WSOF (FM)

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WSOF

| logo =

| city = Madisonville, Kentucky

| area =

| branding = Light & Truth Radio Network

| frequency = 89.9 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| repeater = see below

| airdate = {{start date and age|1977|2}}

| format = Christian radio

| power =

| erp = 39,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|86|m|sp=us}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 39596

| coordinates = {{coord|37|21|26.00|N| 87|28|41.00|W|region:US-KY_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = "Wonderful Sounds of Faith"{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Towers-Over-Kentucky-Nash-1995.pdf|title=Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|location=Lexington, Kentucky|publisher=Kentucky Broadcasters Association and Host Communications|date=1995|pages=96–97|isbn=9781879688933|via=World Radio History}}

| former_callsigns = WSOF-FM (1980–2017)

| owner = Island Ford Baptist Church

| licensee = Madisonville Baptist Temple Inc.

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://www.wsof.org/live-stream/ Listen live]

| website = [https://www.wsof.org wsof.org]

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WSOF (89.9 FM) is a Christian radio–formatted radio station licensed to Madisonville, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Madisonville Baptist Temple Inc. WSOF serves as the flagship station of the Light & Truth Radio Network, which consists of an additional 4 full-power FM stations across Western Kentucky, West Tennessee, and Southern Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSOF |title=WSOF Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}} The station's transmitter is located at the church on Island Ford Road (KY 281) on the northeast side of Madisonville.

History

WSOF went on-the-air in February 1977 as a ministry of Island Ford Baptist Church. At its start, the station aired programming 18 hours a day. In 2005, IFBC purchased WAJJ in McKenzie, Tennessee. In November 2021, WSOF applied for three construction permits for new non-commercial stations. All of them would be granted, with the three stations launching by 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsof.org/about/|title=About|work=Light & Truth Radio Network|publisher=Island Ford Baptist Church|access-date=11 March 2023}}

Satellite stations

In addition to its primary signal from Madisonville, WSOF is relayed on four full-power stations and one translator across Western Kentucky, West Tennessee, and Southern Illinois:

class="wikitable sortable"

! Location !! Callsign !! Frequency !! Sign on date !! Class !! ERP (watts) !! HAAT !! Facility ID !! Transmitter coordinates !! Notes

McKenzie, Tennessee

| WAJJ

| 89.3 FM

| {{start date and age|2002|1|14}}

| A

| 620

| {{convert|125|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}

| 93702

| {{coord|36|6|55.4|N|88|30|37|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark|name=WAJJ}}

Murray, Kentucky

| WKYG

| 89.3 FM

| {{start date and age|2022}}

| A

| 500

| {{convert|123|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}

| 765784

| {{coord|36|38|43.9|N|88|28|32.2|W|region:US-KY_type:landmark|name=WKYG}}

Cadiz, Kentucky

| WLHE

| 88.7 FM

| {{start date and age|2023}}

| A

| 2,500

| {{convert|87|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}

| 765780

| {{coord|36|48|32|N|87|56|12|W|region:US-KY_type:landmark|name=WLHE}}

Harrisburg, Illinois

| WLTM

| 90.3 FM

| {{start date and age|2022}}

| A

| 260

| {{convert|192|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}

| 765792

| {{coord|37|35|06|N|88|30|47|W|region:US-IL_type:landmark|name=WLTM}}

Paris, Tennessee

| W242AS

| 96.3 FM

| {{start date and age|2006}}

| D

| 13

| {{convert|97.4|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}

| 145181

| {{coord|36|19|37.2|N|88|15|58.2|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark|name=W242AS}}

| Translator of WAJJ

References

External links

{{FM station data|39596|WSOF}}
{{FM station data|93702|WAJJ}}
{{FM station data|765784|WKYG}}
{{FM station data|765780|WLHE}}
{{FM station data|765792|WLTM}}
{{FM station data|145181|W242AS}}

SOF (FM)

Category:Radio stations established in 1980

Category:1980 establishments in Kentucky