WVHF AM 1140 Kentwood/Grand Rapids

Slogan/Positioner: Holy Family Radio

Format: Religious; Catholic

Web site: www.holyfamilyradio.net

E-mail: visit web site

Class: D
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 5,000 watts / 3, directional
Daytime operations only

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage areas: Day
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WVHF from Wikipedia
• WVHF from RadioTime.com
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WVHF: 4/13/2010
• WJNZ: 6/16/2003
• WKWM: 6/21/1999
• WXBV: 10/15/1998
• WKWM:

Call Sign Origin: Voice of the Holy Family

On Air Date:

Owner: Holy Family Radio

Telephone: (800) 414-2834

Notes/History:

• 12/25/2010: After being off the air for nearly a year, AM 1140 returns to the air with religious/Catholic programming as 'Holy Family Radio'.
• 2/2010: Holy Family Radio agrees to purchase station out of bankruptcy receivership for $310,000 pending FCC approval and closing; urban format moves to AM 1530 and station goes silent while sale completes. FCC approves sale in 10/2010 and it closes in 12/2010.
• 2009: WJNZ Radio goes bankrupt and station goes into receivership.
• 4/2005: FCC approves sale of station from Goodrich Radio to WJNZ Radio LLC
• 2004: Station is sold by Goodrich Radio to station manager Mike St. Cyr as WJNZ Radio LLC for $360,000, pending FCC approval.
• 6/2003: Format change to Adult Urban Contemporary using ABC Radio's 'The Touch' programming. WJNZ call sign moves from AM 1680 which changes its format from Urban to Children's/Radio Disney as WDSS
• 12/2001: Format change to Adult Standards using Jones' 'Music of Your Life' feed from Rhythmic Oldies
• 6/1999: Format change from syndicated talk to Rhythmic Oldies using satellite fed Westwood One's 'Groovin Oldies' service, call sign back to WKWM (Kentwood Michigan)

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Kent County

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