WREH
City | Cypress Quarters, Florida |
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Broadcast area | Okeechobee County, Florida |
Branding | Reach FM |
Slogan | Talk, Truth, and Tunes... |
Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
Format | Religious |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 76 meters |
Class | C1 |
Owner | Reach Communications |
Website | www.reachfm.org |
WREH (Reach FM) was a 100,000-watt FM station, broadcasting on frequency 90.5 MHz FM. Its city of license was Cypress Quarters in Okeechobee County, Florida. Reach Communications, ReachFM's parent company, was formed in association with Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. When it was active, ReachFM's programming was geared towards a diverse active Christian audience. According to its website, WREH's last day of programming was March 30, 2016.[1]
Translators
ReachFM was heard throughout the state of Florida on more than 40 community stations:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W298AM | 107.5 | Aurora, Florida | 13 | D | FCC |
W220DQ | 91.9 | Belle Glade, Florida | 13 | D | FCC |
W241AX | 96.1 | Boca Raton, Florida | 13 | D | FCC |
W246BT | 97.1 | Clermont, Florida | 27 | D | FCC |
W275AX | 102.9 | Fort Meade, Florida | 27 | D | FCC |
W244BJ | 96.7 | Frostproof, Florida | 19 | D | FCC |
W282BG | 104.3 | Grant, Florida | 40 | D | FCC |
W243AR | 96.5 | Lehigh Acres, Florida | 28 | D | FCC |
W233AP | 94.5 | Oakland Park, Florida | 27 | D | FCC |
W273BR | 102.5 | Palm Coast, Florida | 10 | D | FCC |
W214BV | 90.7 | Port Charlotte, Florida | 10 | D | FCC |
W236AO | 95.1 | Port St. Lucie, Florida | 13 | D | FCC |
W244BK | 96.7 | Twentymile Bend, Florida | 80 | D | FCC |
W220DZ | 91.9 | Wesley Chapel, Florida | 8 | D | FCC |
W299AU | 107.7 | Zolfo Springs, Florida | 19 | D | FCC |
The station's programming could also have been heard on four full power FM radio digital subchannels in Florida:
- WWJK-HD2 107.3 Green Cove Springs (Jacksonville)
- WMGE-HD2 94.9 Miami - Fort Lauderdale
- WRUM-HD2 100.3 Orlando
- WKGR-HD2 98.7 Wellington (West Palm Beach)
Sale of translators
It was announced on July 2, 2012 that Reach Communications is selling the following translators to Beasley Broadcasting for $150,000, which will serve as rebroadcasters for WWCN 770 ESPN:[2]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W268AH | 101.5 | Bonita Springs, Florida | 10 | D | FCC |
W251AL | 98.1 | Fort Myers, Florida | 80 | D | FCC |
W286AK | 105.1 | Naples, Florida | 19 | D | FCC |
These translators now serve as repeaters for WRXK-FM HD2 (going by the slogan The Link) along with the following translator:[3]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W243BM | 96.5 | Suncoast Estates, Florida | 26 | D | FCC |
Some translators were sold to Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia), which may spark rumors that Reach FM will sell all of its remaining translators to iHeartMedia.
- In Orlando, W283AN was sold to iHeartMedia and changed formats into an urban contemporary-formatted, "104.5 The Beat".
- In Tampa, 88.3 moved to 99.1 and became one of the affiliates for classic rock-formatted "Thunder Tampa Bay" along with W290BJ and W233AV, while 89.3 which moved to 99.9 became branded as "ALT 99.9" and converted to an alternative formatted station. However, after many complaints from WXJB, due to interference, W207BU switched frequencies from 99.9 to 100.3, and rebranded as alternative-formatted "ALT 100.3".
- In Miami, W228BV moved to 93.5 and converted into a country formatted station, "93.5 The Bull"
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W283AN | 104.5 | Altamonte Springs, Florida | 10 | D | FCC |
W202CB | 88.3 (now 99.1) | Bayonet Point, Florida | 27 | D | FCC |
W207BU | 89.3 (now 100.3) | Bayonet Point, Florida | 10 | D | FCC |
W228BV | 94.5 (now 93.5) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 80 | D | FCC |
W233AV | 94.5 | Gulfport, Florida | 10 | D | FCC |
One translator got sold to Beasley Media Group in November 2014 and now is a repeater for WSBR on 740 AM.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W245BC | 96.9 | Lauderdale Lakes, Florida | 67 | D | FCC |
References
- ↑ Reach FM's website, accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ Border Media Sells Austin Pair, Beasley Buys Ft. Myers-Naples Translators, All Access Music Group, July 2, 2012.
- ↑ Beasley makes Fort Myers Changes Official, Radio Ink Magazine, June 17, 2013.
External links
- Station website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WREH
- Radio-Locator information on WREH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WREH
Coordinates: 27°20′53″N 80°57′04″W / 27.348°N 80.951°W