WFRH
Encyclopedia
WFRH is a traditional Christian music
and teaching radio station licensed to Kingston, New York
and serving the Mid-Hudson Valley
and points north. It is owned by the non-profit Family Stations Incorporated and broadcasts on 91.7 MHz from a tower in Kingston.
The station runs programming from Family Radio
and first signed on the air in 1993 to help expand the reach of the Family Radio network at the behest of listeners of the distantly based WFME in Newark, New Jersey
. Since its inception, it has aired all programming from the network with the only local component being a limited local staff.
The Albany frequency is prone to frequent reception problems and outages due to being located between two full-power FM stations and WFRH being adjacent to local WRPI
.
At one point in the late-1990s, WFRH maintained a somewhat larger translator network, mostly in Greene and Dutchess Counties, to improve its reach to the north and to attempt to also target Albany. These translators, and their current status, is as follows.
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
and teaching radio station licensed to Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
and serving the Mid-Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley
The Hudson Valley comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in New York State, United States, from northern Westchester County northward to the cities of Albany and Troy.-History:...
and points north. It is owned by the non-profit Family Stations Incorporated and broadcasts on 91.7 MHz from a tower in Kingston.
The station runs programming from Family Radio
Family Radio
Family Radio, also known by its licensee name Family Stations Inc., is a Christian radio network based in Oakland, California, USA, founded by Lloyd Lindquist, Richard H. Palmquist and Harold Camping...
and first signed on the air in 1993 to help expand the reach of the Family Radio network at the behest of listeners of the distantly based WFME in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. Since its inception, it has aired all programming from the network with the only local component being a limited local staff.
Translators
Currently, WFRH is also heard on the following frequencies:- 104.3 W282AD East Windham
- 104.3 W282BI Catskill
- 105.3 W287AB AlbanyAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
(broadcasting from the Helderberg Mountains tower farm in New Scotland)
The Albany frequency is prone to frequent reception problems and outages due to being located between two full-power FM stations and WFRH being adjacent to local WRPI
WRPI
WRPI is a non-commercial college radio station run by students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and community members in Troy, New York. WRPI broadcasts 365 days a year with an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts, serving listeners in eastern New York and western Massachusetts and...
.
At one point in the late-1990s, WFRH maintained a somewhat larger translator network, mostly in Greene and Dutchess Counties, to improve its reach to the north and to attempt to also target Albany. These translators, and their current status, is as follows.
- 90.7 W214AH Jefferson HeightsJefferson Heights, New YorkJefferson Heights is a hamlet in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census.The community of Jefferson Heights is in the Town of Catskill, northwest of the Village of Catskill...
-Catskill, now translating locally-based WFSOWFSOWFSO is a Christian radio station licensed to Olivebridge, New York in north central Ulster County at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. The station broadcasts on 88.3 MHz FM with 100 Watts from a tower in Olivebridge. WFSO is the full-service NCE flagship of Redeemer Broadcasting, Inc., a...
. - 105.3 W287BG Rhinebeck, now translating Redeemer Broadcasting, WFSO.