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{{For|the New York radio station that held the WRXP calls from 2008-2011 and briefly again in 2012|WFAN-FM}}
{{For|the [[Newark, New Jersey]] radio station that held the WFME calls from 1964-2012|WRXP}}
{{For|the Illinois radio station that briefly held the WRXP calls in 2006|WWCT}}


{{Infobox radio station|
{{Infobox radio station
name = WRXP|
| name = WFME
image = [[File:947Nashfm.png]]|
| image =
city = [[Newark, New Jersey]]|
| city = [[Mount Kisco, New York]]
area = [[New York metropolitan area]]|
| area = Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties
branding = Nash FM|
| branding = ''Family Radio''
slogan = |
| slogan =
frequency = 94.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]] |
| frequency = 106.3 [[MHz]]
airdate = 1947 (as WAAT-FM)|
| airdate = January, 15, 1964 (as WVIP-FM)
format = [[Country music|Country]]|
| share =
erp = 23,500 [[watt]]s |
| share as of =
haat = 207 meters|
| share source =
class = B|
| format = Traditional Christian Music & Teaching
facility_id = 28204|
| power =
| erp = 980 [[watt]]s
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coordinates = {{coord|40|47|17|N|74|15|19|W|region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}} |
| haat = 135.1 meters
callsign_meaning = '''R'''ock e'''XP'''erience (alludes to the former rock programming on [[WFAN-FM|101.9 FM]] from 2008-2011 and again in 2012)|
| class = A
former_callsigns = WAAT-FM (1947–1958)<br>WNTA-FM (1958–1962)<br>WJRZ-FM (1962–1964)<br>WFME (1964–2013)|
owner = [[Cumulus Media]] |
| facility_id = 70274
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|11|9.00|N| 73|40|41.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
licensee = Radio License Holding X, LLC|
| callsign_meaning =
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sister_stations = [[WABC (AM)|WABC]], [[WPLJ]]|
| former_callsigns = [[WVIP-FM]] (1964-1993)<br>WMJU (1993-1995)<br>WVIB (1995-1996)<br>WZZN (1996-1999)<br>WFAF (1999-2012)<br>WDVY (2012-2013)
webcast = [http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/citadel/?sid=23605 Listen Live]|
| affiliations =
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website = [http://www.nashfm947.com/ nashfm947.com]|
| owner = [[Family Stations Inc.]]
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| sister_stations = [[WFRH]], [[WFRS]]
| webcast = [http://asx.abacast.com/family-east-128.m3u Listen Live]
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| website = [http://www.wfme.net/ wfme.net]
}}
}}
'''WRXP''' (94.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a radio station licensed to [[Newark, New Jersey]], serving the [[New York City]] metropolitan area. WRXP is owned by [[Cumulus Media]], and has its studio co-located with sister stations [[WABC (AM)|WABC]] (770 AM) and [[WPLJ]] (95.5 FM) in [[New York City]]; its transmitter is in [[West Orange, New Jersey]].


'''WFME''' (106.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] airing [[Christian]] music and teaching programs. Licensed to [[Mount Kisco, New York]], USA, the station serves Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties. The station is owned by [[Family Stations Inc.]] <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFME |title=WFME Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> Family Stations has applied to the FCC for permission to program the station with Family Radio's non-commercial religious format from its former 94.7 FM station's studios in [[West Orange, New Jersey]] and in a public statement, Charlie Menut Family Radio's Regional Vice-President and former station manager/chief engineer for [[Newark, New Jersey]]'s [[WFME (FM)]] stated before that station signed off that WDVY would assume the WFME call-sign until a new suitable AM station in the New York City tri-state area could be acquired.<ref>[http://formatchange.com/wfme-signs-off/ WFME (FM) signs off and statement by station manager Charlie Menut.]</ref>
Cumulus completed its acquisition of this station from [[Family Radio]] in January 2013; the station was previously known as '''WFME (FM)''' under Family Radio ownership.<ref>"Done deal: Cumulus closes on WFME." ''Allaccess.com'', January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013. [http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/114116/done-deal-cumulus-closes-on-wfme]</ref><ref>"Cumulus closes on WFME in New York City." ''Radioink.com'', January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.[http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2602813&spid=24698]</ref>


==History==
==History==
The station went on the air as '''WVIP-FM''' on 1964-01-15. On 1993-09-26, the station was sold and changed its call sign to '''[[WMJU]]''', and on 1999-11-16 to '''WFAF'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=70274&Callsign=WDVY |title=WDVY Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
[[Image:WFME (FM) Logo.png|thumb|left|WFME's logo in 2012, under [[Family Radio]] ownership.]]
The 94.7 FM frequency signed on in 1947 as '''WAAT-FM''', and was owned by the Bremer Broadcasting Company along with sister station WAAT (970 AM, now [[WNYM]]). The following year Bremer launched a television station, WATV on channel 13, New Jersey's first TV outlet. In 1957 the three stations were sold by Bremer to [[National Telefilm Associates]], who changed the operation's [[call letters]] to '''WNTA-FM'''.<ref>"WAAT, WATV (TV) sold to NTA for $3.5 million." ''[[Broadcasting and Cable|Broadcasting - Telecasting]]'', October 7, 1957, pg. 9. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/57-OCR/1957-10-07-BC-0009.pdf]</ref><ref>"NTA Newark purchase gets FCC's approval." ''Broadcasting - Telecasting'', April 7, 1958, pg. 64. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/58-OCR/1958-04-07-BC-0064.pdf]</ref> During this period the station had diversified programming such as [[jazz music|jazz]], [[European classical music|classical music]], and [[easy listening]] music.


It was announced on February 25, 2012 that WFAF would begin simulcasting the country music station [[WDBY]] "KICKS 105.5 FM" from Brookfield, Connecticut on 106.3 starting Thursday, March 1st.
National Telefilm split up its holdings in 1961, with WNTA-TV (now [[WNET]]) being sold to a New York City-based nonprofit educational group, and the WNTA radio stations going to Communications Industries Broadcasting.<ref>"Changing Hands." ''Broadcasting'', November 6, 1961, pg. 78. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/61-OCR/1961-11-06-BC-0080.pdf]</ref> The new owners changed the calls to '''WJRZ-FM'''<ref>"For the record." ''Broadcasting'', April 2, 1962, pg. 129. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/62-OCR/1962-04-02-BC-0129.pdf]</ref> and initially retained the station's previous format, but in 1963 began leasing airtime to Family Radio.<ref>"Family Stations sign to program on WJRZ-FM." ''Broadcasting'', April 8, 1963, pg. 53. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/63-OCR/1963-04-08-BC-0051.pdf]</ref> In 1964 the station was renamed '''WFME''', and in early 1966 Family Radio bought 94.7 FM outright and began airing its religious programming around-the-clock.<ref>"For the record." ''Broadcasting'', January 31, 1966, pg. 37. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/66-OCR/1966-01-31-BC-0037.pdf]</ref>
<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150639735392128&id=251273772127 |title=KICKS 105.5 Facebook Post }}</ref>
The switch was moved up to February 29, 2012 at 12pm. To reflect the format change, Cumulus changed the call-sign from WFAF to WDVY.


Previously the station had been simulcasting [[WFAS-FM]] 103.9 FM, an adult contemporary station licensed to Bronxville, New York. For more history see [[WDBY]].
WFME's local programming consisted of community announcements; weekend public affairs; and weather and traffic inserts during Family Radio's ''Rise and Rejoice'' morning show. WFME originated a portion of the network's overnight program ''Nightwatch'', hosted by station manager/chief engineer Charlie Menut. The rest of the station's schedule originated from Family Radio headquarters in [[Oakland, California]].<ref>[http://209.10.202.163/english/connect/broadcast/zone_sched/ WFME Program Guide]</ref>


WDVY was sold to Family Stations as part of the agreement to sell Family Stations' WFME, Newark, New Jersey to Cumulus Media. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/111647/price-for-wfme-n-y-40-million-plus-westchester-fm |title=Price For WFME/N.Y.: $40 Million Plus Westchester FM}}</ref> The WDBY simulcast went silent on Monday, January 14, 2013, in preparation for Family Radio, the previous programming from 94.7, to move there along with the WFME calls. The station began playing traditional Christian hymns that afternoon and the full Family Radio feed on Tuesday, Janaury 15, 2013.
WFME's programming was also heard on two [[broadcast translator|translator stations]]: '''W213AC''' (90.5 FM) in [[Hyde Park, New York]]; and '''W247AE''' (97.3 FM) in [[East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]]. As a result of the license status change, the translators can no longer legally rebroadcast WFME's broadcast signal and as a result both translator stations are currently silent as of February 2012.

== Sale to Cumulus ==
On January 6, 2012, Family Radio applied to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to change the license of WFME from [[Non-commercial educational|noncommercial]] to [[commercial broadcasting|commercial]]. This move followed the sales by Family Radio of stations in the [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] (WKDN-FM, now [[WWIQ]]) and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]-[[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] (WFSI, now [[WLZL]]) markets, and quickly prompted conjecture from radio industry monitors that WFME would be sold next.<ref name=tri1>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Tom|title=New York scramble?: Is New York-market WFME (94.7) for sale? Family Radio applies to change its crown jewel to commercial operation.|url=http://www.radio-info.com/newsletter/html/tri-01092012.html|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=TRI: Taylor on Radio-Info|date=9 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=tri2>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Tom|title=Gotham guessing game: Yes, Family Radio’s New York-market WFME (94.7) will be for sale. But not just yet.|url=http://www.radio-info.com/newsletter/html/tri-01102012.html|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=TRI: Taylor on Radio-Info|date=10 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=ri1>{{cite web|last=Venta|first=Lance|title=WFME Applies to Go Commercial, Prepares for Sale|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/55227/wfme-applies-to-go-commercial-prepares-for-sale/|work=Radio Insight|accessdate=10 January 2012|date=7 January 2012}}</ref> The application was approved on February 7, 2012.<ref>http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1434672</ref>

Those rumors were confirmed on October 16, 2012, when it was announced that Family Radio would sell WFME to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]-based [[Cumulus Media]] for what was then an undisclosed price. The sale price was confirmed a few days later to be $40 million, which will be incremented, should Cumulus relocate the station's transmitter to New York City. In addition, Family Radio acquired WDVY (106.3 FM) in [[Mount Kisco, New York]] from Cumulus.<ref>{{cite web|title=BALH - 20121019ACU|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101519367&formid=314&fac_num=20886|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=7 December 2012}}</ref> The FCC approved the sale January 4, 2013, making 94.7 FM a sister station to Cumulus' two existing New York market stations, [[WABC (AM)|WABC]] and [[WPLJ]]. Four days later, on January 8, 2013, Cumulus completed the purchase of WFME.

The switch of 94.7 FM from Family Radio, though, occurred on January 11, 2013, as the station began a simulcast of new sister station WPLJ; final implementation of a new format was expected to occur sometime thereafter. Prior to signing off at 94.7, station manager Charlie Menut stated Family Radio programming would be transferred to 106.3 FM, which became the new [[WFME (FM)]] on January 15. Menut also stated that the ministry is working toward acquiring an AM frequency which would cover the New York City area;<ref>Menut, Charles. Aircheck of Family Radio sign-off on WFME (FM), January 11, 2013. ''Formatchange.com''. Retrieved January 12, 2013. [http://formatchange.com/wfme-signs-off/]</ref> this is similar to a message found on Family Radio's website and credited to co-founder [[Harold Camping]].<ref>Camping, Harold E. "What is happening with Family Radio?" ''Familyradio.com''. Retrieved January 11, 2013. [http://www.familyradio.com/announcement_11_11.html]</ref>

On January 14, 2013, WFME's call letters changed to '''WRXP'''; those calls were formerly used on 101.9 FM (the present [[WFAN-FM]]) under two different owners. During both stints, an [[alternative rock]] format was programmed on that station. The station ended the simulcast of WPLJ on January 18 in favor of [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with a self-described "Wheel of Formats". The stunting continued until 9:47 AM the following Monday (January 21), when it flipped to [[country music|country]], branded as "94.7 Nash FM". The first song played on "Nash FM" was "[[How Country Feels (song)|How Country Feels]]" by [[Randy Houser]]. The flip brought back the country format to New York City for the first time since February 5, 1996, when [[WKTU|WYNY]] flipped to [[Rhythmic AC]].


==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
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*{{FM station data|WFME}}
*[http://www.cumulus.com/ Cumulus Media corporate website]
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*{{FM station data|WRXP}}


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Revision as of 01:46, 22 January 2013

For the Newark, New Jersey radio station that held the WFME calls from 1964-2012, see WRXP.
WFME
Broadcast areaNorthern Westchester and Putnam Counties
Frequency106.3 MHz
BrandingFamily Radio
Programming
FormatTraditional Christian Music & Teaching
Ownership
OwnerFamily Stations Inc.
WFRH, WFRS
History
First air date
January, 15, 1964 (as WVIP-FM)
Former call signs
WVIP-FM (1964-1993)
WMJU (1993-1995)
WVIB (1995-1996)
WZZN (1996-1999)
WFAF (1999-2012)
WDVY (2012-2013)
Technical information
Facility ID70274
ClassA
ERP980 watts
HAAT135.1 meters
Transmitter coordinates
41°11′9.00″N 73°40′41.00″W / 41.1858333°N 73.6780556°W / 41.1858333; -73.6780556
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfme.net

WFME (106.3 FM) is a radio station airing Christian music and teaching programs. Licensed to Mount Kisco, New York, USA, the station serves Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties. The station is owned by Family Stations Inc. [1] Family Stations has applied to the FCC for permission to program the station with Family Radio's non-commercial religious format from its former 94.7 FM station's studios in West Orange, New Jersey and in a public statement, Charlie Menut Family Radio's Regional Vice-President and former station manager/chief engineer for Newark, New Jersey's WFME (FM) stated before that station signed off that WDVY would assume the WFME call-sign until a new suitable AM station in the New York City tri-state area could be acquired.[2]

History

The station went on the air as WVIP-FM on 1964-01-15. On 1993-09-26, the station was sold and changed its call sign to WMJU, and on 1999-11-16 to WFAF.[3]

It was announced on February 25, 2012 that WFAF would begin simulcasting the country music station WDBY "KICKS 105.5 FM" from Brookfield, Connecticut on 106.3 starting Thursday, March 1st. [4] The switch was moved up to February 29, 2012 at 12pm. To reflect the format change, Cumulus changed the call-sign from WFAF to WDVY.

Previously the station had been simulcasting WFAS-FM 103.9 FM, an adult contemporary station licensed to Bronxville, New York. For more history see WDBY.

WDVY was sold to Family Stations as part of the agreement to sell Family Stations' WFME, Newark, New Jersey to Cumulus Media. [5] The WDBY simulcast went silent on Monday, January 14, 2013, in preparation for Family Radio, the previous programming from 94.7, to move there along with the WFME calls. The station began playing traditional Christian hymns that afternoon and the full Family Radio feed on Tuesday, Janaury 15, 2013.

References

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