Bible Broadcasting Network


The Bible Broadcasting Network is a listener-supported global Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The programming consists of 50% outside ministries, 30% music and 20% BBN-produced programs. The network was founded in 1968 by its then-president, Lowell Davey. Programming content includes traditional Christian music, prayer times, children's programs, Bible teaching, teen programs, and family guidance programs. The network was born out of Davey's failed offer to buy a radio station in Norfolk, Virginia. The company was incorporated and on March 28, 1969, bought bankrupt WYFI and began broadcasting on October 2, 1971, at 5 p.m. BBN was still headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia when it bought Charlotte radio station WSOC, which became WYFQ.
The station plays all-traditional Christian music, including vocalists, choirs, and instrumentalists. 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." Doctrinally, the programming is conservative evangelical in approach. BBN also avoids programming geared towards "signs and wonders", "charismatic" theology, and "prosperity theology".

Stations

BBN owns and operates 50 full-power stations and 93 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 English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, and Russian. It is estimated that these stations reach over 200 million people.
Stations in italics are not owned by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc., but broadcast BBN programming.
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseStatePower
W		ERP
W		Height
m 		ClassFCC info
WYFD91.7 FMDecaturAlabama9,000C2
WGTF89.5 FMDothanAlabama19,000C3
WYFZ91.3 FMBelleviewFlorida900A
WYBP90.3 FMFort LauderdaleFlorida8,000C3
WYFB90.5 FMGainesvilleFlorida97,000C1
WYBW88.7 FMKey Colony BeachFlorida400A
WYBX88.3 FMKey WestFlorida1,900A
WYFO91.9 FMLakelandFlorida25,000C3
WDBW-LP97.3 FMPort St. JoeFlorida94LP1
WYFE88.9 FMTarpon SpringsFlorida60,000C1
WYFK89.5 FMColumbusGeorgia50,000C2
WYFS89.5 FMSavannahGeorgia100,000C1
WYFA107.1 FMWaynesboroGeorgia25,000C3
WYFW89.5 FMWinderGeorgia6,000A
WYHI99.9 FMPark ForestIllinois50,000B
WYBV89.9 FMWakarusaIndiana1,750A
KYFW88.3 FMWichitaKansas17,000C3
WYHH89.7 FMHighland HeightsKentucky12,000C3
KYFL89.5 FMMonroeLouisiana25,000C2
KYFJ93.7 FMNew IberiaLouisiana100,000C1
WYFP91.9 FMHarpswellMaine6,000A
WYBA90.1 FMColdwaterMichigan32,000B
WYHA102.9 FMGrand RapidsMichigan50,000B
KYFI630 AMSt. LouisMissouri5,000B
KYFG88.9 FMOmahaNebraska1,500A
WYBY920 AMCortlandNew York1,000 day
500 night		B
WYFQ-FM93.5 FMWadesboroNorth Carolina8,700C3
WYHW104.5 FMCarolina BeachNorth Carolina17,000C3
WYFQ930 AMCharlotteNorth Carolina5,000 day
1,000 night		B
WYBH91.1 FMFayettevilleNorth Carolina255A
WYFL92.5 FMHendersonNorth Carolina100,000C0
WHPE-FM95.5 FMHigh PointNorth Carolina100,000C1
WCVV89.5 FMBelpreOhio4,400A
WYFY88.1 FMCambridgeOhio1,500A
WYBQ88.3 FMLeesportPennsylvania670A
WYFU88.5 FMMasontownPennsylvania16,000B1
WYFV88.5 FMCayceSouth Carolina50,000C2
WYFG91.1 FMGaffneySouth Carolina100,000C1
WYFH90.7 FMNorth CharlestonSouth Carolina50,000C2
WYBK89.7 FMChattanoogaTennessee100,000C1
WYFC95.3 FMClintonTennessee1,450A
WYFN980 AMNashvilleTennessee5,000B
KYFB91.5 FMDenisonTexas4,500A
KYFP89.1 FMPalestineTexas100,000C1
KYFS90.9 FMSan AntonioTexas100,000C1
KYFO-FM95.5 FMOgdenUtah100,000C1
WYFJ99.9 FMAshlandVirginia6,000A
WYFT103.9 FMLurayVirginia6,000A
WYFI99.7 FMNorfolkVirginia50,000B
KWFJ89.7 FMRoyWashington1,000A
KYFQ91.7 FMTacomaWashington4,300C1

Translators

In addition to its full-power stations, BBN is relayed by 93 translators to widen its broadcast area.