule is slightly different as well. Combined, the two stations provide at least secondary coverage from Knoxville to Charlotte, North Carolina.

References

  1. ^ "WFGW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  2. ^ "Asheville area business briefs". Asheville Citizen-Times. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  4. ^ "Blue Ridge Broadcasting breaks into Knoxville with LMA". radio-info.com. 2012-02-09. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  5. ^ "Knoxville's 'Jack' simulcast ends, with a sale to Blue Ridge Broadcasting". radio-info.com. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-02-14.[dead link]
  6. ^ "WQJK 95.7 Jack FM Variety Radio from Knoxville". www.onlineradiostations.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.