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词条 WTCF
释义

  1. Pre-broadcast history

  2. Sale of WTRM

  3. Sale of WTCF

  4. Format Flip

  5. Sold Again

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox radio station
| name = WTCF
| image = KLOVE 2014.png
| image_size = 200px
| city = Wardensville, West Virginia
| area = Northern Shenandoah Valley
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
| branding = "K-LOVE"
| slogan = "Positive, Encouraging."
| airdate = August 15, 2012
| frequency = {{Frequency|103.3 FM|MHz}}
| format = Contemporary Christian[1]
| power = 350 Watts
| haat = {{convert|410|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 189559
| coordinates = {{coord|39|10|58.0|N|78|23|23.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = W The Cross FM
former branding/format
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Educational Media Foundation
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = WTCF Webstream
| website = WTCF Online
| affiliations = K-LOVE
}}WTCF is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wardensville, West Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.[1][3] WTCF is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation.

Pre-broadcast history

On May 23, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Alex Media, Inc. as high bidder and winner of the auction for the 103.3 FM frequency to be located in Wardensville, West Virginia, part of Auction 91.[5] Alex Media filed a construction permit on August 17, 2011, for a radio station to broadcast on that frequency and transmit from Little North Mountain in western Frederick County, Virginia.[6]

A potential problem between the new station and existing station WLTK, which was also broadcasting on 103.3, was corrected after Alex Media asked the FCC to file a "Show Cause" notice asking WLTK to move to vacant frequency 102.9 FM.[6][8] On November 7, 2011, WLTK filed to move from 103.3 FM to 102.9 FM, allowing Alex Media to begin broadcasting on 103.3 FM without interference.[9] On June 15, 2012, the owners of WLTK applied for and were granted a new broadcast license moving it from 103.3 to 102.9, but from the same location and tower, at the same power and over the same coverage area as previously.[10] On June 19, 2012, WLTK officially switched frequencies from 103.3 to 102.9 MHz.

The call sign WTCF was awarded on March 19, 2012,[11] and on June 21, 2012, it was announced on "The Cross FM", a web-only radio station broadcasting from WTRM's studios in Winchester, Virginia, that it would launch on WTCF in "45 to 60 days".[12]

On June 25, 2012, Alex Media entered into an Option Agreement to sell WTCF to WTRM owners Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc. for $650,000.[13] A time brokerage agreement was also entered on the same date.[14] On the same day, Alex Media applied for a construction permit to move to another tower, {{convert|100|ft|m|sp=us}} from the authorized tower, with an increase in power, from 340 watts to 350 watts.[15] One day later on July 26, 2012, the station announced via their official Facebook page, that they would be launching on September 4, 2012, but will be in "testing mode" during the month of August.[16] At 10:00am, on August 15, 2012, WTCF began operations in "testing mode".[17]

On August 28, 2012, Alex Media filed an "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station" for WTCF in advance of the station's September 4 launch.[18] It would not be until one month later, on September 28, that WTCF would apply for and be granted an FM broadcast license.[19] WTCF ended their "testing mode" programming and officially launched on September 4, 2012 at 9:00 am.[20]

Sale of WTRM

On February 6, 2013, Timber Ridge Ministries sold then-sister station WTRM to the American Family Association for $1.1 million.[21][22][23] The sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 28, 2013[24] and was closed on April 11, 2013.[25] At 8:30 pm on April 11, 2013, WTRM officially switched to American Family Radio programming with "Southern Light" programming remaining online on a Timber Ridge Ministries owned website.[26]

WTCF was not part of the sale and programming on WTCF was not affected.[22]

Sale of WTCF

Alex Media, Inc. filed an Asset Purchase Agreement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 5, 2013, beginning the process of selling WTCF to Timber Ridge Ministries for $650,000.[28] Alex Media had previously entered into an Option Agreement to sell WTCF to Timber Ridge Ministries for $650,000 back on June 25, 2012.[13] An application to assign the WTCF license to Timber Ridge Ministries was filed on August 26, 2013,[30] and was consummated on September 1, 2013.

Format Flip

WTCF signed off its hybrid Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock/Christian Hip Hop after just 18 months on the air, switching to Southern Gospel as "Southern Light" at 12Noon on March 27, 2014.[31] The "Southern Light" format was previously heard on former sister-station WTRM.[32]

Sold Again

On May 19, 2014, Educational Media Foundation (EMF) purchased WTCF, from owner Timber Ridge Ministries, for $425,000.[33][34] Timber Ridge sold the station for $175,000 less than what they purchased it for in 2013.[28] In its filing with the FCC, EMF announced plans to make WTCF an affiliate of their K-LOVE network.[36]

The FCC granted the sale of WTCF on July 2, 2014.[37] Timber Ridge closed on a sale of nearby station, WVRS, on July 3, 2014.[38] Four days later, the station began simulcasting its Southern Gospel format on WVRS.[39]

At 12:00am on August 1, the simulcast of WVRS and WTCF ended.[40] The Southern Gospel format remained on WVRS, with K-LOVE programming beginning on WTCF.[41] The sale of WTCF to EMF was closed on September 2, 2014.[42]

References

1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI14&band=fm&callLetter=WTCF|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=August 1, 2014|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml%3Fgmap%3D2%26appid%3D1512244%26call%3DWTCF%26freq%3D103.3%26contour%3D60%26city%3DWARDENSVILLE%26state%3DWV.kml|title=60 dBu Service Contour for WTCF, 103.3 MHz, Wardensville, WV|accessdate=July 6, 2013|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=release&id=103&y=2011|title=FCC FM Broadcast Auction - Auction ID: 91 - Winning Bids|date=May 23, 2011|accessdate=May 2, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101429207&qnum=5260©num=1&exhcnum=1|title=Exhibit 27 - Engineering Statement Regarding Section 73.315|accessdate=May 2, 2012|last=Delawder|first=Darryl K.|publisher=Delawder Communications, Inc.}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=27731 |title=Notice of Show Cause |date=August 17, 2011 |accessdate=May 2, 2012|last=Crawford|first=Susan N.|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101441160&formid=301&fac_num=12600|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|date=November 7, 2011|accessdate=May 2, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/callsign/query.hts?Form_Level=callsign&Call_Sign=WTCF|title=Call Sign Desk - Query|accessdate=May 2, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
8. ^1 [https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101503522&formid=1&fac_num=12600 Application for FM Broadcast Station License]
9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/335378043206526|title=In case you missed...|date=June 22, 2012|accessdate=July 14, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}
10. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101504023&qnum=5030©num=1&exhcnum=1|title=Option Agreement|accessdate=June 25, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
11. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101504023&qnum=5030©num=1&exhcnum=2|title=Time Brokerage Agreement|accessdate=June 25, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
12. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101504023&formid=301&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|accessdate=June 25, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
13. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/349318725145791|title=The Cross FM OFFICIAL LAUNCH on Your FM DIAL: September 4th!|date=July 26, 2012|accessdate=July 27, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}
14. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/355659377845059|title=The time is here....|date=August 15, 2012|accessdate=August 16, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}
15. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101504023&formid=301&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|date=August 28, 2012|accessdate=September 29, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
16. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheCrossFM/posts/362247313852932|title=As of...|date=September 3, 2012|accessdate=September 3, 2012|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}
17. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101512244&formid=1&fac_num=189559|title=Application for FM Broadcast Station License|date=September 28, 2012|accessdate=September 29, 2012|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
18. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101540481&formid=314&fac_num=67125|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|date=February 6, 2013|accessdate=February 8, 2013|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
19. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101540481&qnum=5040©num=1&exhcnum=1|title=Asset Purchase Agreement|date=February 5, 2013|accessdate=February 8, 2013|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
20. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/115130/virginia-noncomm-and-its-pennsylvania-translators-|title=Virginia Noncomm And Its Pennsylvania Translators Sold|date=February 8, 2013|accessdate=February 10, 2013|publisher=All Access Music Group}}
21. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1540481|title=Application Search Details|accessdate=March 29, 2013|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
22. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/117309/georgia-am-sold|title=Georgia AM Sold|date=April 11, 2013|accessdate=April 11, 2013|publisher=All Access Music Group}}
23. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VARTV/statuses/322513162148663296|title=American Family Radio's newly...|date=April 11, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2013|publisher=Robert F. Corbin via Twitter}}
24. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101561164&qnum=5040©num=1&exhcnum=1|title=Asset Purchase Agreement|date=June 27, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2013|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
25. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101570492&formid=314&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|date=August 26, 2013|accessdate=October 17, 2013|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
26. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=613497245394603&set=a.129290637148602.30647.127886163955716&type=1&stream_ref=10|title=The Cross FM|date=March 27, 2014|accessdate=March 27, 2014|publisher=The Cross FM/Timber Ridge Ministries, Inc.}}
27. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VARTV/status/449241256359911424|title=The southern gospel format...|date=March 27, 2014|accessdate=March 27, 2014|publisher=Robert F. Corbin via Twitter}}
28. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/129760/kentucky-trio-two-ams-in-washington-state-west-vir|title=Kentucky Trio, Two AMs In Washington State, West Virginia FM Sold|date=May 19, 2014|accessdate=May 20, 2014|publisher=All Access Music Group}}
29. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101637182&formid=314&fac_num=189559|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|date=May 19, 2014|accessdate=May 20, 2014|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
30. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101637182&qnum=5170©num=1&exhcnum=1|title=Main Studio Waiver|accessdate=May 20, 2014|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
31. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1637182|title=Application Search Details - BALED-20140516AAA|accessdate=July 8, 2014|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
32. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101642973&formid=905&fac_num=122630|title=Consummation Notice|date=July 3, 2014|accessdate=July 8, 2014|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
33. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SouthernLight.us/posts/618987058208283|title=Please Make Note...|date=July 7, 2014|accessdate=July 8, 2014|work=Timber Ridge Ministries/Facebook}}
34. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SouthernLight.us/posts/630444910395831|title=Starting August 1, 2014 we will only be...|date=July 28, 2014|accessdate=July 29, 2014|work=Timber Ridge Ministries/Facebook}}
35. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.klove.com/music/radio-stations/radio-station-download.aspx |title=K-LOVE Master Station List |accessdate=December 23, 2014 |work=Educational Media Foundation |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516134527/http://www.klove.com/music/radio-stations/radio-station-download.aspx |archivedate=May 16, 2011 }}
36. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101649253&formid=905&fac_num=189559|title=Consummation Notice|date=September 3, 2014|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
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External links

  • K-LOVE Online
  • {{FM station data|WTCF}}
{{Winchester Radio}}{{Religious Radio Stations in West Virginia}}{{K-LOVE}}

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